EL SIMCHATH GILI
Each day I awaken with the comforting assurance that GOD is El
Simchath Gili, “my exceeding joy.” In the poetic lyrics of the Psalmist
David, “I go unto the altar of God, unto GOD MY EXCEEDING JOY.” (Psalm 43:4)
It is my delight, indeed it is my privilege and pleasure, to begin
and end every day, every month, every year, every decade of my life, with the unshakable
awareness that MY JOY ultimately
resides in CHRIST JESUS.
Remember this? JOY is
not the equivalency of happiness, which is conditional and transitive.
JOY is the assurance that CHRIST is
at the center of my circumstances.
Why should you walk through every day with JOY? Because,
according to The Holy Writ, “with JOY you
shall draw water from the wells of salvation.” (Isaiah 12:3) Therefore,
even in a tempestuous and troubled time, we reject any human tendency to surrender
to doubt or despair. Rather, we will “COUNT IT ALL JOY” as we deploy
absolute faith in our good, gracious and great GOD to carry us through. (James
1:2)
My friend, the written will of our Lord and Savior is simply this: “That
MY JOY may remain in you, and that YOUR JOY may be full.” (John 15:1) Erase
your frown. Eradicate your worry. Make THE JOY DECISION – which is not based on
present conditions or circumstances.
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