Fullness of joy in the presence of God – Prayer for February 12. What is missing in most people’s lives now is joy. Many people go about buying things that will bring happiness or making friends give them joy, but in the end, they don’t get the honest Joy.
Bible Verse for Today
“You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is the fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.” (Psalm 16:11)
The Bible text is a viral verse; we recite it more often, but how we interpret it makes it seem so superficial. This is the presence of God that is being mentioned, along with what it brings. We must find our way into the presence of God because the joy we are looking for, the real joy, is in the presence of God.
We may think that hanging out with our loved ones can give us the joy we seek, but we are left alone with our sadness afterward. God’s presence provokes an unexplainable joy.
We say it brings unexplainable, absolute joy because it solves all the problems in our lives. We are unhappy because of our challenges – we want to do some things, but difficulties hinder us, breaking us. When we get into the presence of God, we receive a solution that brings true joy.
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God desires to give us joy and happiness; He wants to settle our problems and make them as though they were not. When we have the joy of God, everything becomes easy for us.
We need to trust in God to enter his presence and receive the joy we are looking for. When others see us and feel our joy in Christ, they will be moved to trust in God for this joy. Romans 15:13: “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
Prayer for Today
Dear Lord, I thank you for a beautiful day like this – it is a great day to know that there is a true joy that brings no sorrow in you. I look to you for greater joy and happiness that no man can give. I pray that the joy will be so great that the people around me will feel it and be moved to trust in you and come into your presence. Amen.
Also read: Prayer for February 11
