Joy That Abounds
JOY THAT ABOUNDS
“ila chy presence db fubweet of sins” (Pa. de 1.
BECAUSE THE jog chot we resolve at Mew Blah Ie deal an certhly jog, tux, che Jog af the Lord ileal, it UEC firdltiply and become scrooger, richer and toler ehronghost citndty, Maceerer it is oat a selGsh joy. Te dua jey chet A chased by mony people upon this earth and in hearenty plactt—by all those in faci that fare ome of ore now comand onto the imc cepericnit at Mow Binh. Earthly joys cennog tet shared like tol, Bur thie joy ine bewwenky joy which ix La aur pewllege mo eek co leregduce i, and share with, mung ochers em earth
"Me oe aca osing bo dake ao Old Testameer ilo nepdien, We are goleg pa age sis recy simple rps in the life oF David. Whee can Wt shall ctatded Dovid oo rejoice with great jog, and how we be aks dle I moar others sefeice with him? Aa we go cheoogh bit dblvory we ree that there were dese several cocusjone ss hp life, with ome oF which makes a podne of progress in his oon knowledge of the joy ofthe Lord which was bis srength. We shold vey 0 a term you bow you alia can have soch experiences i your gw Tir wThen Keowee! dpm the fora oof of, and and frie te che mde of Aid Brathan; and ts Spirit of the
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Tn thir clipter we rend bow David wis cbosta to be ng, At tat time be bout oo thought of ever beotming 2 blog. He wee just o sbepberd bog lenking wher nis Gorbet's flock, I lo oem bolic: thot the thought bad eves occurred to him that be eight ome dag he bing, oer Feoe], oc bad the thought qver ecticond che mind, of bit Gather and mosber, Dor yer eves OF Seeruel she Prophet, Samo bed indeed thought that Blisb, the dinthort, wat artis God's anointed. Fes, 0 wtoordence wa Cod’ werd ¢ him, be anoinced Dame before the wmbule inmily.
Libs Tierid exch of ue hae been born Inna at earthy + duanily, hur bave you ever craliad thar God wart you fe be w brovenly king? Mer denibt you believe In tiod'e mercy became Ele hos forgives: your sin, but did you oree dream that your God and (emir had such 2 fell Purpose for you? We read in ¢ Peter 29 ane iq Rey, LG and $06 that such 3 indeed Giod'y dtxmghr. just reed the Word of God, and ste how tach God lovey sed hes plained for you. Then you will surely bove © appr dap. Bacon wbtecioun of God's had Mpon you, and pow heat, i ape of our pan enful Wf, God wane you to be a elope I
Vet when ou become consitur af che Spirit ar God beng poured apo Foo ana tiga chat you ans Fi for ever, Je Woody a beginning, Hen thinigh the joy of new birth & 09 wemdecful, i Ik ody a begloning. When yu receive the QA of mebvaclon, and che goal 2 THE ;Oy OF THE Laer
né the Holy Spinic, you ill ayia to kao che seal puspase of Gad in culling you and Joving you ond swing yeu, ‘Ubis in the beginising of jor—to- know thm tod hae called and chest you
“ind Up caine 70 por aw huey come, whew Dovid one sears ie dhe samo af te, PAP thot he mine cut of ff eirics of Firat, sfaginge cma rece, ie meer feng Sow, iB covets, soivh joy, oral amit on wee og mrmsick, fed the crower aumaern? ante techn an they played, cot xsi, Soo) anit shove ir wikcatrcmh, com Dowed is cen sthasemdk® (c Suan. 2H.E, 7).
Dovid toed ont sod overcomne Gaelic. That aay was anecher bapp} dey. ‘That great gia: who bad onmed 40 Teel tp tremble had boon baled by tho net called Dovid, How pemud and happy be most btve been that day I
Aga of ur sets op foe omesry Gollecha in cart Ile.: Sawo comes in many forms, Dy jou pat ranember mony times when che devil came, tt pepe Bee pour Efe? ie you oot mepieenber the howie ne Pe Aint eee se tt derll came to oar Lond wo tesape Fim (Miwa. 4). then be in oe polog to cgare ang believer, Bum wo ean abs cenicniber how, by calling in mind one vere fram ibe Bile, we hate atm the amie Goliath defesced amo pun co sans, 2 oom ure thar many of us can remember cuch tietes, and bow che omighey Tord Jesu, dwelling in us, bas conquered, mot cit,! ‘hur mouery teolioths. No dowtt we bod couse to be jovinl- had we came uC yciumpheat je such cisbes JOY THAT ABCUNDS a ws that, but even such © joy conoot be compared with whet ic abesd Ths joy of victory over evil is © great joy, but your God baw a dich greater joy yet for pom.
wdad Baw recipe all shee ake AiealAdtet And sareied canap) ope Demi? rescued i emo wsious. Aro poet mand nediig Lasting so chem, micher aml! aor teat, maither sons mer dauphrers, meither apart, aor omy thing ator they hod taken to hee: Deeta recovered ol (1 Sang, 30.18, 19).
