A JOYFUL LIFE

“Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.”

Psalm 16:11 KJV

It is only when we are in the presence of Jesus that we have fulness of joy.  One of the definitions for joy in the Webster’s Dictionary is “a source or cause of delight”.  I found this definition for delight in Webster’s Dictionary “something that make you very happy”.  Jesus is our source of happiness.

For the last ten years, I have had the privilege of serving Jesus.  Sometimes I get so happy I have to get up and go into the other room for a few minutes because I feel like I am going to explode with happiness.  Pastor Byron was so right when he said “If you want to fly higher than a kite start bragging on Jesus”.

“Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he” (Matthew 11:11).  Jesus doesn’t play favorites.  He loves all of us unconditionally and He brags on us.

Is Jesus bragging on us today because of someone we have encouraged and helped or is Jesus sad because we haven’t helped and encouraged someone today?  Never forget all of us need encouragement.  If you don’t know what to say, tell them that Jesus loves them unconditionally and will never leave them. 

Joanne Lowe

October 3, 2015