The Essence of Christmas 17 - Glad Tidings of Great Joy 3

As said yesterday, JOY is spiritual excitement, it is a state of spiritual excitation and it is the excitement of the spirit. Joy is directly linked to the spirit, It is a fruit of the Spirit of God and not the senses and even higher than the mind.

For the believer, the issue isn’t about whether you have joy or not, all believers have joy, however, the level of joy you have depends on your commitment in fellowship with the Lord.

When joy comes, there are different levels of it, but it is your responsibility to grow it till it becomes full. 

                                                There are different levels of joy

How to keep your joy

1.     1. Sustain your daily fellowship with the Word of God. 

2.      2. Sustain daily fellowship with God. 

The message of the angels at the time of Christ’s birth was a far-reaching message of grace that reminds us that God has brought newness to man, meant to transform man into a new man, and this was supposed to excite/motivate everyone spiritually, physically, emotionally... 

Compliments of the Season

Refs:

Jn 15:11, 1 Jn 1:4,2 Corr 13:14, 1 Jn 1:7,Jn 16:24