How is your Joy Today? ©

John 15:9-11 (9)“Just as the Father has loved Me, I have also loved you; abide in My love. (10)“If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love; just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love. (11)“These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full. (NASB) Hello Dear Ones, how is your Joy today? Are you weary of the walk? Do you have pain in your heart? He is here to bring you joy, to fill your heart to overflowing. Christ gave up all that He had at His disposal in the Glory of Heaven, to walk this earth as a human so that we might experience His joy. Cast those concerns and pains at His feet, then sit at those feet in prayer, and calm your heart and listen to that “still small voice”. He will bring you peace and joy!! Our Heavenly Father gave us the best He had in His only begotten Son, so that we might reach Him. We have no idea of the depth of that sacrifice this side of Glory, but we can understand the result of that submission of the Son to His Father. That result is the sin debt paid in full for the entire human race. However; we too must submit, sacrifice our will to His after accepting and believing in that redemptive gift through faith, to receive that stamp “Paid in Full”. Oh my, what a Joy it is once we hand over the deed to our heart to the Father. He then hands us an adoption decree giving us full family access to the Son’s inheritance. Then the joy begins to build, to an overflowing state as we learn to submit to His will in our lives. As a friend of mine states often to folks, “hey, it’s all about the Son friends, it’s all about the Son”! Then and only then do we really experience and understand the Joy Christ referred to in John 15:11. Those of you with Grandchildren truly understand this concept. Those grand babies, and grand kids listen a little closer and behave a little better when we’re around. They sense the Joy of that unconditional love, and they see the Light that has matured in your faces and eyes. As we mature as Christians, we see through that spiritual veil much clearer, and that sense of Joy becomes more evident as we draw closer to the Blessed Master. It becomes a little easier to keep on the path, because we are closer to Him and want to please Him. For those of you that have handed that deed over to our Lord, welcome to the table. There is room for more, so share when He opens the door, but know this – He is coming. Praise God, He is coming again to gather His Bride. My goal is to invite all that will listen, by prayer, by pen and by voice. Guard your hearts, love them all, and share HIS Joy in your Heart – the Holy Spirit will take care of the rest of the process. Be well and God Bless, your Friend, RC