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Joy That Holds

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Joy That Holds

Philippians 4:4  Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice.(ESV)

Joy is not pretending life is easy.  Read that again.

Joy is remembering that Christ is still Lord when life is hard.  Paul wrote this from prison, not from comfort, which means this command wasn’t built on circumstances.  It was built on confidence.

The Christian’s joy doesn’t come from everything going right.  It comes from belonging to the One who remains faithful when everything feels wrong.  We rejoice because Jesus hasn’t moved.  We rejoice because the grave is still empty.  We rejoice because the Father hasn’t forgotten us, the Spirit hasn’t abandoned us, and the promises of God haven’t failed.

So today, don’t measure your joy by how light the day feels.  Measure it by the strength of the Savior holding you through it.

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    RW – Disciple of Yahshua

    This is a message I constantly need to be reminded!

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