Nov
20
Joy of the Lord
Filed Under Devotional
The election didn’t go the way I wanted. The economy is spiraling downward. My 401(k) is shrinking. My company is looking for ways to cut costs. I should be worried and unhappy, but I’m not.
I find myself being more cheerful and more excited about each day for no obvious reason. I know what it is, though. I’m feeling like this:
“Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.” Psalm 95:1-2
This is the kind of stuff that fills my heart most of the time. I’m confident that He is in control. I’m convinced He knows what He’s doing. This is not blind trust or blissful ignorance here. This is trusting in a God with a record of coming through for His children. This is believing that whatever comes to pass, God will use it for good and to glorify Himself.
I still think about those other things. They just don’t have any affect on my joy.
“Nehemiah said, ‘Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is sacred to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.’” Nehemiah 8:10
Is your joy the joy of the Lord?