Don't allow the devil to take your joy away from you

Friday June 4, 2021

Don't allow the devil to take your joy away from you

He (the Lord) will make you his greatest joy. He will keep silence in his love, then he will rejoice loudly over you. Zephaniah 3:17

There are special moments in our life that have marked our existence forever. For me, that was the day I gave my life to Christ. In this dismal place that held me captive, the prisoners could hear me express aloud and freely the happiness that filled my heart !

The days passed and within a few weeks the devil managed to rob me of the joy of my salvation by reminding me of my past and in particular the misdeeds that had led me to prison. He accused me, condemned me with all the arguments related to my old life. His accusations gave rise to a vast feeling of indignity in me to the point that my joy from the day before faded very quickly !

Then, another day, kneeling in my cell, as I wept before God over my sad fate, I felt his presence invade this place so dirty and inhospitable. He spoke to my heart, lifted up my fallen soul, and showed me the work done on the cross by Jesus Christ. At that precise moment, I understood that the joy of my salvation was a grace from God, therefore an undeserved favor that had cost me nothing, since Jesus Christ had already paid the price.

"What is the joy that animates you ? Is it earthly or spiritual ?"

The sadness that permeates this world will unfortunately present itself at some point in our path. It is an undeniable fact that is part of life. However, beyond all that is happening here on earth, you must ask yourself where your joy really lies ! What is the joy that drives you ? Is it earthly or spiritual ? Who is the source ?

Over the years, we realize that the joys of the world are fleeting and quickly tarnished by the trials of life, while the joy of the Holy Spirit, the joy of the Lord, remains, even in the most painful moments. , because God is its source.

Through this verse, you must remember two things and engrave them in your heart : the first is that you are a source of joy to the Lord, and the second is that he promises to have transportations. of gladness in your favor.

A prayer for today

Lord, I thank you for the joy you place in my heart, a perfect joy that nothing and no one can tarnish. Allow the joy of your Spirit to be the source of my strength, of my zeal, for your service, in all circumstances, favorable or not. Amen.

Yannis Gautier

Source (The Thought of the Day)