Joy
Joy
Only you Lord can inspire and direct the Body of Christ to rise up in the Spirit of your resurrection power to unite our people and heal our land.
September 1st, 2021
By Roberta Stultz
After listening to Dutch Sheets, "Give Him 15," I was more than overwhelmed with the reality of the “State of our Nation”.
Only you Lord can inspire and direct the Body of Christ to rise up in the Spirit of your resurrection power to unite our people and heal our land.
After some sobering contemplation I felt His encouraging words:
“Restore unto us the joy of our salvation”
The joy of the Lord is the antidote to the threat of the enemy. The joy is not only our strength it is infectious. However, annoying it is to those who won't believe, it is invigorating to those who are open to change.
Joy speaks Hope
Joy speaks Confidence
Joy speaks Trust
Joy speaks Vision
Joy speaks Peaceful End
Psalm 51:12
"Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit."(KJV)
"Soak me in your laundry and I’ll come out clean, scrub me and I’ll have a snow-white life. Tune me in to foot-tapping songs, set these once-broken bones to dancing. Don’t look too close for blemishes, give me a clean bill of health. God, make a fresh start in me, shape a Genesis week from the chaos of my life. Don’t throw me out with the trash, or fail to breathe holiness in me. Bring me back from gray exile, put a fresh wind in my sails! Give me a job teaching rebels your ways so the lost can find their way home. Commute my death sentence, God, my salvation God, and I’ll sing anthems to your life-giving ways. Unbutton my lips, dear God; I’ll let loose with your praise." (MSG)
