“These things I have spoken to you, that
My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full.” (John
15:11 NKJV)
Do you know a person, perhaps yourself, who
always has a smile? No matter the circumstance, they seem to have this joyful
spirit about them at all times? I can think of some, myself. These folks, even
when they discipline or possibly rebuke others, they still contain this joyful
presence about themselves. I believe this is the joy in which Jesus speaks of
in this verse. If the very Spirit of God – the presence of God – lives in and
through us, then like Jesus says, “My joy may remain in you, and that your joy
may be full.” Jesus almost seems to refer to a pot of water overflowing at the
brim, and so our joy is in our lives as followers of Jesus Christ – to the top
and overflowing into others’ lives.
IronMaker’s
Daily Challenge: Be mindful of moments when you may not seem
or appear joyful to others today. At the end of the day, replay the day in your
mind, and ask God to show you where you were or could have been joyful.
Prayer:
Lord Jesus of Nazareth, High Priest of Heaven, you are the Lord of joy.
Fill us with the joy as we rejoice in the gift of this new day, and show us how
to be joyful to the point of overflowing into others’. Amen.
Rev. Jonathan Crabtree
Pastor for Student Ministry
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