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Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Receive Joy!


             Have you had your Joy Juice today?  Your serving is readily available! All you have to do is RECEIVE it!

            Yesterday we discussed the Battle to Forgive.  Today let’s think about the Battle to RECEIVE.  The Message Bible translation of Philippians 4:23 says, “Receive and experience the amazing grace of the Master, Jesus Christ, deep, deep within yourselves.” I love this terminology! To have the love of Christ, His amazing grace, His abundant joy… deep, deep within our hearts…oh, what a blessing! This should be a spiritual goal that we, as Christians, desire!

            How often do we feel “unworthy” to receive?  We’ve made sinful choices; we’ve reacted in ungodly ways; our words sometimes tear down rather than build up! We make messes all through life.  But God can take those “messes” and make a beautiful, healing message. “His mercies are new every morning”….remember that scripture in Lamentations? When the enemy brings up our past mistakes that have been forgiven by God, then we need to tell him to GET LOST! Let’s put his attacks under our feet and move closer to Jesus. 

            Susie Larson gives this challenge: “To move into the bigger and the deeper and the more profound things of God, we must continuously and relentlessly hang on to grace and divine love (and joy in His strength). Daily He’s pouring it out; daily we must receive a fresh dose of it! Every morning, He’s there! Open your hands (& your heart)!”

            Receive your serving of joy today!


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