Marked by Joy
First15 Devotional
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🗓️ 2 November 2022
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Summary
What would it be like to have unhindered, abundant joy in the midst of all circumstances? The beauty of the joy God longs to give is that it’s not fleeting or temporary. It is sustaining, strong and true. As we continue to discover what it means to live for heaven, today we look at what it means for us to be marked by joy.
Our Scripture for today comes from Proverbs 10:28, and today's worship is Garments by Cory Asbury.
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| 0:00.0 | What would it be like to have unhindered, abundant joy in the midst of all circumstances? |
| 0:10.7 | The beauty of the joy God longs to give is that it's not fleeting or temporary, but it's sustaining, strong, and true. |
| 0:19.2 | As we continue to discover what it means to live for heaven, today we look at what |
| 0:23.6 | it means for us to be marked by joy. Welcome to the first of team podcast. Our verse for today comes from Proverbs 10, verse 28. |
| 0:43.3 | Scripture says, the hope of the righteous brings joy, but the expectation of the wicked will perish. |
| 0:51.3 | C.S. Lewis said, |
| 0:55.5 | All joy emphasizes our pilgrim status, |
| 0:58.1 | always reminds, beckons, |
| 1:01.1 | awakens, awakens desire. |
| 1:03.0 | Our best havings, our wantings. |
| 1:06.7 | As pilgrims on the journey to boundless communion |
| 1:09.4 | with our Heavenly Father, we are called to be marked by a sustaining and transcendent joy. |
| 1:16.8 | Our God is a God of joy. He's the creator of fun and the giver of abundant life. He longs for his children to taste and see his goodness. |
| 1:28.3 | He longs for us to open our hearts, cast off the cares of this world, and receive the joy that comes from living for heaven. |
| 1:36.3 | Romans 1417 says, for the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness and peace and joy |
| 1:46.1 | in the Holy Spirit. Psalm 1611 says, You make known to me the path of life. In your presence there |
| 1:54.1 | is fullness of joy. At your right hand are pleasures forevermore. Proverbs 1028 says, |
| 2:02.6 | The hope of the righteous brings joy, |
| 2:04.6 | but the expectation of the wicked will perish. |
| 2:08.6 | We serve a joyful king. |
| 2:11.6 | There is no greater joy than living in the fullness of relationship |
| 2:15.6 | available to us in Christ. |
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