Church of God Mission International – Above Only Daily Devotional 15 APRIL  2024 | YOU ARE AS JOYFUL AS GOD IS 

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ABOVE ONLY DAILY DEVOTIONAL

BY: ARCHBISHOP M. E. BENSON IDAHOSA

MONDAY APRIL 15TH, 2024

YOU ARE AS JOYFUL AS GOD IS

*Galatians 5:22-23a (LB), John 15:11 (KJV, TPT)*

But when the Holy Spirit controls our lives he will produce this kind of fruit in us: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control;*These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. *My purpose for telling you these things is so that the joy that I experience will fill your hearts with overflowing gladness!

Is there any situation that can prevent God from rejoicing and being exceedingly glad? That same ability God has to rejoice and be glad no matter the situation, is also in you because you are born of God. Joy is the nature of God in us that causes us to rejoice and be glad in God; in both good and trying times. It is what causes us to serve God and carry out His will wholeheartedly, no matter our circumstances. While in chains after being falsely accused and beaten, Paul and Silas could still pray and sing praises to God in prison, because of the joy of the Lord that resided in them, (Acts 16:22-25).
Our joy as believers is fueled by our consciousness of who God is, the love and marvelous things He has done for us in Christ, and the promises, will and plans He has for us. Our joy is based on eternal things, (2 Cor.4:18). We walk by faith and not by sight. Our eyes are fixed on our glorious realities in God and not the temporal lying vanities that we may be experiencing in the natural. Our joy is not based on whether things are working around us; rather our joy causes things to work around us because in Christ, God has already caused them to work. God is always rejoicing over you, (Zeph. 3:17). You are the joy that was set before Christ that compelled Him to endure the cross and despise the shame He faced, (Heb. 12:2).

Faith Declaration:
By God’s nature of joy in me, I always rejoice and exude gladness no matter my situation. I am always victorious!

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