Living your life day by day in the 'JOY' of the LORD!

It Is The 'JOY'
Of The LORD  
That Gives You Hope!

"Is there yet any seed left in the barn? Until now, the vine and the fig-tree, the pomegranate and the olive tree have not borne fruit. "From this day on I will bless you.'"
Haggai 2:19

Today, being Monday, the first busy day of your week, we pray that you get your 'JOY' ON and praise the LORD with us, the whole week long!

Have  you looked in your barn lately?  Did you know that you were born in a barn, at least that is what is rumored anyway.  It still rings in your ears; "Close the door!  Were you born in a barn?"  Since you were too young to remember your birth, who knows, maybe you were born in a barn after all.  J

The LORD asks if HIS people have noticed that there is nothing in the barns, or the orchards.  The people do not seem to have seed for planting new crops, nor fruit to harvest on their mature trees.  It appears that there is nothing healthy going on for them and they are in trouble!

When you find yourself in the situation where it seems as though there is nothing healthy going on in your life, when you are faced with more troubles than answers, when you reach a place of desperation over what you can see, you often loose your hope and give in to depression and worse!  During these times, you may even wonder if the LORD even knows about your suffering.

Need some good news!  HE does know!!  HE cares!!  HE is always ready to rescue HIS people!!  That is you by the way.  Speak HIS truth, HIS Word, out loud, where you can hear with your outer ear in order to gain and build your faith.  Remember, faith comes from hearing and hearing from the Word of God, Romans 10:17.

As you begin to quote this promise of GOD, you will see HIS deliverance in your life; "From this day on I will bless you."  HE means it!  HE really does!

The fastest way out of depression is simple obedience.  You do not 'feel' like doing something simple about your often difficult and complicated situations, and yet, the LORD uses foolish things to confound your pride and to bring you to healing and deliverance and into HIS 'JOY'.  Today and everyday, live your life in the 'JOY' of the LORD!

Dr. Mark Fielding
PraiseNation Staff

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