Joy That Is Strong

JOY THAT IS STRONG

“The por of the Cord pour avenge’ (Mebemiah BLL).

GOIFS JO ic for all Hie children, AU com have it who will allow Bis Wend 0 Guts Uheic beer dey by day, ond receive By fu wh Be geree feo Ie this eighth choprer of Nehemiah we ace the colideem oF Tarmed, who became of cheiz rebeUiom ond dip ébedimnce against the Ward of God bod bee im copai« day in Babylon for seventy rears, oow gathered ingether rik ene acca and due ation, 6 hear the Word anew, Aa God's semvonn expounded 4 no ches, Joy filed their bear a, and ge ead thee “uber wa very areie gudaesi"™

(B17).

Sue pest Woo thay hive beto beim and fall of Gituee dae et our stubboraness and feelistmrst, But the Lord ke cdieng ro forghe al our pa, and oo restore us oo Hireself, giving ca ower Jop—"the joy et the Lord", Thar joy is co be our atengrha ep hich begins the moment we tom to Tio and chen Halpin step by sep ac we po oo with Him

‘We thal] study Got feet God’ Word seem remo foe chli I oy, Thea we eball pec bow i can bet captrsinced, and how Le con muiniply, end beceane purer and clchet and deeper in a.

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Tha cacanry retried cpedtt welch fay, sapimg, Lard, oem the dacs awe stiecs sine ver rorowgh chy ata... ind fe cotd wie doe,, mri ejaioe macy char che aging ame wubfest wma gous Mace rier myjoice, Sramese Fac atest that ceric ie homes" (Lok 19.07; 227)

Mao's interest a alors ortumd by ioiricke. Who of we emul not Uke 0 bee ott perlicceed — oe bo per form oon? Yet the Low Jeses pape sect ther che real Bremd of py ie nor chle bun che fear cher our cams toe erties by Him be Hesren. Thi is the ground of rus heapenty |oy. ‘Thle gives, joy onspeakable end fal of glory ea joy ther oo mm cam tuke fom we For Thi i che depdewing of joy, and poverty, cickoes and. ‘tibulstina camo rob us of it.

Tn your ong writin int tit Hook af Life by the Led Jora—welteto with Hie ealbpkexd Hand? Repo wou i, Be wahed in Hic Blood, Be eabed In che garesc of Ely rightecuneca, Then and glory then ds poor seme voices there

“He het disthed ioe with the geoments of mlvetion'* (fu. fz. ro) There it flee of jop whe owe have thee germmob. Foey covet our tpicitoal tebedome and Rive os heavenly beer in wideh te aan boklly bxfote: wboly God, They ehe es boldness and Abert 20 call upon the [iting God amywhee They ore the Het mete wed fe of one very Rod Fiomet. The Ife of the Lod Jem Cheat chthes our spire when 7 receive How an Sevicur, Fi is im this thar we “remy yep"; mot io cucthly phocies ox prosperity, bart ba the:

JOY THAT 1s STROnG +. ernie of beg cla eed coerced by abe Lond Him ae “Ta hove pul oo Chri” (Gal. 427),

Does thie Joy Gee in your bencts and wack im pom dp oe degre Can year teighbeore eee much 2 joy om you face Please make mite wdthtut Uday that your oumes ae food Jo whe Lamb's Pook of Life,

“Tie ak presence i fiubuess af jou aa ake righ bond where are prlsararen for evermore” ‘Poa 16.01),

Joy mcltiplicn ar we live in the presence of God, ond. it ie galy beve ean fred ey ie Gourd Mang com teacify be hele pages aie wrdtien in the Bock of Life, bat Iney cannoe sup than chey ave living coostmly in the qesence of the Toned, 1p i pitible to live “with the Lond's children, and mo orb ade iock with them, mod pet i be our of much with the Lord. We cm een be in a peoper meeting ond eg feel abe Lend'e. Preteoce—aoot be in conection: conch which Hie.

Bor df you We not Reel Hie peeeerce, then you do mo bare Soll ey. Fle wey be die Ue yiniour things, but id may te your own fim. Aa # child of God, provid rf yous hear ia puse ond your epniclence right beer Him, you cam and should fect ond knew Hit ptedce. Chae pewper im that you taay Feamn chin seers off duced lng in che presence of the Ewing end loving fod, for this ig His intention and pllmpoe for Hix people. -

"Delight eof alee ia td tort; cad dir abel pier whew the dene of web deca (Ped 74h,

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The jop ovtleh we mecekwe wr new batth, add with motopbiea oa we Fre in abe Lond pesence, bem wrunger when we Gmd our delight in the Lord and entirely forget our other desires, whether ioe eming ac thinking, for Ecienue or prenotion of cmme, oF even for expert Hbk-eoowiedes, GE we delight qurelren in che Lord, how susch mare ell] be given oh io the Joy of the Lord chen chose chingn con ever belo?

