I
have told you these things, that my joy – the great delight and happiness I
have in My Father – will be in you too, and so you will experience this joy
fully and completely like I do. (John 15:11)
Do
you feel “great delight and happiness” at 9:00am on Monday morning? Jesus says
that you can!
The
context of this promise of full and complete joy; this “thing” he has told
you,” is an invitation to a life focused on the Father. Jesus explains that a
prosperous, fruitful life comes from an intimate, personal relationship with
Him. It is recorded in John 15:1-8 that Jesus used an illustration of a vine
and its branches to show that this relationship engages both you and Him,
together in every moment; united in producing very good results that are the
result of a shared life. On the other hand, if what you feel consistently is
far from delight and happiness; if you don’t see lives changing around you each
day, there may be something missing.
How
can you “delight” in every moment? Spend each moment with Jesus.
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