WE HAVE=REASON FOR JOY!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WE HAVE =REASON FOR JOY!

 

How DO YOU define JOY?=I BELIEVE=most of us=Would equate JOY=

With well-being=SUCCESS in material  blessings=and with GOOD FORTUNE=

But I suggest to you=We  can LIVE LONG=and with JOY=No matter what is

GOING ON=In our life=and whether we are PROSPERING or not=IF we are

GROUNDED=In the Lord Jesus Christ=and his Father=The Holy Father God=

“SING JOYFULLY=to the Lord=all you lands=Serve the Lord=with gladness=Come

Before him=with JOYFUL SONG”                                                                                                        Psalm 100:1-2

 

JOY=if we are GROUNDED=in the Holy Father God=and his SON=is basically

AN ATTITUDE=of the HEART=and it CONTINUES=In this life=In good times=and

In bad=Regardless if we=are experiencing any SUCCESS=in this world=THIS JOY

Carries us=Through the difficult and challenging TIMES=Because of Christ and=

HIS HOLY FATHER God=THERE IS=ALWAYS A REASON=FOR JOY!

We have=REASON FOR JOY

 

“Nehemiah said’=’Go and enjoy=Choice food and sweet drinks=and send some=

To those who have nothing prepared=This day is holy=To our Lord=Do not grieve=

FOR THE JOY of the Lord=is your strength’”                                                                                       Nehemiah 8:10

“……..As the time=When the Jews got relief=From their enemies=and as the month=

When their sorrow=Was turned INTO JOY=and their mourning=into a day of

Celebration”                                                                                                                                               Esther 9:22

“……..And those the Lord=Has rescued will return=They will enter Zion with singing=

EVERLASTING JOY=sill crown their heads=Gladness and JOY=will overtake them=and

Sorrow and sighing=will flee away”                                                                                                      Isaiah 35:10

 

You see=MY DEAR BROTHERS AND SISTERS=We CAN=maintain an ATTITUDE OF JOY=

In our hearts=No matter what=IS GOING ON in our life=It is NOT about success or

Failure=in this world=It is about A RELATIONSHIP=With the Holy Father God and

HIS SON=who have an UNCONDITIONAL LOVE for us=No matter what is going

On with us=WE HAVE REASON FOR JOY!

 

We WORSHIP=A God=who loves us steadfastly=who NEVER ABANDONS US!=He never

Abandoned HIS SON=and he will NEVER abandon us=WE HAVE=REASON FOR JOY!

“But the angel said to them’=’I bring you good news=That will cause GREAT JOY=For all

The people=Today in the town of David=A SAVIOR=has been born to you=He is

The Messiah=The LORD’”                                                                                                                    Luke 2:10-11

“Very truly I tell you=You will weep and mourn=While the world rejoices=You will grieve=

But your grief=WILL TURN TO JOY”                                                                                                         John 6:20

“Though you have not seen him=You love him=and even though you=Do not see him now=

You believe in him=and are filled=with an inexpressible=and GLORIOUS JOY=for you

Are receiving the end result=Of your faith=The SALVATION of your souls”                          1 Peter 1:8-9

 

And so=MY DEAR BROTHERS AND SISTERS=No Matter=what is going on in your life=

KEEP the faith=Keep the HOPE=Keep the love=for our GOD OF LOVE=Invites us to

JOIN HIM WITH JOY=and sing always=with an ever grateful heart=

WE HAVE=REASON FOR JOY!

In Jesus’ name=and in the name=of or EVER LOVING=ever living=EVER JOYFUL

Holy Father God!

 

Robert P. Wallman

5-24-2025

 

 

Ps        INSPIRED=by an article=IN LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE=by Sr. Chris Koellhoffer, I.H.M.