A source of joy for others

Good morning everyone,

Our theme for this month: “Living with joy”

Our Bible verse for today: “Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.” 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (NIV)

Our thought for today: “A source of joy for others”

I once had the good fortune to work with a man who was perpetually joyful. He simply had an optimistic outlook and an upbeat, positive spirit. He was easygoing and mild-mannered. He laughed easily and often, and he liked people. He also was not bothered much by things and therefore he rarely got upset. He was just a very pleasant person to have around. He lifted everyone’s spirits and consequently he had a good influence in the workplace.

In 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 the Apostle Paul reminds us that the Holy Spirit lives in the heart of every person who has placed his or her faith in Jesus Christ. Paul even says that your body is now a temple of the Holy Spirit. It’s the place where the Spirit resides. That being the case, your body is a walking, talking, mobile temple of the Holy Spirit. You take the Spirit with you wherever you go and therefore you can potentially introduce a new spiritual dynamic into every situation you enter into.

In Galatians 5:22-23 Paul listed for us what he termed “the fruit of the Spirit.” These are character traits of Jesus that the Holy Spirit is working to develop in us and to then bring out of us. They are “love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.” Please note that the second fruit of the Spirit that He is developing in you, and which He then wants to bring out from you, is joy.

If the fruit of the Spirit is healthy within you then it will be rising-up and flowing out of you. Like my old friend who I mentioned above, when you arrive on the scene and thereby enter into any situation, you introduce a new spiritual dynamic into that situation because the fruit of the Spirit is flowing out of you – and that will include joy.

You have it within you to be a source of joy for others. Because of the Spirit within you, you can introduce the joy of the Lord into any situation you are involved in today. I encourage you to do exactly that.

God bless,
Pastor Jim

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