Those who look to him for help will be radiant with joy. . . . Oh, the joys of those who trust in him!Psalm 34:5, 8
Twice in these short verses we see the word joy being connected with the act of trusting.
This joy indwells and encompasses God’s people and leads them to say, “Oh, the joys . . . !” even in the midst of suffering, frustration, or trouble.
Perhaps, like me, you have met people who seem to have a special radiance about them in their words, in their actions, or simply in their very presence.
We walk away from them not only with curiosity about how they live in such luminous joy but also with a desire to know and experience that joy for ourselves.
So, how can we radiate this kind of joy in the Lord?
1. By looking for evidences of God’s hand at work throughout the day.
2. By seeking to know more of him.
3. And by meditating on the wonder of his works instead of on the hassles and trials of this life.
4. By having a perspective that is anchored on the victory of the Cross ✝️and the finished work of Christ.
5. By walking by Faith and in Faith and not sights – Meaning our natural eyes as against the eyes of the Spirit.
6. By being resolved and knowing that God is incapable of lies and accepting our Identity in Him.
7. By allowing the Holy Spirit minister Grace to our hearts 💕and being filled with His Songs of Joy in our Souls.
Once our perspective has shifted, we begin to wait expectantly for him to show himself as trustworthy.
We will find our fulfillment in him and be filled with joy.
Prayer 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
DEAR LORD, help me to look to you and to trust in you today. There is great joy to be found in living with my eyes fixed on you. Help me to do that so that my life will be radiant with your joy.
May others be drawn to you because of the joy you have put in my heart. Oh, the joys of trusting in Jesus!
Joy has something within itself that is beyond happiness and sorrow. This something is called blessedness . It makes the joy of life possible in pleasure and pain, in happiness and unhappiness, in ecstasy and sorrow. Where there is joy, there is fulfillment. And where there is fulfillment, there is joy.
Shalom.