What was your first thought when you saw today's headline? Maybe you thought, "Joy, wish I had it!" I believe many Christians lack joy in their lives. Joy is a commodity in short supply, to put it that way. Yet, we strive to be happy and we long for joy in our lives. However, the sad thing is that many people don't know how to get joy in their lives.
Today's text is from Isaiah 12:3, "... with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation". According to this Scripture, where do we find joy? In the wells of salvation! Wells is in plural, and the meaning is that each one of us has his or her own well of salvation. If Jesus lives in you, you have a spring of water inside you. Jesus said so in John 4:14, "But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life." Salvation is the admission ticket to joy. Salvation means that Jesus comes to live inside you, and Jesus IS the living water that we find in the well of salvation. And with Him living inside you, you have the joy that comes with Him.
Think about it - you'll never be thirsty again with Jesus living in you! "Jesus answered, "Everyone who drinks this water (the natural water from a natural well) will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life" (John 4:13-14, my emphasis).
Yield to Him today, and let Him fill you with His joy.
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