January Has Been the Month For Joy

For Christians, joy goes beyond what secular man can understand. Those who do not know our Creator Savior GOD as their personal Savior can't understand the joy that comes through the trials in this life; much less the indescribable joy we have concerning Eternity which has been placed in our hearts by His Holy Spirit. It is not revealed to those who do not know Jesus Christ as their Savior. The Bible explains our joy  as being  foolishness to those who do not know Him. 1st Corinthians 2:14 says, "For the natural (secular) man is not able to take in (or understand) the things of the Spirit of GOD; for they seem foolish to him."
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The greatest joy that any human being can have is knowing our Awesome, Almighty, Creator, Savior, Holy Father GOD! This knowledge is a free gift to anyone who humbles himself to the fact that they are a sinner. Ask your LORD Jesus for forgiveness, and the Holy Spirit will open your heart to know GOD personally.  His joy will enter into you  and open the blinded eyes of your heart to see your Creator for Who He is - the Great I Am!
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February - "What is Love?"                             

Joy is Our Creator GOD!



Joy is knowing our Creator GOD Loves us as individuals and He wants the best for us! "We love Him because He first Loved us." I John 4:19
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Joy is knowing that Christ Jesus came to be the penalty for our sin. We are now made right in the Father's eyes because the LORD Jesus died to cover the sins for those who accept His gift of salvation.
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Who is joy? Christ Jesus is joy to those who know Him as their savior! "I Can Only Imagine" the joy of being in His Presence!

 



The Joy of our LORD is Our strength

Romans 5:3, "We are full of joy even when we suffer. We know that our suffering gives us the strength to go on."

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And what is this strength? II Timothy 1:8 tells us, "GOD gives us the strength..." It is the power of the Holy Spirit in us!
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Ephesians 3:16, "I pray that from His glorious unlimited power, He will give you mighty inner strength through His Holy Spirit." 
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Joy comes from the indwelling Holy Spirit in each and every Christian! When trials come in life, count it as joy! See the blessings that will follow!
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So, Who is joy? see my next blog!


Joy in Trials

I've been talking about the Joy that Christians have even in the trials of life that we too must face!

 

I haven't been on-line posting lately due to a trial I am now in the mist.

 

As you can see from the picture below, I badly severed my fingers in a fall. Don't ever grab a metal bug shield on the front of your vehicle!! For the faint hearted, forgive me for showing this!

 

 

 

I can say I have joy in my LORD for the very reason that there were no severed nerves or tendons, no broken bones, and especially no amputated fingers! I give my praise of joy to Almighty GOD for His purpose of this trial in my life. It brings me to pray more for those who have worse difficulties in their lives than I have in my hand!

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 So, what is joy?  See my next blog!

The Joy of Almighty GOD's Holy Highway

 

The Christian's Joy can only be understood by another Christian. For it is the recognition of the Holy Spirit in one another! 1 John 4:6, "We are from GOD and whoever knows GOD listens to us, but whoever is not of GOD does not listen to us."

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If one is not a Christian, this joy is as "foolishness." 1 Corinthian 1:18, "For the message of the Cross is as foolishness to those who are perishing (don't believe), but to us who are saved it is the Power of GOD!" 

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The joy of our LORD comes in our salvation, our fellowship with one another, healings, miracles, answers to prayers, helping others, and so much more that I will be sharing in future blogs! The LORD's Highway has so much for us as we make our journey on it to our final glory with Almighty GOD!

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So, what is joy? See my next blog! 

Heaven's JOY Awaits

What is joy? Heaven's joy awaits us!

 

The Christian's joy is in the work our LORD has for us to do on earth as we await that Heavenly joy to come!

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1 Corinthians 10:31, "So whether you eat or drink, or whatsoever you do, do it all for the glory of GOD" and not that for yourselves! When you give Almighty GOD this glory, His Holy Spirit witnesses His joy to others through you!

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Acts 2:28, "You (LORD GOD) have made known to me the paths of life; You (LORD GOD) will fill me with joy in Your Presence!" Thank you, Holy Spirit for your joy in me!

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So what is joy? See my next blog!

Joy For the New Jerusalem

Joy is knowing we will be part of the New Jerusalem that our LORD Jesus GOD has planned and prepared for us for Eternity!

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Revelation 22:2-4, "I saw the Holy city, the New Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from GOD...And I heard a loud shout from the throne saying, 'Now the dwelling of GOD is with men and He will live with them. They will be His people and  GOD Himself will be their GOD. There will be no more death, mourning, or pain, for the old order of things has passed away!" The pure joy of seeing our GOD face to face will be as if we were always with Him!

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Titus 3:5-7, "The Holy Spirit poured out through Jesus Christ our Savior, having been justified by His grace, we may become heirs in the hope (joy) of Eternal Life."

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James 1:12, "Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because he has withstood the test, he will receive the crown of life (eternal) that GOD has promised to those who love Him!" What joy awaits those who love our Almighty LORD GOD!

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2 Timothy 2:10, "Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they too may obtain the salvation that is in Jesus Christ, with eternal glory!" Again, what joy for the elect!

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1 John 2:17, "The world and its desires will pass away, but the man (woman) who does the will of GOD lives forever!" Joyful, joyful we adore Thee!

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So what is joy? See my next blog!