Got JOY? (If not....get into the WORD & you'll get JOY)

Psalms 19:7-8  ⁷ The Law of the Lord is perfect, giving new strength to the soul. The Law He has made known is sure, making the child-like wise. ⁸ The Laws of the Lord are right, giving joy to the heart. The Word of the Lord is pure, giving light to the eyes.  

Good morning!  Was your Monday, as challenging as mine?  Did you feel or even see the JOY you may have recieved from worship & the WORD on Sunday slowing slipping or being sucked out of you from maybe a case of the Mondays?  Hey it's only Tuesday and I wonder do you have what you need to make it to Wed., Thurs.........Sunday?  Our gas guages are indicators of how much fuel do we have to get to where we are trying to go.   I believe if we are all honest we need to refuel if not today, very soon, and I wonder what will you FILL yourself with.  Today's scripture instructs us that the WORD of GOD, and following it is our source of JOY!   That the commandments alone  (the LAW or PRECEPTS of GOD) bring refreshment to our soul!   People don't miss this.....the first commandment is make GOD first! 

If we truly MAKE, PUT, PLACE GOD first that solves a lot of problems right there.  There is no way that if you looking at, focused on GOD that you can be depressed or worried because in Him you see hope, in Him you see strength.  You become wise by understanding by keeping things in order it benefits you and you can't be anything other than FILLED WITH JOY.....but and there is a but, when we take our eyes off of GOD & HIS WORD, we can become quickly overwhelmed & consumed finding ourselves on the brink of out of gas, fuel, and/or joy and can't quite go another step.  My challenge to you.......wherever you are with JOY tank, turn in to the WORD of GOD so that you maybe revived and filled with ETERNAL JOY so that our heart would guide our actions, and that our eyes would be attentive to the needs of others!  LGLP