God Wants Me to Be Joyful
Rejoicing with joy unspeakable
1 Peter 1:3-9
Read the Bible through:
AM - 1 Chronicles 22-24 : PM - John 8:1-11
Christ . . . whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, (1 Pet. 1:8).
Luke 7:1-10 contains a particularly memorable example of real faith. The Roman centurion who sent Jewish elders to Jesus at Capernaum possessed a remarkably strong faith in the Lord. The defining characteristic of the centurion's faith was that it did not depend on anything he had actually seen. Instead, the Roman commander's faith in the Lord was based entirely on the good news he had heard concerning Jesus and His ways.
The Apostle Peter commended those like the centurion who believed based only on the gospel they had received from the Lord's messengers. Unlike Judas, who’s belief in Jesus' divinity required physical evidence, Christians have a reason to "rejoice with joy unspeakable." Our belief is based not on what we have seen, but on what we have heard and believed.
Thank You, Lord, for joy unspeakable.
The Apostle Peter commended those like the centurion who believed based only on the gospel they had received from the Lord's messengers. Unlike Judas, who’s belief in Jesus' divinity required physical evidence, Christians have a reason to "rejoice with joy unspeakable." Our belief is based not on what we have seen, but on what we have heard and believed.
Thank You, Lord, for joy unspeakable.
