Three Parts to the Whole ~ Part One

 Be joyful always; pray continually;

give thanks in all circumstances,

for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

 

The Holy Spirit enters our lives and fills us with joy.
Since He never leaves, then neither leaves our joy.
What would a joyfilled life look like?

Faces glow. Eyes sparkle.
 Words warm. Hearts Open.
Voices spring forth fresh and fulfilling.
Touch conveys comfort, compassion, comradeship.

Wherever we go, whatever we do,
the joy within us should radiate without restraint.

I think of birds when I think of joy.
Their ever jubilant chirping sweetens the air
and lingers like the smell of expensive perfume
well after the frenzied feathers flitter off.
My spirit seems to take flight with them, up and down, to and fro, in a rhythmic pattern,
soaring to heights beyond the branches their bodies balance on.
Joy defines and directs their existence.

 Like a dove, the Holy Spirit delivers joy to our hearts.

Take that joy to the world.

Matthew 3:16 As soon                                                as Jesus was baptized,
he went up                                              out of the water.
At that moment                                  heaven was opened,
and he saw the Spirit                   of God descending
like a dove and       lighting on him.

The joy in that dove is Jesus.

Be joyful always

I invite you to listen to this music by the Weatherly Heights Baptist Church
Close your eyes and feel the Joy of the Lord...

Creation with be at Peace