Ded bed bees reapdog and copia became che Anieltkines bed cont and Gaen gee the egmen gid ehibdren, ated bed dure Zikleg, His federeds and soldiers and companion cyem chought of sinoing him, beams hey see their wives ond children carried oer om cope ries, ond ther hooves borne This bod all bappeord become of a lk: made by Dovid when, 0: wo cad ln chapter 2p, be bad ined with the Phalluslicd 12 fgbe squad Sal, bis od enemy, Whee be cant back, he Found he powe burned down.
Whee we tel Grd, god do thogs against Lis will, we atc bound mo suffer, Bot io chapter 4 Doi ome Wack to bie semeec, god repented end cocmulted God. (4b reruk, we read in verse ag that "Darkl recovered all, Bren rhonogh there bed seme no Boge, they Were enghled wo get back all their women and chikdcen md pomeuions, and there wet andugli ores We give Deenente om their friends, Thet ele aio a very hoppy day in Dvid's Hife when be wet fongiees by bam loving God, mod when be reemited from the enemy mech more then bad bes taken Brom Bion.
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‘Lika Dawid we alae make mney mimes. Even though ym ice Dorm again, and bowe been tory Fie bore, ad hava katned how to Gnd Fla will, pet oot we alee fal vo seek the will of Gad, md do things imttead io uy ewe wisdom, Ave yun now, like David, chedifing Wear, over oss pach fly? Yeu ioe duit yo ene wacay in wot poking His will, and the bo why even our Edends kava cerned agalner mou.
“And Thevid wae grestty dimressed: foe the pecple apeke of tennipg bie, becnese the son! off alll che people War peeved, every mam for bis“sons mod fie his dumghtret box David enooureged Irinmelf in the Lord bls Ged"* Werse #I, The frieada of David epoke of stoning betm. So even in che weme way, tren thom who cbould be jpmor frieods omy font pelt Foe Wid yon gw eT. Bot by comity bick © your Lotd, and dole Hin will, you ore waltd and forgiven wed covered. “Thue you ran rejeiee cht God fer forgleen pene Golly and thee you cod agin be coed be Hie, od poor bear lll be Glled wih the grem joy of restored commande smd anvesred porper.
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Fhe day when Previt orequered Zion wen snother necaéon fer sejaicimg. Jomtum bat fnlied te drier uk Hbe Jebusine Emi Zit, “These beget to mock at Darld, bor by Chet’ pect and erength bee drove chee aun Ver, che dap wheo be ded oy ns a happy day TOY THAT AROUND 3 Kot ett beth chen be began én see emnotiing more Wf che purpnts of God in choweing him. He began io wee jemechiog of God's beaveniy phn for bie people, mod how Jt could ao be wccompidehed whdle the Jebutimes Temalned i Jervesicmn,
God, who bad cet the fm plagos om Egypt, ond had monde the walle of Foricho Ball, bal depeodad oom che people oo dite qu the Eeven tition from che Exod of Come. Ic was pay of the héwwendy pag thar obey ahoold be defen onc omly by Gand's people who bad. comme oot of Egppt. God bed power to pend fire fen “ueaven to commume and judge ubese people i? He elbed I
vedo aa. What Be did at Jerkhe, com) He mot ce. Peat ache: Jebwalye geeongbold? Bat God did not need. tome euch eons. He bed chen Hb people I bo Hix coworkers and purmers de judgmen.
