“These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full. (John
Joy is a spontaneous thing. The joy of a little child, like the song of the lark, arises naturally and easily when certain conditions are fulfilled, so if we would experience the joy of Christ we must realize the conditions He lays down. If we are grafted into the true Vine, there is nothing to check the inflow of His love to us, if we do as He tells us, and stop doing what He forbids, then joy will come to us as a flood.
"'Abide
in Me", it is inferred, of course, that we are in Christ. It was not
always so. Once we were outside, separate from Christ, "aliens from the
By abiding
in Him you will learn to know His mind, and will naturally ask those things
which His love is only too willing to grant. "Ye shall ask what ye
will." We must remove any hindrances from the indwelling of Christ, then
His love will break out into song, and we shall share in His joy. It will
remain in us, and our capacity for joy will be fulfilled.
PRAYER
Lord Jesus,
who is the True Vine, I desire to abide in You, that I may bear abundant fruit
for Your glory, and my life be full of Your joy. In Your name I pray this,
AMEN.
God's
Daily Promise
Promise #311:
Draw near to Me and I will cleanse you from an evil conscience.
Hebrews 10:22 (WEB)
let’s draw near with a true
heart in fullness of faith,
having our hearts sprinkled
from an evil conscience,
and having our body washed
with pure water,
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