Seeing with Joy

There's a secret to finding real joy, and it's found in the Hebrew word (ra-ha). The interesting thing is that this same word for joy is rooted in the Hebrew word that means "to see". In Hebrew, to be joyful is to see and to see is to be joyful. So what is there to see, that would give real joy? May I say that if you are a child of the King, then real joy is seen in truth, in the truth that God is love, that He has redeemed you, paid your sin debt, and forgiven you. that you are a new creation in Christ Jesus, that you are His workmanship, in the world but not of the world.

If you see His love, His purity, His compassion, His grace, His fullness, you have no choice but to be joyful. Open the eyes of your heart. See with faith. Take God at His word. Believe Him, trust Him, love Him, worship Him. You have more reasons than you can ever imagine to rejoice. You just have to start seeing it.

Don't be deceived, my dear brothers. Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. He chose to give us birth through the Word of Truth, that we might be a kind of firstfruits of all He created. JAMES 1:16-18

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