suffering, trials and everyday annoyances of life, God still reigns and fills us with his joy - his joy is deeper than any of our circumstances that try to overwhelm us. Philippians 1:25 simply says, having this confidence, I know that I shall “And abide and continue with you all for your There is joy in furtherance and joy of faith.” having faith? Oh, yes. Luke 15:7 shares, say “I unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over Our faith and our joy one sinner that repenteth…” are directly linked to Christ’s sacrifice on the cross so that we could be redeemed. Romans 5:11 puts it like this, also joy in God through our Lord “…we Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.” Isaiah 61:2-3 announces, proclaim the “To acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion; to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he Hmmm. oil of joy.” might be glorified.” “The Can you imagine a prophet of God pouring holy oil over your head until you are completely drenched? That’s the oil of joy that God provides. It completely covers us until it drives out any sorrow or grief. How does it do that? If we allow God’s oil of joy to work within us, he replaces our grieving sadness with memories of happier times. He wipes away the misery and leaves us with joyful and exciting expectation of things to come.
suffering, trials and everyday annoyances of life, God still reigns and fills us with his joy - his joy is deeper than any of our circumstances that try to overwhelm us. Philippians 1:25 simply says, “And having this confidence, I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith.” There is joy in having faith? Oh, yes. Luke 15:7 shares, “I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth…” Our faith and our joy are directly linked to Christ’s sacrifice on the cross so that we could be redeemed. Romans 5:11 puts it like this, “…we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.” Isaiah 61:2-3 announces, “To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn; to appoint unto them that mourn in Zion; to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.” Hmmm. “The oil of joy.” Can you imagine a prophet of God pouring holy oil over your head until you are completely drenched? That’s the oil of joy that God provides. It completely covers us until it drives out any sorrow or grief. How does it do that? If we allow God’s oil of joy to work within us, he replaces our grieving sadness with memories of happier times. He wipes away the misery and leaves us with joyful and exciting expectation of things to come.
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