“Pivae whe now che heaary of the teoumuales will apend omch time asd mosey oo ger a view of, nity, Brecest, They will cael from Afrika gr Chins I ear 06 get a glinpse of it, journeying ond climbing with much Iumisbip to gain a opec whence they can eee abe wummic. EW this! of the tims ibe coumtnia peak is biddeo ber bled la and cloud, oo they ay be compelled ermal dn disconefieer au ther view poaot Air tito bear a waiting for the wind co Blow sway the mba — alt la order thar they ouy see just foe a few cadres the bemutiful eos-ciad peak lit by the suslighe Thea che chit cerns and covers it mguin. But they go beck 1 Aftka oc Chith or Jopén or Americn, mi gather their CHends and ceil chem whet they raw of thats rondecfal cogoo|on

A few malnutes! plimpwe can give them sock please. Bet oon cor Cond the chistes, tbe Birest mitong all people? And His glory dines per fide, Let ue chen desire to see Fis glory more and mute

Tn Aithew 67 Jobe pee che Lond Tea toetabpoced oo che mount. Thor war a» wendertol expericacs, But im Revolting i the sme Joh Ln hin old ape, boon . JOY THAT 16 STRORA 5 the mame Lend io He requerestloa phy, and ods Him till mart pherke. That ahoukl be our delghe abo Met what He girs uc bur what He Himeit 4; act because He bese our bodbex of amen. oar prepeng, but becquce we have glimgeed dhe glerp ef bile loeely face: wher ix hae Gly com hearts which jap.

My rdelighr oo do ohy asi, OF my Ghat (Pee 40. 8,

Teh Be he one jay i ported, Wed first we come te Bae the Lond, we did moc ber bo to find the alll of God, bow tn heer Him vais, bow 19 cecognie where ond how He wat working. But, a. me begin ip walk with Him, and ty Eve with Him mere and cove coaely, we divcinied Uhr WE ome worker cogerher with God (2 Gor, Gn. ‘When we bear the Ward of God proached and moe the Name of that Lord Jesus Chrise ‘being uplifted and recelred, nod Hie work being docs, Khao eur beoere leap with Sey, We get nore delice in thle tivo do oll the pron’ clorting, of herueed, or fries, pe ashe good things io thm life.

Whee the Lord in our delight, ia Name, His good oes and His glory ere one coocoding joy, umd we begin I we Jong 0 know and io do Hie etl, Bot ket oe poe feo a mene od cosmid, “Whe we conember By agony at Gethsemane, cam we ory apy with Bie “Her wey vill, but Thies, be dons'?

Befire we oew the Lard, we would lightly prop mock peupers mm this: “Lord, keep me in Madees, and Vocal give Thee Re ach each Sender; on, “Give mon oe ms or firithemd, and Co will gla Thee 3 THE JOv OF THE LORD Rs, 13i, phumring meanwhile ta git only Re ij- if lea eed) Te the Lord granted cur rogues, Fe pve Fim mace, bat if He did oot, we gare Hem len, Or ae might exp: ‘Lord, i shall aerra Thee ghdty after resize mak, bet ceralolr nor before, Let me get ep children Mattie) Gre I!

Yo, when cor teeth fli owt and our heir becomes wey, he shall be veiling bo serve Good, We talk about doing the will of God, but then Ir b cen te obey His will, then we try to find a wuy gus, This it not diligheng todo Hh will, When we con say lth ie: ‘Lond, keep me here, of podd me amyebere else; whee wee cam trol way with all cop bart: “Thy wells be come’, Aen that joy will be our acreage to do Hs will, Chee. wardly 9 ay bare be encone: peaiething of the palo, whe surrow, the bordea of Gerhacnusc, bok our heim still be smrpog in cht strength that cone with doing the will of God,

Des jane rant tha joy of the Lord oo be pour secemgch? "Then lesen to! yake delight in doing God ll Find Ninn, make cone, give tina in discomer is lll, amd then cunke i oor dell to de it. To do chi, yo May have te moder bardehige emf towel 9 log fea, uy che fact vemaine thar FOU Will be doing His wilt, and dt will bring yeu fullest Joy tod plemsume

See oad yr shall resaing, Had your joy may Be fill” (Jokn 1h.24).

