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The
'JOY' Of
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this was John's testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests
and Levites to ask him who he was. He did not fail to
confess, but confessed freely, "I am not the CHRIST." "The
next day John saw JESUS
coming towards him and said, "Look, the
LAMB OF GOD, who
takes away the sin of the world! This is the
ONE I meant when I said, `A MAN
who comes after me has surpassed me because
HE was
before me." Today,
being Monday, the first busy day of your week, we pray that you get
your 'JOY' ON
and praise the LORD
with us, the whole week long! The
'JOY' of giving
recognition to the LORD
was the 'JOY' that John the
Baptist knew. -
giving recognition - the
action of recognizing
: the state of being recognized
: special
notice or attention. When
John the Baptist, the most popular and accepted Man of GOD
in all of Israel was asked if he was MESSIAH,
he quickly denied it. John the Baptist knew that while he
was sent to prepare the way of the LORD,
he was not 'THE ONE'. The
'JOY' of the LORD
for John was his recognition
of JESUS when
HE came onto the scene. At that moment his own
life and ministry was fulfilled, not by what he had personally
accomplished, but in the fact that he gave recognition
to JESUS. John
the Baptist made two confessions of recognition
that fulfilled the 'JOY' of
the LORD in his life - 1.
I am not the CHRIST
[Vs 20] It is all too easy to
begin to think and behave as though your gifts and abilities are
something special about you. Life can be too fleeting and
uncontrollable, in a second of time everything in your life can
change forever without notice. A
Miss America tells her story of how she spent her entire life
perfecting her outward beauty to win the renowned Title. Approximately
two years later she was in a car wreck. After extensive
plastic surgery, children would point at her or begin to cry when
they saw her face. The 'JOY'
of the LORD is experienced and
lasting in our lives as we recognize
the LORD and HIS
purposes in our lives, for HE
is the CHRIST. 2.
Look, the LAMB
OF GOD [Vs 29] The
purpose of our lives is to point people toward JESUS.
When we bring HIS gospel
to the lost, we do not need to threaten them with Hell Fire and
Eternal Damnation. Many people today think that the horrible
circumstances they find themselves in must be like 'hell' due to
their suffering. [drug addiction,
alcoholism, prostitution, murder, insanity, homelessness, and
poverty] Be
sure to give recognition to JESUS
in every area of your life and be filled with the 'JOY'
of the LORD! Today and everyday, live your life in the 'JOY'
of the LORD! Become
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