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Why are we joyous?

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3 hours ago, Not me said:

Galatians 5:22 (NASB)
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

“the fruit of the Spirit is..... joy...”

Joy, being of unmeasurable worth...Is the heart that is free, the heart that is unburdened, the heart that is at rest, the heart that knows nothing against itself. A heart that is as open, and humble, as obedient before God as that heart can find the light to walk in. Is what is required for this joy to be experienced....

Would one want to know joy? Walk in a little more righteousness than you did yesterday and tomorrow a little more than today....Than in a very short order will you know joy....Joy that knows no bounds.

For this joy does build. The more righteousness one walks in, the more of this joy will one taste, experience, and live in. As a permanent resident will this joy make itself known...

Sin and disobedience is that that steals ones joy... As those that have had dealings with God know by experience.....One can get this joy back, but it does take time to build this joy again....For joy, it is the proof of one walking in obedience to the Spirit that dwells in their inner man...If something gives this Spirit a pause. Listen to it, for if not, it will cost you your joy....The heart that has learned this, is a heart that has so blessed itself with something of unmeasurable worth...For being obedient to this that either gives or costs one joy, is a blessing only by experience can one know....

It is this heart that can, will, experience such an inner joy that no outward set of circumstances can move this heart... The heart itself is stayed on Christ... Through thick and thin, in all things has it learned to be content...Knowing to live is Christ, to die is gain...

Oh such high sounding words, but not to the heart that sees but a little of it’s own sin and corruption.....To have our hope not in ourselves, and to put our hope in the One who has called us out of all the disorder we see around us. To live by the faith of our hearts turned to His love and faithfulness and His provisions towards us...

Joy, joy, joy, is what that heart will know in abundance.. May the love and the joy of God be known, experienced by all those that He has called. Who continue to walk in all the light they see....

Be blessed all, as His joy fills our hearts according to the measure of our obedience to the light we see,  Not me 

Amen, As the joy of the Lord each day is our strength. Nehemiah 8:10 :)

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1 hour ago, Alive said:

Why are we joyous?

That is such a infinite question Alive,  :)

But a great one!

I’m going to venture to hit the nail on the head with;

Because we have been made partakers of the Beloved...

Be blessed, as one who has been..

From someone else who has been, Not me :)

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@Not me I am glad you responded. Let's have a little fun as I am in a have fun mood of sorts and a bit mischievous.

Because---of Isaac--of course and what he represents. He is the son of promise who inherited everything that he has. He was simply his father's son.  Born 'of him'.

He didn't work--he was 'born'.

And his name means 'laughter'.

Praise the Lord!

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Picture for a moment an earthly son entering into his father's inheritance after a life of struggle and labor, storms and danger. He might just leap for joy laughing.

 

Now picture that Day when we all enter into that inheritance of Christ fully when these old bodies are changed...might we laugh and jump for joy. Imagine the sense of exaltation when we see fully without a dark lens. We can know a bit of that now via the Holy Spirit.

 

Praise the Lord! Let us rejoice and be glad in it!

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One of the reasons of the Holy Spirit coming into a christian's life is to change that life.

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17 minutes ago, Alive said:

Picture for a moment an earthly son entering into his father's inheritance after a life of struggle and labor, storms and danger. He might just leap for joy laughing.

 

Now picture that Day when we all enter into that inheritance of Christ fully when these old bodies are changed...might we laugh and jump for joy. Imagine the sense of exaltation when we see fully without a dark lens. We can know a bit of that now via the Holy Spirit.

 

Praise the Lord! Let us rejoice and be glad in it!

 

26 minutes ago, Alive said:

@Not me I am glad you responded. Let's have a little fun as I am in a have fun mood of sorts and a bit mischievous.

Because---of Isaac--of course and what he represents. He is the son of promise who inherited everything that he has. He was simply his father's son.  Born 'of him'.

He didn't work--he was 'born'.

And his name means 'laughter'.

Praise the Lord!

Works for me Alive! :)

Scripture says something to the effect that eye has not seen or even entered into the heart  of man those things that God has prepared for those that love Him..

It’s the not entering into the heart of man that has me be fuddled, because my imagination can get, how do I say this.... “out there”. Lol. 
 

Be blessed as we try to imagine.. :)

a brother in the faith, Not me 

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Ya know--I was getting a bit stir crazy and took a long ride on the motorcycle yesterday--162 miles through beautiful Farm and ranch country as the grass and trees are greening, cattle with calves and sheep with lambs across the countryside. The sun was shining and the sky was blue. I found myself breaking out in praise for the beauty of what He made and I was reminded how He wants us to enjoy His Creation. This is no small thing. I stopped to watch a clear spring creek, as I am want to do and wonder.

It a wonderful thing to be able to look to Him and realize these things...rejoice my brethren.creek_ride2.png.ecf861ae4a266694db8f4938f7f0abf5.png

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8 minutes ago, Not me said:

 

Works for me Alive! :)

Scripture says something to the effect that eye has not seen or even entered into the heart  of man those things that God has prepared for those that love Him..

It’s the not entering into the heart of man that has me be fuddled, because my imagination can get, how do I say this.... “out there”. Lol. 
 

Be blessed as we try to imagine.. :)

a brother in the faith, Not me 

Amen brother---imagination is a gift as well! This is how He chose to fashion us.


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12 minutes ago, Alive said:

Amen brother---imagination is a gift as well! This is how He chose to fashion us.

So true, imagination as well as humor..I’m big on one liners, I think they are just great..Can you imagine God’s one liners?

We’re probably going to be holding our stomachs in pain!!  Lol. :)

Keep pressing in my fellow laborer..

To Him be the all of us, Not me 

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