The Holy Spirit empowers us to live a lifestyle of consistent joy. It’s only by the Spirit that we have access to the joy found in the heart of our heavenly Father.
Galatians 5:22 is clear that the fruit of the Spirit for believers is to be joy, so we need to search out what it looks like to allow the fruit of joy to be evident in our hearts and lives.
We are not designed to have joy in ourselves. Rather, such joy comes from the Holy Spirit within us. As the disciples began to be filled with the Holy Spirit, their lives changed dramatically from fearful, fair-weathered followers of Jesus to joy-filled, sacrificial, and empowered world changers.
We have the same Holy Spirit, and he longs to do the same kind of works in you and me today as he did in them thousands of years ago. He longs to fill us with joy in the midst of any trial or pain. He longs to heal and transform our hearts into greater reflections of God’s goodness. He longs to make us a people so joyful that there is no other explanation for our joy other than God is with us. JOY devo,
“You have given me greater joy.... In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, O Lord, will keep me safe.” Psalms 4:7-8 NLT
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