Anglican Daily Fountain 5 November 2023 (Devotional Today)
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TOPIC: YOUR JOY IS AT HAND
TEXT: John 16:21-24(KJV)
16:21. A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world.
16:22. And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.
16:23. And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you.
16:24. Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.
Anglican Daily Fountain 5th November 2023 STUDY:
In today’s passage, we see that Jesus Christ was preparing to leave His disciples and that brought sorrow to their hearts. He used the scenario of a woman in travail of childbirth one moment and rejoicing the next moment to assure them that their sorrow would eventually turn to joy. The joy that would come to the disciples would cancel their sorrow. He told them “And ye therefore now have sorrow, but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man takes from you” (v. 22). This agrees with the Psalmist’s declaration that “weeping may endure for a night but joy comes in the morning”(Psa.30:5).
Beloved, your season of joy is very close. It does not matter what you are going through at the moment; God’s promise to you is that your will definitely exchange your sorrow for joy. Your suffering can be a result of satanic affliction, hatred from family and friends or a test of faith. It could also be on the basis of your faith. Your Christian position on issues of life could also land you in the wilderness of pain or sorrow. The heart-warming promise of the Lord to you is that your sorrow shall turn to joy and no one will take your joy from you.
PRAYER: Thank you heavenly Father because my joy is at hand. I shall laugh last.
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