Your Words were found, and I ate them

Unspeakable Joy!


Your words were found, and I ate them, And Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart; For I am called by Your name, O LORD God of hosts. Jeremiah 15:16 NKJV 


“Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart;….” What a great quote from the prophet Jeremiah! With the current economic climate, it's hard to retain any sense of joy. There's the fear of possible layoffs, difficulty finding other means of employment and with the new unemployment numbers continuing to be much higher than expected, it's very hard to imagine feeling joyful. Fear of the unknown can be overwhelming and exhausting. But remember, if we put God first, everything else will fall into place. It has to. He promised. “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on.…Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?…So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you? “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” Matthew 6:25-33 NKJV  

What an exciting promise! Isn't it a relief to know that when we allow God into our lives, that we no longer have to worry? How awesome is that? God reveals himself to us through His word. We find Him there. And when we desire to soak up those Words, like a sponge or eat them, the way Jeremiah so wonderfully describes above, joy can't help but follow. It's a joy so deeply rooted it springs up through the vast layers of our soul and the struggles that we face will pale in comparison and have to bow to our trust in our Father. And joy is contagious. As we eat God's word and it rejoices in our hearts, everyone around us will be affected. “A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance…Proverbs 15:13 NKJV.  

So, let's have some fun. Let's go out and spread some joy!