Title: God the Source of Joy (August 2009)
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Date: August 2, 2009
Word: Nehemiah 8:8-12
Title: God the Source of Joy
Contents:
In this text, the people of Israel are returned by God's grace after 70 years of captivity.
Wonderful joy was given to Israel from God.
When all the people gathered in the square in front of the floodgates, Ezra made a wooden pulpit and opened the book, all the people stood up in unison. This is the fear of God.
Also, when praising God, Israel raised both hands and answered, Amen, Amen.
And they bowed down and worshiped the Lord with their faces to the ground. Praise and worship are responses of gratitude from the lowly to the high.
When we preached the word of God, the people realized the meaning of the word and started to weep.
The joy of the saints is God's will, and the joy is God's gift.
I know that the characteristics of the face of the saved saints are not sadness, worry, or fear, but joy. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 tells us to rejoice always, pray without ceasing, and give thanks in everything.
Joy is the image of those who have been saved and those who have repented. Joy is the image of those who met the Lord and those who have hope. Also, joy is the image of those who pray, and the image of believers who are confident. Joy is God's grace given to those who have completed their work. A characteristic of a person who is born again by the Holy Spirit is a life full of joy.
The Spirit-filled church is full of joy, and the atmosphere is bright and light.
A life that makes God a joy is a life of power.
There is great power in the joy of Jehovah. We rejoice in the Lord because we love the Lord, and we gain strength because we delight in the Lord.
We must long for and long for God, the source of our strength. Just as we announce the Holy Day of enjoying new grace and joy through the Lord's servants to the chosen people of Israel who are newly standing before God today, I bless all the saints and their families with God's grace and joy. Joy is an ability. Joy is God's grace from the Lord to those who repent and confess. Power comes only from God.
Those who love and rejoice will have their own strength. May God be your joy. God will give you endless power.