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Thursday, September 27, 2018

An Humble, Tender Heart Leads to Joy in Jesus


             Have you had your Joy Juice today? Drinking it faithfully helps to tenderize our hearts!

            We are often encouraged to be strong and stand up for what we think is right.  Can we do that and still have a tender heart toward God and others! I sure think so!

            Let’s consider our Battle for Tenderness. 1 Peter 5:6 tells us to: “Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.”  What does that have to do with tenderness? When we humble ourselves before GOD and let Him be the authority in our lives, then He will give us a tender heart toward Him…and ultimately toward those we interact with over the course of our days.

            “We are to stand strong against the lies of the enemy, but in the presence of God, our knees should buckle,” writes Susie Larson. That is the sign of a heart tenderized by Him and for Him.

            Martin Luther wisely said: “God created the world out of nothing, and as long as we are nothing, He can make something out of us!” You see, without God we ARE nothing! Yet, with Him….anything is possible. “Sometimes our greatest battle is with ourselves….against our own stubborn willfulness and hardness of heart!” (Susie Larson)  God tells us in Isaiah 66:2 that He “will bless those who have humble and contrite hearts, who tremble at my word.” 

            May we allow God to give us tender hearts as He covers us with His brand of joy.

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