Our Joy is Full in Christ

John 15:9-11

As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you; abide in my love. If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love. These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.

Our joy is full in Christ. For this we must keep His commandments, just like Jesus lived by keeping Fathers commandments. By keeping His commandments we will know Jesus and will abide in His love sincerely. When we abide in Jesus love sincerely, we will never be able to move away from Him for the sake of the mighty world nor can we make Him sad. We will be joyful when we receive everything from His hands and such a joy is full.

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“I Leave you peace. It is my own peace I give you. I give you peace in a different way that the world does. So don't be troubled. Don't be afraid.

                                                                                                      -John 14:27

This peace is amazing and unending. Hence,

Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice. Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. Be careful for nothing ; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding,shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, 

whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things 

are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if 

there be any praise, think on these things.-Philippians 4:4-8

The Freedom in God

"If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine; and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free." -John 8:32

Let us be free by knowing the truth. Thirst for the freedom of truth. Get the freedom of truth. This is our victory in this world. This freedom is valuable than our most favorite passions and more precious than our life.

The bondage of the world ties us behind and takes us away from our lord. Think deep into our minds, Let us open up our minds search for the unrevealed, that creates darkness in us. The darkness of our unopened mind makes us tumble on our way of life, this makes us slave to the mighty powers of this world. The hidden parts of our mind blocks our way to our Lord and snatches our freedom of truth. These enslaves us back to this world. Let us realise this and find out our inner thoughts, inner bonds. This may be our selfishness, our jealousy, our compassion, our crazes, pinches in our relations or anything that make us tumble down in the way of life.

Theses things keep us away from our Savior. But His greatness is that He has saved us from all these things.

Jesus gave himself for our sins to free us from this evil world we live in. This is what God our Father wanted. The glory belongs to God forever and ever. Amen. Galatians 1:4-5

We must just believe in Him and follow Him and look upon Him throughout our days of life. He is there to save us. Let us love Him and thirst for Him sincerely. If we are strong in our love and confidence towards our Lord Jesus, nothing can separate us from Him,

“But in all these troubles we have complete victory through God, who has shown his love for us. Yes, I am sure that nothing can separate us from God’s love—not death, life, angels, or ruling spirits. I am sure that nothing now, nothing in the future, no powers, nothing above us or nothing below us—nothing in the whole created world—will ever be able to separate us from the love God has shown us in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 8:37-39

Let us know this truth and open up ourselves before God so that we are set free from all the bonds of this world that keep us away from our lord. Our Lord has already defeated this world and all its powers, we are no longer under this power but under the grace of our Lord that set us free to the eternal life from the mighty laws of the world and death.

 You died with Christ and were made free from the powers that influence this world. So why do you act as if you still belong to the world? -Colossians 2:20

Let us not go with the influence of this world. Let us go with the freedom in God. The freedom in which we trust in our Lord and lead our life holding His hands. There is peace and satisfaction always . With a new life that is entrusted in Jesus in the right hand of the Father in Heaven.

God loving Father help us to find out the unrevealed corners of our minds that cause us to tumble in our journey towards You. Let us open up ourselves to You and attain the freedom in You. So that You can reside in us and help us to help You. Give us the wisdom to hear You all time. Let us be confident in You and love You sincerely. Amen.

Everything you say and everything you do should be done for Jesus your Lord. And in all you do, give thanks to God the Father through Jesus.

-Colossians 3:17

Readings;

Colossians 2:6-3:17

Galatians 5:1

Psalms 25

Praising God

We often hear people praising God always. Sometimes when we are exposed to such a situation, we find ourselves to have a block to speak out in Lords Praises. As the chants of praises rise around us, we feel a bit awkward. We may think in our mind 'why these people are repeating the same thing and praising Lord loudly?'

Here the problem is not theirs but it is ours. In a normal situation, we praise someone when we accept that they have done something wonderful and superior that we have not done or for something that has been done in perfection. The acceptance that we make may or may not be sincere, hence there is a dirt in our praises. This arise due to our complexes and selfishness. the same is in the case of Praising God. 

By praising and singing for God we are accepting Christ and Father as the source of all our blessings and the owner of our life. When we start praising Almighty, we will realize how ineligible we are to receive all that we have gained now and thus humbling ourselves to God. Nothing in this world is gained by our goodness, but by Gods endless mercy towards us.

"But you are a chosen race a royal priesthood,
a holy nation a people for His possession,
so that you may proclaim the praises
of the One who called you out of darkness
into His marvelous light.
10 Once you were not a people,
but now you are God’s people;
you had not received mercy,
but now you have received mercy."- 1 Peter 2:9-10

If we are finding this hard, just walk back to our life with God. We can find that whatever we got in our life is a blessing, in our hardships we were carried in safety in comfort and protection,in our loneliness we was pacified,in our stressful situation we were delivered, when we were slipping into sin we were warned and rescued...the one time loses were made heavenly gains...and now we are in this present state,alive and well fed just because of this wonderful Father that we have in Heaven...When we think about Him and the great love He shown to us by giving Jesus..it is sure that our tongues will rise to praise Him endlessly. 

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. He is the Father who is full of mercy, the God of all comfort.  He comforts us every time we have trouble so that when others have trouble, we can comfort them with the same comfort God gives us.-2 Corinthians 1:3-4

When we start praising Him,we give Him our control..we realize our weakness and we will be able to humble ourselves anywhere.

The praises is also protective. Through this we reject satan and his powers and slavery knowingly in our minds and this makes us ourselves escape from the deadly slavery to eternal freedom of God. By praising God, we are removing satans power over us and giving credit and our ownership to God. Through praises we say Glory to God..Thank you God for giving me everything..Hallelujah...Praises and power is for You Almighty.This praises make satan fear in the name of our Lord.

This truth is revealed to us in the name of the Father through Jesus Christ. And this revelation transforms us to a person who praises Lord in the freedom of His love.Praises frees us from the earthly bonds.

"About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing songs to God. The other prisoners were listening to them.  Suddenly there was an earthquake so strong that it shook the foundation of the jail. All the doors of the jail opened, and the chains on all the prisoners fell off." Acts 16:25-26

Lord loving Father and Jesus through Him you saved us and opened Your way to Us, Thank You Lord for revealing the truth of praises to us. Let us be able to enjoy the freedom of Your ways and Truth. Let us be able to praise You without any hindrance and protect ourselves from the slavery of satan. In Your name we pray through Jesus Christ. Amen

If anyone speaks, he should do it 

as one speaking the very words of 

God. If anyone serves, he should 

do it with the strength God 

provides, so that in all things God 

may be praised through Jesus 

Christ. To him be the glory and the 

power for ever and ever. Amen.-1 Peter 4:11

Reading

Psalm 145

Psalms 139