Have you
had your JOY JUICE today? Would like to go on a fishing excursion? Let’s see if we can catch some joy today!
Are you a
fisherman? I’ll confess…I’m not! I can’t bait a hook, throw a rod or take a
fish off the line. But I do like to see
that little sinker bob when a fish is nibbling on the hook! There is a hopeful
anticipation of what might be about to happen!
One real
fisherman said, “It is better to fish hopefully than to catch fish.” I think he was referring to the excitement
& anticipation that hope can bring! Even if the fish simply nibbles on your
hook and goes away, you have the hope that he will come back.
The Bible
teaches us that the Christian life is “hope experienced”. A “hopeless Christian” is really a
contradiction in terms. As children of God, we have THE BEST reason for HOPE.
His name is JESUS! Even in this crazy,
mixed-up, sinful world…..we have hope! James reminds us that our life is like a
“mist”, a “vapor” that quickly vanishes. But our hope lies in the truth that we will
spend ETERNITY with Christ! Scoop that
up in your JOY net!
Romans
15:13 is my prayer for each of us today:
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust him,
so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit!”
Let’s go
“joy fishing”! Bait your heart for the
greatest “catch of the day”… JOY and HOPE in JESUS!
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