Hove you folly rmBeed that God relies open py His people, t0 fulBl Hit beeveady plm? Bat we iil God all ate! Butber than ober God, and cut off +. We “feboe", ae cidke marriage with Hee and alle chem to petala in oir mit. That 4 bow oo melee veconverted mien fue becoode porte, aldeta, commie: member, cnn Bebop. How ebay been again women ches ene who have wnarcled “fetwalcey" for che ame of money, of edacetion, “or cour, oF height! Or bem muy born-mgsin men, who for the wake of a few thoumied rupees dowry, will mary © "Jobuxite* women! Tet it why you fod bexeman mein came denogst the people of God For shout fect Eiekdred feat, Gee's porpwer wa hindered teams of euch Jebunrer. Thay bed oo te denn “24 THE JO¥ OF THE LORD:. completely. Thank God for the widow He gave m Devid af this time,
We art Tok that he comgmered Zlow tod that from thar gay he called dt the cy of David. "Agd Dard wren oo, and grew grest, and the Lond God of hoses wus with brie” (rene Yo}, Even a, hin joy was one pet fall.
‘When believers cefume 19 compromise WOh tchapicitunl - men or be mnifed with those what me pot barn again, I: mess that they bare beyon to ore what uch ae the: Jebusiics have dota ta hinder the puree of God. Ip: ie a betppy day for all belicreta wht they ree that chee tio be aepsiceted from all chat 4 of the world and of: he oft IHe, wed renllse chan God be cefvlog upon them bo Sol Hs heavenly plan. Vet even chat discovery is, mm I oe shell wee, ruc m beginwlogy.
“So Dowid bogie ain thneking foe and she avert for fifty she bet of silver, Amd Deid tui chee ay aber nar tie Lord, and offered darn offeingy and peace afar igs, So ee Lord moms is erected for che Load, ond phe Noque wor stgped free Drrcel"" (3 Sam. 24.a4b, 25).
Thee we ord qoosher heppp day im DeviPs binors, when God peought hn wo the thothiog-foor nf Armooh the Jebumite. He had beea tempted ba. oumber the peuple, mo sithowgh God bad bean theming minis in fighting Ge him, be beg io cook his mighty men, me them He gcremptih chepeiebdlecd vo them and an the size of bis grep, 84 God had to pemih bio, md be cepted ot the dencetdog- Boor JO¥ THAT ABOUNDS a
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Je had been a very grierons sin, but Gtal bad forgiven hém, ond choc is by it wm cucha bape dar dn Doyld's MIs it ope a very happy day én your [lfe, when God forgives you some grlevgus ain dane im ind cise obedience to Six will? (hn ‘bow grectoo: md meccifal pur God ict How great ore His leader mercies, for even though we Gil Him co grievonsis, yol be i will- + ing Ue fete un..
Thar wa a happy dey foe David, and the seme God paver oie all cdmlie happy dae. Fhe very rpet mbece “Dwad was ponihed became the aite of God's Hime. "Thea Sotomoo begin to biel ibe Bours of the Lord, - vnWhere the Lord appeared unc Ehvld ble farber,., im the threshing-foor of Qroan the Jeboslie" (2 Cheon, Sa) From that dap David's owe joy begem He bad fad bppy diy, wenden! day, but ombing compared wo the joy Bt found there wt the alter, on the site For the temple of God.
Taka Reed mows for the Lod Back eho pies rt dpe am Rua: for she sametunry: Be aieitag, ted dio dr, They Denid gave to Soto Ht ww ake pares of che pawek, " wed af cha fewer ideredf --- AIP obo, anid Dhewid, cha Lord made me seitirarced dr coviting by fit Bod sper ame, whom aff the wait af obi perce!” (1 Chron 36.10, 11,
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God was mow able te give co Chydd the peoeeo for I Hie teomple, and the apympence thar bl roo bod bem hones of God to build i ‘The joy chor David cow sxparieoced wid in eatizely different kind of joy. It a THR JOY OF THE LORD was the joy thar comes which the rercisten of the heavenly ple for the howe of God, “The Flog’ reload and tbe propli mekcced leo, Tat David could nog fume peeled aa be did oom webour pole tbreagh: all howe other expereno, Every stage We mecemery. We wut POU abe po onee tyne Chrcdgh inno ebda feel experience ‘of joy.
The joy of the Lord ka your strength, bur the joy of the cevecoo of che bewnenly patter, mod of Mooring. thor God hm called on om here ine, empwrecder all ~ baker joya rat you may hee expeteweed ga other pecminos. To chia joy you enter inte the pln end. Purpotes of God regmeding Hi people, oth mow ond ie ote ages io come, Pray theta chore the Dowd will Mead you om from joy te Jey, cll jen come to the falese of dhe jor of the Load which ia your emi,