Your Daily Devotional for October 29, 2007
October 29, 2007
Showing Our Joy by Dr. Paul Chappell "The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! Thou hast given him his heart's desire, and hast not withholden the request of his lips. Selah." Psalm 21:1-2 Just as the sun can be blotted out by an eclipse, so moods of pessimism and doubt can plunge us into spiritual darkness. At times our situation may seem so desperate that we think even God Almighty can't carry us through. That was the gloomy attitude of Robert Cushman, who recorded his despair on the Mayflower in 1620. He wrote, "If we ever make a plantation in Many times we can have a similar attitude in life. We can only see the negative and not show joy through our lives. We have so much we can be thankful for and so much about which we can be joyous! As we have seen over the past few days, we can have joy even in the most discouraging circumstances. We can rejoice even when everything around us is dark. We know that God works through trials and that He desires we have joy as we allow Him to mold us. We must encourage ourselves by thinking of our salvation and our home in Heaven. Today we will see that God desires we show our joy to those around us. Let's see four ways we can show our joy to others. First, joy is revealed through our singing. The Lord wants us to be glad and rejoice in Him. Psalm 95:1 says, "O come, let us sing unto the LORD: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation." Five times in the book of Psalms, God commands us to "make a joyful noise." God wants us to show our joy through our singing. How many times have we gone to church and sung the songs out of routine? I'm sure we are all guilty of singing the songs, yet focusing on other things. God desires that we focus our mind on Him and truly sing praise to His name! We must show our joy through our singing. Second, we can also reveal our joy through serving. A joyful Christian desires to get involved and serve the Lord through the church. Acts 20:24 says, "But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God." Paul says that no matter what came into his life, he continued serving God with joy. Third, we must reveal our joy through our soulwinning. Psalm 126:5-6 says, "They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him." God shows us that we show others our joy by witnessing of Him. When we are telling others of the great gift God has given us, they will see our joy. Last, joy is revealed through our stewardship. When we are filled with joy, we delight in giving to God. Acts There are many people today who are searching for joy. They many times seek joy in pleasures, material goods, and the promises of this world. But as we are living for Christ and are singing, serving Him, soulwinning, and stewarding our finances correctly, others will be able to see in our lives the true joy that only God can give. Can others see joy through your life? Are you revealing God's joy to those around you? Take time now to evaluate your life. Would someone know you are a Christian by your life? We must show God's joy through our lives each day. As we reveal our joy to others, God will be able to use us to draw people to Him. Daily Bible Jeremiah 18-19 • 2 Timothy 3
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