Complete Joy

 

“That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched- this we proclaim concerning the Word of life.  The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us. We proclaim what we have seen and heard, so that you may have fellowship with us.  And our fellowship is with the Father and with his son, Jesus Christ.  We write this to make our joy complete” I John 1:1-4

 

Telling about Jesus, serving the Lord, these things are the greatest joy we will ever know.  Serving the Lord is often presented by the world as a droll, dull, existence.  But the truth of the matter is that serving God is a joy.

There is no sacrifice that we can make that we will not be blessed more than we give up.  Time spent in the Word, time spent praying, worshiping- there is no higher high.  There is no greater peace or joy.  If you have ever had a truly remarkable experience with the Lord, you know that you can never be satisfied with less again.  No matter how much of the Lord we experience, there is always more.  He is infinitely larger than we can imagine.

When the Lord gave us the command:  “Go into the world and make disciples” he said this knowing that we would find great peace and contentment in doing so.  When we begin to operate in the things of the Spirit (living as Jesus did) we begin to walk in his grace and anointing.  We find our affections changing and turning into his affections.  His love desires to flow through us to the world.

Dear Lord, thank you for the joy of serving you.  Help me to be a joyful witness.  Help me to show the world the peace and contentment found in serving you.  Forgive me for the times that I have failed to make Christianity look appealing. In Jesus’ Name.  Amen.

Sherri