Where Strength and Joy Are Found
BY btyang ON 5. 6, 2009
WhereStrengthandJoyAreFound
TODAY’SSCRIPTURE
“Honorandmajestyare[found]inHispresence;strengthandjoyare[found]inHissanctuary”(IChronicles16:27,AMP).
TODAY’SWORDfromJoelandVictoria
Doyouneedmorestrengthandjoyinyourlife?TheBibletellsusthatinGod’spresencethereisfullnessofjoy—themostabundantandcomplete!AndwhenyouhaveHisjoy,youhaveHissupernaturalstrength.There’snothingthatcanovertakeyouwhenyouarefilledwiththestrengthandjoyoftheLord.
NoticethisversesaysthatstrengthandjoyarefoundinHissanctuary.Onetranslationsaystheyarefound“whereHeis.”Anddoyouknow“whereHeis”?HisSpiritisaliveineverybeliever;butinHisWord,HepromisesthatHeinhabitsormanifestsinthepraisesofHispeople.ThatmeanswhenyoubegintopraiseandworshipGod,eithercorporatelyinachurchsettingorprivatelyinyourpersonaltime,Godisthere.YouareinHissanctuary.Anytimeyoufeeldepletedoroverwhelmed,justbegintosingasongofpraisetoHim.DeclareHisgoodnessandfaithfulness.DrawneartoHimandHewilldrawneartoyou.He’llfillyouwithHisjoyandstrengthsothatyoucanliveasanovercomerallthedaysofyourlife!
