[Discoveries] 05-26-07 Indestructible joy

[Inspiration in Your Inbox]

/*Let us fix our eyes on Jesus ... who for the joy set before him 
endured the cross ... Hebrews 12:2*/

... continued from yesterday ...

Why is it that Richard Wurmbrand's prison cell would glitter to him like 
a thousand diamonds? Why would another brother who was tortured with 
boiling oil see the glory of God? Why was the broken, raspy voice of a 
fellow prisoner singing the most beautiful song in the world?

Isn't it because in their pain they connected with the One who found joy?

Jesus descended into pain, but rose into joy. And so, He holds joy as 
His eternal possession. My little pleasures can quickly and easily be 
taken away from me. But God's pleasure, God's happiness, is made out of 
stronger stuff. It stands up to abuse. It towers above all the suffering 
of all the ages.

There is a King James Version scripture that reads: "Enter thou into the 
joy of thy Lord." At some point, we enter into the indestructible 
happiness of God. Heaven wouldn't be heaven if God wasn't happy.

I talk about treasures in jars of clay. Well, this jar of clay has very 
little to offer those who are suffering. But the Treasure inside has 
everything to offer: Indestructible joy.

... a final thought tomorrow ...

Be encouraged!
Dwight


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