Psalm 10: 28The prospect of the righteous is joy.
The bible speaks of joy and happiness which are gifts from
God. We are filled with joy because of the good things that God has done for
us. God is our Father and he desires to bless His children and also to see them
in joy.
The writers of psalms always speak about the joy that God
gives which surpasses all understanding. Again the scriptures tell us that the
joy of the Lord is our strength. It also tells us that joy will bring spiritual
strength.
Joy will also bring unity as all the people dwell together in
love and unity. When there is no love and joy, then there is enmity and strife
within the body. The bible also teaches us how to receive joy and to live with
joy. When Paul sends the workers to the Churches, he writes to the Churches to receive
them with joy.
Joy is also a medicine to our hearts and lives, it brings
healing and hope. I have seen many sick people who have the joy of God with
them, it helps them to accept their conditions and secondly it enhances the
healing process in their sickness.
The scriptures continuously remind us that we are to seek the
joy of God and the fellowship of saints among us to help build our faith and our
lives.
If we do not have joy, we can ask for it and surely God will
release it to us. We too can be agents of joy when we visit and minister to
those who are sick and needy; we can transfer the joy of God to them when we
are with them. That is part of pastoral care and what Jesus Christ taught us to
do. Tend my sheep and feed my sheep. We are to care for the believers and to
feed them with spiritual truths and to make them grow.
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