A WORD IN SEASON TO THE WEARY

November 22🌷🌷

“..in thy presence is fulness of joy” (Psa. 16:11).

Great joy comes to us as a result of continuously feeling God’s presence. The more time we spend in His presence, the more of His Heavenly joy we will receive, by seeing God’s presence always helping, and guiding us. By reading the Bible and praying sufficiently we receive Heavenly joy. If we have any sin in us such as jealousy or hatred, we lose the sense of God’s presence and thereby our joy departs. To regain this joy we have to truly repent of our sins and shortcomings. Then alone the joy will be restored. By worshipping the Lord, by reading God’s Word, and by close communion with Him through prayer, we can have this joy which keeps on growing.

We read in Jer. 15:16, that by receiving God’s Word and obeying it we get joy. God gave Jeremiah the very hard task of being a prophet to the people who hated him. They laughed at him, mocked him and even threw him into a pit. Even then Jeremiah received God’s Word and obeyed it, and his joy continued to increase. Thus by obeying God’s Word our joy multiplies.

In 1 Thess. 2:20, Paul wrote to the believers in Thessalonica as follows, “For ye are our glory and joy.” We read in Acts 17, how the people in Thessalonica received the Word of the Lord in the midst of persecution and remained faithful. Paul wrote from Rome saying that he was able to forget all his afflictions because of them. He said that they were his glory and his joy. He hoped that they would stand before God worthy of a crown.

In the same way, when after a very long time we meet people who are saved by our prayers, love, service, and sacrifice, our joy will be very great. We will see many in heaven who were saved through our life and testimony. That is why we should constantly pray for our friends, relations and loved ones who are not born again. Thus by enjoying God’s presence, obeying His Word and winning souls we will have heavenly joy.