~joy comes in the morning~ Psalm 30:5b Joy is the fruit of His Presence – In Your presence there is fullness of Joy; Psalms 16:11 – the Kingdom of God is Righteousness , Peace and Joy in the Holy Spirit. The joy of the Lord is our strength, also Jesus endured, For the joy set before Him.
I love that joy is the way of God. It is clear that joy is not goverened by outward circumstance in the moment, but by His presence. Why does joy come in the morning? Because, ~the joy of the Lord is our strength~ ,It is the evidence of faith, and faith is the forerunner. Paul says; for you are our joy and crown. & John says; we write these things that our joy may be made complete. The fullness of Joy is not selfish, but it is found in laying down our lives for the sake of reconciliation, that they also may come into the fullness of His glory!
The Promises of God
Now we understand that the promises of God are established not according to the law, but according to our Faith. I believe the promises of God are 1, received by faith and 2, they are always “for the sake of Kingdom” . God’s Love for “us” never stops there , God’s love is always a river. So it is with the Promises of God, they are for His glory, which we get to share in, Praise God. If we live according to the flesh, (focused on self) the promises of God become null, But if we Love God , we also love one another.
Jesus dwelled in communion with His Father so He walked with the heart of the Father, He also lived by faith as we do. His desire was to see the will of the Father be done on earth as it is in heaven. He went about doing good and healing all who came to Him. He longed to gather Jerusalem as a mother hen gathers her chicks. See, His perspective, His passion, was for His Father, which was that His Kingdom would be established, and yet, He did not see all come to pass, there were many more people to be healed, to be saved, to be delivered ect. What I mean by all of this, is that just as Jesus completed the course of what He was sent to do, (to bring the kingdom). We also must see this as the high calling of God, to “play our part” if you will, in the grand scheme of things. The greatest honor and stewardship given, to partake of His divine plan for the fullness of time, to unite all things in Him, things in heaven and things on earth. Eph 1:10 Do not get caught up in what you see take place or not take place,(in the moment), get caught up in Him. We sow and we water, but God causes the growth. We must sow for what we will not reap (in this age) and learn to reap what we have not sown , so that the seed is not trampled under our feet.. That we would have ears to hear and eyes to see the revelation of God and that our soil would be prepared, rooted in Love. For love sees, and love hears the heart of God. We must lay foundations of faith even when we do not see the fruit,(some seed fell on rocky soil) we must be found by Him “full of faith”. For the sake of our children’s children , for the sake of all who believe, for the sake of the Kingdom.
~ do not seek Him for answers, seek Him for Him , and in Him you will find the answers~ ~David Meyer (paraphrase)
~become a slave of Righteousness, and become a friend of God, a son all about His Fathers business~
J. Mark Hingle
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