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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