Happy Resurrection Sunday beloved.
Because Jesus lives, we can face tomorrow.
Saturday March 30th, 2024
« Although you have never seen Christ, you love Him. You don’t see Him now, but you believe in Him. You are extremely happy with joy and praise that can hardly be expressed in words »
8 I have set the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved.
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices; my flesh also will rest in hope.
10 For You will not leave my soul in Sheol, nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption.
11 You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
Our God is a cheerful God and that is why joy is a fruit of the Spirit.
Psalms 100:4 says when you come into His presence; you are to do so with praise. Psalms 100:4 NKJV says
« Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name. »
You cannot praise someone with a frown on your face. In other words, when you come to His presence, you are to come cheerfully.
This also implies that if you are always cheerfully praising Him, then you would be living constantly in His presence.
God loves being around cheerful people.
That is why the moment you give your life to Christ and He starts living within you, He will give you joy.
A Professor who I had just led to Christ came to me one day and asked “I hope it is not a problem that since I became born again, I have been feeling this joy within me. I don’t even know why, but somehow I have just been happy”. I said “That is not a problem; it is God’s presence within you that is making you joyful”.
If the joy is gone, then you need to check to be sure the salvation is still there.
When David lost his salvation, he wrote in Psalms 51:12 NKJV:
« Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And uphold me by Your generous Spirit »
Are you glad whenever it is time to go to Church?
Are you excited to be in God’s presence or do you have to be cajoled before you can go to Church?
I remember when got born again and would watch illiterate market women answering questions during Sunday school with Scripture quotations I had never read. I determined that I had to know the word of God.
I was always excited to go for Bible Study.
Up until now, that excitement has not reduced.
When I hear someone preaching the word, I listen with rapt attention and even take notes.
Do sermons still shake you?
Are you still excited to learn more from the Bible?
Can you, like David says Psalms 122: 1NKJV
« I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD. »
Does the word of God still excite you or are you growing cold?
Prayer focus – Father, don’t let me ever recover from the excitement of being in Your presence, in the mighty name of Jesus.
Author – Bishop Enoch. A. Adeboye.
Edited by Naomie
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