Today, let’s talk about JOY & PEACE!
We’ve heard “the joy of the Lord is our strength; however, have you read the entire verse…
Nehemiah 8:10 KJV says:
“Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”
And Isaiah 26:3 says,
“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.”
What does this mean?
God spoke through Nehemiah to say, yes, we’re going to have some challenges; yes, we’re going to go through somethings; however, when we TRUST IN GOD: when we DEPEND ON HIM, when we set our mind on the things of GOD,.. we WILL find JOY and PEACE; for HE IS the Prince of Peace; HE IS the Joy of Our Salvation. He has supplied all of our need and has given us a feast of food and drink, enough to share with others. Which we can do at the end of the Day 2 of this fast!
God ordained this day to be HOLY unto the Him and HE set aside this day for us to walk in His JOY & in His PEACE!
Be blessed and we will see you at the end!
Evangelist Tracy Byrd
