Joy!

Good morning, Papa God! 

As I sit here in Your Presence, You give me a glimpse of heaven, of what is waiting for me after the final page of my life is written. The joy I find in Your Presence will be nothing compared to what I will experience when I home with You forever, face-to-face with the God Who loves me so much, to see Jesus face-to-face, the One who died for me. I will hope continually in the joy to come, and I will praise You yet more and more. I am continually filled with joy when I consider what great things You have done for me. In Your Presence, Papa God, is a present and a lasting joy. You have created in me a new life that has conviction, repentance, faith in Christ, hope in Your promises, and a longing for holiness. You are within me and so I rejoice! Being with You in heaven will only enlarge this joy that is mine. You have given everything to combat the things of this life – for sin, there is forgiveness; for temptations, there is the armor of God; inner conflicts, they will die one day; affliction, there is the working out for my good. I have every reason in this world to delight in You. You are creating newness within me every day and making me more like You. So yes, Papa God, I have such joy deep within me because You have loved me with an everlasting love and I am Yours. I will behold Your face one day and yes, and as Spurgeon said, I will live happily ever after because I have been blood-bought by Jesus Christ. I await His return, Papa God! This hope is the anchor of my soul!

Good morning, My joyous one!

Yes, you have true joy! It’s your heart’s response to My love. I rejoice over you with gladness and singing. You have come to realize that falling in love with Me is the greatest of all romances. I love you just as you are with all the good and the bad, and My promise to never leave you is true! It is My promise for all eternity. I know the rhythm of your spirit and all your heart’s thoughts. I am as close to you as breathing, and this you know well.  This is the joy that is deep within you – Me! May your joy abound. I cause all things to be beautiful in its time, and I am working miracles in your story too! I will grow beauty in a place you never thought possible. I am always creating newness. Give the seeds I have planted time to bloom. I am changing you and through you I change those around you. Rejoice and be glad! I AM!

(Psa.71:14; Psa.34:1; Eccl.3:11; 1 Sam.12:24; Zeph.3:17; 2 Cor.5:17; Titus 2:13)