The Power of Joy!

As Christians, we are one with Christ! We are in Him and He is in us. 2Peter 1:4 says, “Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.” But, there is more to being a partaker of His divine nature than just having knowledge of the fact that you are one with Christ. The word “partake” in that scripture comes from the Greek word koinonos, which means to have in common and to share in something.

To be in His nature means we are to act like we are in His nature. One way we are to live like Him is in the area of joy. The Bible says we are able to have joy in any situation. In John 16:33, Jesus said, “In the world ye shall have tribulation: BUT BE OF GOOD CHEER; I have overcome the world.”

Te devil wants us to continually focus on how bad everything is, rather than on the Lord who has an answer for every circumstance. Psalm 34:19 says, “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them ALL” God does not pick and choose what He wants to deliver you from and not deliver you from. All means ALL!

Hebrews 12:2 says, “Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.” The joy that Jesus kept on the inside of Him, empowered Him to endure the cross, it also led Him to the victory of His resurrection and it set Him down to rule at God’s right hand! Jesus looked beyond the cross to the joy of the resurrection.

Joy is a powerful force! In fact, it is a powerful force in you. It gives you spiritual muscles. Nehemiah 8:10, says, “The joy of the Lord is your strength”. Strength for what? The strength or withstand and forbid the power of the devil to operate in your life! Jesus has overcome the devil. Don’t get angry, depressed and fearful! Shout, laugh, rejoice! The greater one is on the inside of you. You are a partaker in the divine nature of God. If Jesus could overcome the devil so can you, because you are one with Him. “And nothing shall harm or injure you.” Luke 10:19

REJOICE TODAY!
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