Reflections

Then he said to them, “Go, eat of the fat, drink of the sweet, and send portions to him who has nothing prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not be grieved, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.” Nehemiah 8:10

 You also became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much tribulation with the joy of the Holy Spirit, so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia. 1 Thessalonians 1:6-7

Our strength comes from the joy of the Lord.  The Thessalonian church was going through trials and tribulations but the joy of the Holy Spirit strengthened them and they were able to receive the word and become imitators of Christ.

We to face many trials and tribulations but the joy of the Lord will strengthen us in our hour of need.  The joy from the Lord is supernatural, it is beyond human comprehension.  It’s the joy that can fill us even after we have mourned through the night.  God is the one that can turn our sorrow into joy.  God is full of joy and will fill us with that same joy.