Jesus was filled with the joy of the Holy Spirit.
Luke 10:12 NLT
If you are truly happy, your face should look happy too! Often, we pursue the wrong things hoping that they will make us happy. Real joy, however, comes from the presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives. When we look at the life of Jesus and at the lives of his early followers, we see that the presence of the Holy Spirit brought them joy. The Spirit’s presence can do the same for us. This joy from the Spirit comes from many things, including but not limited to these blessings:
- Insight and understanding into the scriptures and into life.
- The abiding presence of God within us.
- The connection that the Holy Spirit gives us with other believers.
- The assurance of our relationship with the Father as his children.
Joy comes to us because of the Spirit’s presence in our lives!
O Father, thank you for providing me
with your source of joy, the Holy Spirit.
Some days I do not feel like I am filled
with joy and I know that this means that
I need to spend more time with you
in scripture and prayer.
Help me to hunger for more
of your abiding presence.
In Jesus’ name, I thank you.
Amen.
Ken Crawford 