When we believers in Christ contact the Christ typified by the vine and experience His sacrificing life, He in us will energize us to live a life of sacrifice, producing wine to make others happy and also to make God happy. Amen! The Lord Jesus is the vine, and we are the branches; as the […]
The Triune God is a God of Joy and Christ is our Joy as we Abide in Him to Enjoy Him
Our God is a God of joy, and He fills us with all joy and peace; Christ is our joy, and when we abide in the Lord, His joy abides in us and our joy is made full, for we are rejoicing in the Lord and enjoying Him. Praise the Lord! This week we […]
Lord, restore to me the gladness of Your salvation, and sustain me with a willing spirit!
there is a connection here between the gladness of salvation and the willingness of spirit – when we are happy in the Lord and with the Lord, we also have a willing spirit! A willing spirit depends upon the joy of salvation – when we have the joy restored to us, we are happy and willing to go along with the Lord and do what He desires. We obey the Lord because we love Him and we are filled with the joy of our salvation!