JOY

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  JOY John 16:16-24  Devotional:- “Most assuredly, I say to you that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; and you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy.” (V. 20) NKJV God’s word says when sorrow endures till a night, joy comes in the morning (Psalms 30:5). This is an assurance and evidence that what is called sorrow is not a permanent situation in the life of a child of God. This is because it is certain that when a night comes, morning is always the next. The night is evidence of the coming morning. This is evidence that what you are going through right now will soon result in joy. In fact, the tougher it is, the closer the joy. May you see it. The scripture we read today gave us a new dimension of hope in our lives. Jesus said, our sorrow shall turn to joy. That which we think is a thing of sorrow shall suddenly become a thing of joy. Jesus likens it to a woman who is in labour. Women in this state often feel as if the end has come. But ...

YOU ARE THE BRANCHES

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YOU ARE THE BRANCHES                

John 15:1-8
Devotional Verse:- "I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing" (Vs. 5)

    As citizens of the kingdom of God, we are so special in the hand of our God that we are given special roles to play. The role of glory that Christ has given us is not common in the generations of men. We are given this special place because Christ loves us and made Himself a sacrifice for our redemption (Revelation 5:9).
 
    Jesus says, He is the vine and we are the branches. This is a rare position only for the citizens of the kingdom of God. Jesus went ahead to say that His father is the vine dresser while He is the vine. Just picture it in your mind that God is a gardener, Jesus is the plant while you and I are the branches. Do you know that it is the joy of the gardener to see the flower and the fruits of the plants? What a great honour it is that we are to carry the beauty and the fruits of the Spirit of God! 
 
    We must therefore do everything to bear fruits in response to such love from Jesus. These fruits are the fruits of repentance unto righteousness which are the fruits of turning to obey God (Matthew 3:8). They are the fruits of the Spirit of God (Galatians 5:22) and the fruits of soul winning. Make up your mind to do the will of the father in soul winning and giving. Work on yourself in the word of God to bear the fruits of the Spirit so that you will not be cast out (John 15:2). It's a new day!
 
Prayer: Lord, help me to be focused and fruitful to keep my place in you.
 
“THE BEAUTY OF EVERY TREE IS ITS FRUITS”



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