Topic: The Merry Heart [David Jeremiah Ministry 19 May 2020 | Turning Point Ministries]

The Merry Heart

MAY 19, 2020

Why do you look so sad today?
Genesis 40:7

Recommended Reading: Psalm 96

Everyone has moments when they are sad. Grief, sorrow, and discouragement seep into our days like slow-moving landslides. But God does not want us to live in a state of chronic sadness. The Bible is filled with verses about joy, gladness, and triumph. Jesus said on five different occasions: “Be of good cheer!” And have you ever noticed the three “merry” verses of the book of Proverbs?

A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance—Proverbs 15:13
A merry heart has a continual feast—Proverbs 15:15
A merry heart does good, like medicine—Proverbs 17:22

An old Gospel song says: “Jesus is all the world to me, my life, my joy, my all; / He is my strength from day to day, without Him I would fall. / When I am sad, to Him I go, / No other one can cheer me so; / When I am sad, He makes me glad, / He’s my friend.”[1]

Find your cheerfulness in Jesus today. The Lord wants to give you a merry heart.

I have seen many find their way into a life of victory through rejoicing.

Joy Ridderhof

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Read-Thru-the-Bible: Ezra 5-7