Join in the Joy
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Delight Yourself in the Lord
As followers of Yeshua we say, make the Lord the Lord. And that's correct. Things can only be right when the Lord is Lord. We say, make God King. That's right too. It can only be right when God is King. But there is something else we need to do. Bach wrote a piece called Jesus, the Joy of Man's Desire. Jesus is the delight, the joy of the universe. For things to be right in your life; He who is the universe's joy must become the joy of your life. We are commanded to rejoice in the Lord always. When we rejoice in Him, we affirm Him as Lord and King. We also are commanded to delight ourselves in the Lord. When we delight in Him, He becomes our focus. It can only be right in our lives when the One who is the joy, the delight of the universe becomes our joy and delight. Have you made God, God of your life? Good! Have you made Him Lord and King of your life? Very Good! Now take it one step further and make the Joy of the universe the joy and delight of your life!

Today's Mission
Delight yourself in the Lord and in all his ways. Let Him be the source of your joy and that's where your focus will be.

Psalm 97:1
97 The Lord reigneth; let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof.
Do you see what this means—all these pioneers who blazed the way, all these veterans cheering us on? It means we’d better get on with it. Strip down, start running—and never quit! No extra spiritual fat, no parasitic sins. Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we’re in. Study how he did it. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed—that exhilarating finish in and with God—he could put up with anything along the way: Cross, shame, whatever. And now he’s there, in the place of honor, right alongside God. When you find yourselves flagging in your faith, go over that story again, item by item, that long litany of hostility he plowed through. That will shoot adrenaline into your souls!

HAVE A BLESSED DAY AND WEEKEND.