Text: John 16:12 And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.
Memory Verse: Psalm 107:21-22
In Christ Jesus, true believers have fullness of life irrespective of life's daily challenges and the onslaught of the wicked ones. Our Saviour told His apostles shortly before He ascended into Heaven that they would have challenges and trials but at last, they would have joy unshakeable.
We should understand that our work with the Lord comes with divers trials and when we preserve without giving up, He shows Himself as a great deliverer.
If the farmer could patiently wait till the time of harvest when his crops would have matured, we should be patient with the Lord. He will make us joyful from this month through the year and beyond as we serve Him in obedience to His word.
The Lord clearly understands what you are passing through and has come down to give you the joy of your heart. What He demands is casting your troubles upon Him and forgetting them. In the book of 1Peter 5:7 the Bible says "Casting all your care upon Him, for he careth for you.
What More Do You Need?
Table your needs before the Lord and go on to serve Him because no one has truly worked for God in vain. You should never advertise your problem on your face so that the unbelievers do not mock our God and despise your faith and thus cause you to backslide. He promises joy will make you joyful in Jesus name AMEN.
However, let us not forget that being joyful in the Lord is the reward of Righteousness and service to Him, so Ballance your needs and your relationship with God.
PRAYER POINTS:
Pray and thank God for everything
Ask the Lord to make you joyful in all area
AMEN.
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