Lowe ow dt memm oo pray in the Name of the Lord Jeu Chri. The disciples had boon miking

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maaay hin herfone viv, be obey bad oot tlcebecttod the anahocky of th: Name of che Lord Jem, Bem afar He bad been highly exited, ond Him Help Spérie land fallen opoo them, then chey Inew whe eaterhy He hod. “Al power ,,,, in eween mod in eee! (Mart, 24.8) wu Hic There lee the divine eeerct, And ‘that pom, that muthority ia be ba mxeccised moor om rhly euth theowth bk Gur ainingth 4 in the Meme of the Lond Jeu Gara.

he strength does om lie in Buildings, of property, var degrees, ov wealth, of muoobers. Tt does egy mums cebether we are worth Real, of Ba, sole, ar Re ro Jette; it doe pot matter weecher we ane perme or highly educeind, whether we ore living Ino im, anes, acenfe, ocd bre, aTaee, o7 food bene; our strength Boe there, Cor meogeh A lb The Name tbe.

Many of us poty, bu SU prayect only wmouct to vain word, We pray keg petpert in nine Sowa langue, Beit whee treub¥e onmes, ov Lie Enenry, we hide comewbers td ched ream, What ought ma cather ao do? Whine Bet Gor Hnegeth it much @ time? It ir certnindy not dt war wendt, tue dn the cecrcta of the mutbectty of tet Keene of whe Lord Jerur Chel, Let te omamy come bn ile a food (Ii, 99.198 et bith ems: Lee m Toawring li fx Pet $8) we bell bled tein in he Meme ef the Tord Jeon Chri, Thar lb our Wer and artength, Io earthly wayne we muy be poor, Bileervte and wreak, but io Cheint we ere mom: than comguercrn, a THE JO? OF VW LOR

Con pnw say vers trustdislly vhae jou ave thee wothoricy is pepper? The wey you prep cowry aoe drive amy aspeoml! Then bow do pon expect to drive away a Fon? Acoondigg io tbe Word A God, the devil well tremble ar nur ptayert if wx prog im the Namie, May we Jenco to exercle the suthocily of the Nema of whe Vor Jere Christ. “hen aha cat lines be eutong in the joy of Elis victory.

“These sings verte sor umes yoy, thar yuew joy muy ' ba full” (J John ca,

When the hidden enpeeedle: of the Word of Geol ace Pevraled to us, mur heer are filed wl a Joy char rodkes us comng. Ghar weength elocy mot lin in sHAte Bible Kreowledge we such, noe an likcegdng eo good eer moms; Rul wheo the Lord Fes Himuell, tre 4s Spleie, reveal: an ua (he mppieries of Hic Word, chen we ame

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“Thon ... haat bercaed them oom babes" (fart. 11. 25,0 tocol]... shew chee great... things (Jer. 33.3) When our loving Savior opm op to um His Living Word, choc is cerengoh Ag Ciod revemkc Himself to om inn prefer meapere day by day while we meditate poo His Word, 39 do we dnd our joy iecreming oxinc and more. Day by day He will give us sooteaking Fceth me we wuir opoe His, and a God's Word becomes meal tooo, it becomes pur low aoe erength.

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JOY THAT Ia STRONG?

When we ore counted wary 15 umffer ehaate for the Lard Foun Christ, imwad of bemg downeart sed disgeuraged owe chould seeder, beorue that we une Hin clory lm pew way, and fen that joy wa Bnd a norm med wweoderfol etreagah. On suffering shame for Hin Name spe mre protceed 09 a grenber exapiccalblling to ered ant boom Him, “If ye be reprotcbed fhe che mait of ike, happy mre ye" {I Pet 414)

Suppess thee you were working of mn ontiouy clerk in amt offs, ond that ome dap pen were encklenly pro miraed vo be the bead of doe department, woud Feu go Tomes and begin weeplng oy jourwife? No, you woald rejeloe that piu were epumced worthy ef sch reaped Hilry mod bid quelled for promotion, Rejoice, then, that you afe commed Gt i be givem the divine repo sibiEty of suffering ceprowch fo Hi Neme. Thit inet premocing. An yeu fealise poor poivilmpe you will became stomp,

Mag we crecy ome of ae I eames bene to emt inte wht joy of the Lond, which Jp pwr strength.