Charles Stanley In Touch Daily Devotions 25 February 2022, Friday Message
Charles Stanley In Touch Daily Devotions 25 February 2022
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TOPIC: The Empowering Emotion of Joy
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE: John 15:9-17
Charles Stanley In Touch Daily Devotions 25 February 2022 MESSAGE
Jesus promised us His joy, but at times it can evade us. There are some important things to understand about this spiritual fruit. As we saw yesterday, the Holy Spirit is its source. And being supernatural in nature, divine joy exists independently of our circumstances. Happiness, on the other hand, comes from external causes, is an earthly in character, and increases or decreases as events change.
Holy Spirit-developed joy comes when we:
• Focus on our relationship with the Lord. Because of Jesus, our sins are forgiven and we are forever His. Nothing can separate us from our Savior.
• Observe His transforming work in others. Notice what God is doing around you: rescuing people from bondage to sin and transforming them into His likeness.
• Serve those He sends to us. Our obedient, loving care for others brings spiritual joy.
• Meditate on God’s living Word. Through Scripture, we receive an outpouring of His love and precious truths on which to build our lives.
Take a few minutes to contemplate the wonder of your new birth, share someone’s spiritual joy, obediently serve another person, or receive guidance from God’s Word. Then check your emotional barometer. Are you singing hallelujah yet?
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Deuteronomy 12-14
THOUGHT FOR TODAY: True joy comes not from circumstances but from our relationship with Jesus.
Charles Stanley In Touch Daily Devotions 25 February 2022 Message. He is the senior pastor of First Baptist Church Atlanta and founder of In Touch Ministries, both located in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Stanley’s heart’s desire is to get the gospel to “as many people as possible, as quickly as possible, as clearly as possible, as irresistibly as possible, through the power of the Holy Spirit to the glory of God.