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Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Tap Into the Source of Joy



            Have you had your JOY JUICE today?  Drinking in the joy of Jesus helps us to shine with the radiance of Christ!

            We listen to beautiful songs proclaiming God’s amazing love; we hear preachers and speakers give eloquent messages telling us how much God loves us. But do we truly grasp the depth of His love?  We should never confuse God’s love with the love of people. That kind of love can come and go; people seem to love us more when we perform the way they desire…and often love us less when we make mistakes.  NOT SO WITH GOD!

            A story is told of a lady who had a small house on the seashore of Ireland at the turn of the century.  She was quite wealthy but, also, quite frugal.  The people were surprised when she decided to be among the first to have electricity in her home.

            Several weeks after the installation, a meter reader appeared at her door.  He asked if her electricity was working well, and she assured him it was.  “I’m wondering if you can explain something to me,” he said.  “Your meter shows scarcely any usage. Are you using your power?”

            “Certainly,” she answered. “Each evening when the sun sets, I turn on my lights just long enough to light my candles; then I turn them off.”   (Max Lucado from Just Like Jesus.)

            This lady was tapped into the power…but she chose not to use it.  Her house was connected but not altered. Do we make the same mistake, spiritually?

            Tap into the true Source of joy and be connected to God’s love at all times.

           

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