What brings y
ou joy? A good book perhaps? Maybe your profession or hobby? A deeper, more important question to ask ourselves is: what brings God joy? For us, joy is an emotion that can be fleeting depending on our circumstance, environment, or mood. God, however, is consistently and eternally joyful! Wow, how divine! He is joyful because He is sovereign.The book of Luke chapter 15 verses 1 - 15 shows us that God rejoices in a sinner's repentance, He cares deeply for sinners, and He loves when we recognize our need for Him. God simply spoke creation, easily walked on water, and effortlessly commanded the dead to rise, yet God works hard pursuing sinners. He diligently searches for the lost, as in the parable of the lost sheep and the lost coin in verses 3-10, to bring them to where they should be--in right relationship with Him. There is joy in both being found and being the finder. Yet the greatest joy of all is God's joy in heaven. What you care about drives your actions and motivates your joy. Let's pray that we may care deeply about what God cares deeply about and that our actions would be a reflection and joy would be an outcome.
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