The joy of the Lord is my strength

Neh 8:10 MKJV  Then he said to them, Go eat the fat and drink the sweet, and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared. For this day is holy to our LORD. And do not be sorry, for the joy of Jehovah is your strength.

Neh 8:10 CEV  Nehemiah told the people, "Enjoy your good food and wine and share some with those who didn't have anything to bring. Don't be sad! This is a special day for the LORD, and he will make you happy and strong."

Neh 8:10 GNB  Now go home and have a feast. Share your food and wine with those who don't have enough. Today is holy to our Lord, so don't be sad. The joy that the LORD gives you will make you strong."

Psa 28:6-9 MKJV  Blessed is Jehovah, because He has heard the voice of my prayers.  (7)  Jehovah is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in Him, and I am helped; therefore my heart greatly rejoices; and with my song I will praise Him.  (8)  Jehovah is a strength to them, and He is the saving strength of His anointed.  (9)  Save Your people, and bless Your inheritance; feed them also, and lift them up forever.

Psa 28:7-9 GW  The LORD is my strength and my shield. My heart trusted him, so I received help. My heart is triumphant; I give thanks to him with my song.  (8)  The LORD is the strength of his people and a fortress for the victory of his Messiah.  (9)  Save your people, and bless those who belong to you. Be their shepherd, and carry them forever.

Pro 17:22 GW  A joyful heart is good medicine, but depression drains one's strength.

Joe 2:23 GW  People of Zion, be glad and find joy in the LORD your God. The LORD has given you the Teacher of Righteousness. He has sent the autumn rain and the spring rain as before.

Joe 2:23 ESV  "Be glad, O children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God, for he has given the early rain for your vindication; he has poured down for you abundant rain, the early and the latter rain, as before.

Php 4:4 MKJV  Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I say, Rejoice!

Php 4:4 GW  Always be joyful in the Lord! I'll say it again: Be joyful!

I love these verses. It teaches us that we can have joy and that the joy in the Lord is our strength. 

It even teaches us that God's joy is like good medicine. This is so awesome. God is a good God and He is our shepherd. He wants us to have joy. He even commands us to REJOICE.

All the above verses tell us clearly that sorrow can never be the end result for our emotions. We might go through storms. We might go through times of loss. It is a BIG temptation for us to bow down to sorrow. But if you bow down to sorrow you can not REJOICE. Can we sorrow for a moment. YES. But never bow down to sorrow, depression and fear. REJOICE is a commandment from GOD.

 This series is called the joy of the Lord

We answer the following questions.

1. Can a christian have joy
2. Can a christian have moments of sorrow
3. What is a godly joy
4. Is joy a fruit of the spirit
5. How do I deal with fear and sorrow
6. Bible verses on joy

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Intimacy with God

Jas 4:8 MKJV  Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, sinners; and purify your hearts, double-minded ones.

Jas 4:8 CEV  Come near to God, and he will come near to you. Clean up your lives, you sinners. Purify your hearts, you people who can't make up your mind.

Jer 33:3 GW  Call to me, and I will answer you. I will tell you great and mysterious things that you do not know.

Mar 1:35 GW  In the morning, long before sunrise, Jesus went to a place where he could be alone to pray.

Psa 5:3 GW  In the morning, O LORD, hear my voice. In the morning I lay my needs in front of you, and I wait.

The question that so many Christians have and ask is how do i connect with God? Can I talk to God? Is it possible for me to have an intimate relationship with God?

In this series I ask these questions and answer them with a big YES. God wants us to have fellowship with Him. 

He desire to have an intimate relationship with us. 

Mat 10:29-31 CEV  Aren't two sparrows sold for only a penny? But your Father knows when any one of them falls to the ground.  (30)  Even the hairs on your head are counted.  (31)  So don't be afraid! You are worth much more than many sparrows.

God is very, very, very obsessed with us. He even knows how many hairs we have.

Jer 1:5 GNB  "I chose you before I gave you life, and before you were born I selected you to be a prophet to the nations."

He chose us before we where are even born. This is how much He wants intimacy with us.

I call this series Intimacy with God

We answer the following questions.

1. What is intimacy
2. Can I have intimacy with God
3. How do I have intimacy with God
4. What is prayer
5. How do I pray

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How to stop sinning

Dealing with Sin – We sometime try so hard to stop sinning but then we just mess up again. We feel bad. We feel condemned. And Satan just keeps shouting in our ear that we are failing God. So how can we clean up our lives and live for God in a non condemnation manner? How can we grow as Christians God’s way? 

In Psam1 we find the clue. “Meditate on God’s Word day and night.” Holiness is not an absence of sin but pursuing God through His Word. 

We can’t make fruits of holiness in our own strength. But we can grow fruits of holiness by growing our tree. And we grow as Christians by meditating on God’s Word. Romans 10 say that Faith comes by hearing and hearing the Word of God.

  

Intimacy with God

One with God - The bible says in Acts 3:9 that times of refreshing comes from the presence of God. 

And the Psalmist wrote in Psalm 16:11 that there is fullness of joys in God’s presence. 

Nehemiah 8:10 says that Lord’s joy is our strength

If we read all these verses together we can't hide from the fact that we must pursue a relationship with our Lord and Saviour. When we develop intimacy with Jesus we will receive peace, joy and strength. We simply can’t live and active and productive life if we don’t make Him our first and last.

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