THE PAST

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  THE PAST Isaiah 43:8-21 Devotional:- “Do not remember the former things, Nor consider the things of old.” (v.18) NKJV God, who gives us a memory, want us to use our past experiences to help us make quality decisions in the future, but the past is always the enemy of the future for many. If you don’t know how to manage your memory system of the past, it is capable of standing against your success in the future. As emotional beings, we are sometimes faced with the challenges of memories of our past experiences, our errors and failures. You will observe that at every point of decision-making to progress, the enemy will bring back to your memory the past experiences of your failure. This is just to bring fear to your heart and make you doubt the possibility of your success, so you could lose your joy. The scripture we read today instructs us to let go of the past. God is starting a brand-new thing with you. He is giving you new experiences of success and breakthrough. You need to lea...

JOY DEFINED

 

JOY DEFINED

II Corinthians 3:7-18

“Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty” (v.17) NKJV


The reason many don’t always experience or retain joy is that they don’t really understand what joy is. We sometimes relate it to laughter, but this is not so. Laughter is only one of the components of joy, and there are others, such as freedom or a free system. To define joy, you will need to first understand that it is the product of the presence of God (Psalm 16:11). That is why it is not equal to happiness that is caused by a happening or an event, but joy is a result of an indwelling Spirit of God. Happiness is temporal, while joy is an abiding Spirit.

Our scripture today taught us the meaning of joy. It is simply a released heart, and this is brought by the Spirit of God. It is a heart free from all manner of bondages. Loose yourself from all manner of bondage of condemnation. It is a way of opening up our hearts for the peace and rest in God to dwell there. It is totally settling down in the Holy Spirit. That is why the scripture says Where the spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

Friend, as a Spirit-filled believer, start to allow the liberty of the Holy Spirit in your heart according to the word of God for your freedom (John 8:32). And you shall be filled with the Spirit of joy.


Prayer: Lord, teach me the truth of your word.

“GOD’S SPIRIT IS THE ENGINE OF JOY, BUT IT TAKES KNOWLEDGE OF THE TRUTH TO OPERATE IT”


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