What is Eating Up Your Joy?

O. T. #2093 "What is Eating Up Your Joy?"

Dec. 24, 2021

Summary of Joel

LET IT GLOW

... and let thy saints shout for joy. (Psalm 132:9b)

What produces joy in your life? Do you have something to shout for joy about? Is your joy found in Jesus? Or is it found in things and money? Is our desire to love God with all of our heart, serve Him will all of our will, doing  His will?

God sent down love to us when Jesus came. Have you found this love? Are we living by faith our by sight today? Jesus told us how we should live-love God and love others as our self. Are we?

Things to ponder today.

LET IT GROW

One more time let us take a look at what god said through His prophet Joel. One of the things that stands out to me is the warning that a locust plague was coming. Although Joel did not specifically name the sins of Israel, it is understood-idolatry.

Did you know that locust are grasshopper-like insects? They eat up green plants when a swarm attacks an area. I recall seeing grasshoppers everywhere in several summers. Not only was their noise bad to put up with, but their devouring the plants was also.

So that leads us to so some serious thinking as we have the close of 2021 coming. Do we have locusts in our life? If we were to make a Can we make a list of what kind of locusts eat up our joy, what would be on it? Is a critical spirit there? How about worry for our future? How about the health of our loved ones or our self? How about the pressures to buy gifts for everyone in our circle?

So as we live in a joyous time of year, is Jesus our joy?

 

LET IT GO

Keep our focus on You, Lord Jesus Christ.

You alone can give us inner peace and everlasting joy amidst troubles.

Please bless all who read this with salvation and joy today!

Merry Christmas everyone!