5.11.18 – “The joy that Jesus gives to those who
ask is not natural exuberance, human enthusiasm, circumstantial exhilaration or
manipulated emotion! It cannot not be worked up, it must come down from the
“Man of sorrows!” Joy does not depend on (praise and worship, gospel songs,
high church or whatever label you call it) music or the lack thereof. You can
have joy in a jailhouse like Paul or on Patmos like John. Many modern services
are dependent on “religious cheerleaders.” This is not the joy that Jesus
offers.” Vance Havner
My prayer for you is that you might have
the true joy of the Lord in all its fullness.
John
15:11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my
joy might remain in you, and that
your joy might be full. KJV
“I have just uncovered alarming evidence
that Jesus condoned bribery of the police force on a comprehensive scale. In
his parable about settling with your opponent before going to court, he
mentions that if you fail to do so you will end up in prison. ‘You will not get
out’, he concludes, ‘until you have paid the last copper’. (Luke 12:59, RSV). Of
course this could just be a corrupt text.”
Bible Reading Schedule for today - 1 Chron. 7-9
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