Joy

Matthew 13:44 - The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field. When a man found it, he hid it again, and then in his joy went and sold all he had and bought that field.

John 15:11 - I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.

We aim so incredibly low. A full, complete, and abundant life is available through Jesus, and instead we try to find ourselves in sex, and possessions, and parties. Most people are like the alcoholic who says, “If booze can’t keep me happy, how can NOT drinking make me happy?” We say, if money etc. can’t make life worth living, how can not looking to this stuff make me happy?

Materialists allow themselves only a tiny set of options. They declare, "This is all there is," and then complain, “Is this all there is?”

Jesus offers and delivers joy that seems to have a life of it’s own. It is not attached to anything. It is not bound by anything. It is not controlled by anything. It is not dependent on anything. The joy of the Lord is my strength.

Sadly, most people’s eyes are focused on the sidewalk when if they’d only look up, they’d discover a panorama of staggering grandeur, waiting for their enjoyment.