MARCH 18, 2024
Topic: JOY IN RESTORATION
Text: Psalm 51:1-10
Memory Verse: Psalm 51:10 – “Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me”.
“The Christian owes it to the world to be supernaturally joyful”, said a renowned man of God. How do we attain that joy? When we refuse to exhale spirituality by confessing our sins, we are miserable. On the other hand, when we do confess our sins, we
experience God’s complete forgiveness. He removes our guilt and fills our lives with joy, the kind of joy we will very much want to share with others.
The Psalmist also knew this when he wrote: “Create in me a new, clean heart, O God, filled with clean thoughts and right desires…Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and make me willing to obey you”.
When we allow moods and circumstances to prevent the joyful launching of a new day with the Lord, the result is not usually palatable. The feeling of that close relationship with Him, that beautiful awareness of His presence that comes from fellowship with Him in His word and in prayer, and through faithful witnessing of His reality to others.
Without that time with Him, there is no joy and the day thereafter begins and continues in the energy of the flesh. There is no personal awareness of God’s presence, and things just seem to go wrong. We can begin everyday with Christ that gives us the assurance of His presence throughout the day. We are the ones who make that choice. God is available we are the variables.
Prayer: Father Lord, I thank you that you are always available to relate with me. Help me to be available also in Jesus’ name. Amen.