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Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Obey God and Find JOY!



     Have you had your Joy Juice today?  As we begin 2014, let’s talk about hiding God’s Word in our hearts so that we may aim toward a year of joyful obedience. 

           There are many verses in the Bible that instruct us to obey our Heavenly Father.  One is found in  Jeremiah 7:23.  He says:

 Obey me, and I will be your God and you will be my people. Walk in all the ways I command you, that it may go well with you.”

            God loves us!  He wants our year 2014 to “go well”.  We are to obey His commandments. That doesn’t mean simply going through the motions, the rituals so to speak.  It’s a matter of the heart.  We should love Him so much that we WANT to obey Him.  Knowing that He would never ask us to do anything that would harm us should be a motivator to stay steeped in His Word so that we will know what his wise commands are. 

            Sometimes we go running to Him like a child jumping into the arms of a loving father. Other times we are so weak, that He has to scoop us up and pull us to his bosom.  Either way, we can feel those strong loving arms around us in every type of situation.  Even when the unexpected heartbreak comes, it can “be well with us” because of our relationship with Him…a relationship of peace, strength and joy.

            May we obey God by walking in His ways and drinking in the joy He has prepared for us this new year!

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