JOY COMETH IN THE MORNING
Today’s Text: For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. (Psalm 30:5)Today’s Thoughts: God hates sin. He doesn’t hate the sinner, He hates the sin. He is never pleased when we sin, but His displeasure only lasts a little while. When we repent we can once again find favour with Him. God’s anger is but for a moment, but His love endures forever. When we repent, God forgives us and we can find joy in being restored to His favour.
We see pain and heartache all around us. These are the sad results of sin. Our weeping over sin and its results will all be over soon. Jesus is coming back to destroy sin forever. In the mean time, God is with us in every trial. Our troubles usually only last a little while, but if they are more permanent – soon they will all be over. We will spend eternity in a sinless, unscarred environment with our Saviour. The choice is yours. Will you be there?
Today’s Testimony: We have two dogs. One is a Golden Labrador cross Golden Retriever, Rolo, and the other one is a Basset Hound, George – we got him with that name. The Basset Hound by default is my dog. He’s huge and slobbers everywhere and I’m the only one who loves him.
One day while resting on my bed, I was woken up with everyone screaming my name. The two dogs had been playing outside fighting over something and it had landed on our trampoline. Now George always wants better than Rolo. And although they both hesitated to climb on the trampoline, George decided to take the risk. He got on just fine, only to have Rolo snatch his prize from the other side. Now George had to get off. He walked around surveying the situation, and then made his attempt. His paw-pad on one of his hind feet got stuck in the triangular clip connecting the trampoline to one of the springs.
We somehow got him to turn around and sit on the trampoline. His paw had swelled, thus making it even more difficult to get him loose. My step-dad was out at the time, but the tenant staying in our garden-flat came to help.
Sadly it wasn’t my first thought, but at some stage I started praying. I was there trying to comfort and calm George down. He was in a lot of pain; it was terrible to hear him complaining. I said to him, “It will all be over soon.” I had absolutely no idea how on earth we were going to get him loose, but I knew that somehow or another, the problem would have to be sorted out. We eventually got him loose. And he then started trying to find his way off the trampoline “again”. I got my step-dad, who was home now, to rather carry him off the trampoline instead.
Later while I was thinking about everything that was going on in my life at the time, the Lord reminded me of what I had said to George, “It will all be over soon.” I did not know how and when, but God said it would all be over soon, and I believed Him.
I don’t know what you’re going through right now, but I do know that God is right there with you. He will give you the strength to endure your trials. And the best part – it will all be over soon.
Today’s Task: Trust God. You can allow Him to give you peace and joy right now in the midst of turmoil. Weeping endures for but a little while; but true joy is everlasting. Give your burdens to the Lord, He wants them. Turn away from sin and find peace in Christ. He will give you a peace and joy that you won’t be able to describe.
Today’s Thanks: O Lord I thank You for the peace and joy that only You can bring. I thank You that You are a forgiving God who will give us everlasting joy when we deserve everlasting sorrow. Lord if we accept You into our hearts You will give us everlasting life that is full of joy and peace. We want You. We need You. Please come into our hearts today. Amen.
