JOY IS THE ANSWER

 

 

 

 

 

JOY IS THE ANSWER

 

There are many DIFFERENT

KINDS of problems in

Jesus’ CHURCH TODAY

 

Approximately=over 40,000 CHRISTIAN churches=

And Christians are being targeted

And persecuted by terrorists and dictators

 

NOT to mention being ridiculed=

Discriminated against for our own

PERSONAL beliefs

 

But JOY has always been=and will

CONTINUE to be the ANSWER

To all of life’s problems

 

“There was GREAT JOY

In that city”                                                                                                                            Acts 8:8

 

Joy has always been the RESPONSE=

Because the persecution has

Always produced “GREAT JOY”

Jesus’ crucifixion led to the

RESURRECTION=Saul=a persecutor himself

Became Paul=the great EVENGELIST

 

And the apostles=

Who scattered in fear

 

PREACHED the WORD=and

Performed miracles=leading to

The good news

Being SPREAD far and wide

 

JOY is always the ANSWER

To the CHURCH’S PROBLEMS

 

And to our own personal problems=

Be it health=money=relationships=

Or discrimination problems

 

“God has ASCENDED

Amid shouts of JOY

 

The Lord amid

The sounding of trumpets”                                                                                               Psalm 47:5

 

“The Father of

A righteous child

Has great JOY

 

A man

Who fathers a wise son

REJOICES in him”                                                                                                                Proverbs 23:24

 

“……..so that

I may come to you

With JOY

 

By God’s will

And in your company

Be REFRESHED

 

The GOD of peace

Be with you all=amen”                                                                                                            Romans 15:32-33

 

We should NEVER welcome=

Nor stand for persecution

 

But we SEE that

God always BRINGS JOY and

GOOD from it

 

I have NO DOUBT

That GOOD things are COMING

For the CHURCH=and ALL

Of its problems

 

“TASTE and see

That the Lord is GOOD

BLESSED is the one

Who takes refuge in him”                                                                                                  Psalm 34:8

 

So don’t become afraid

Or discouraged about the

Church’s problems=or

 

Your own personal problems=

For JOY IS THE ANSWER

 

And JOY

IS ON ITS WAY

 

In the name of Jesus’ victory

OVER sin and death

 

Robert P. Wallman

4-18-18

 

 

Ps         INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Terence Hegarty