Be Joyful!

Jehovah your God will bless you in all your produce and in all your undertakings; therefore you shall be nothing but joyful. Deuteronomy 16:15

In the midst of uncertainty, especially when one is holding responsibilities, the word of the Lord has become very soothing, the instant speaking of the Lord. Such was my experience last night as I read my Bible. The word of God was so sweet and satisfying that I proposed the same verse for pray-reading with my fellow serving ones in our distribution fellowship. And we all became joyful just by pray-reading the joyful word of the Lord. "Jehovah your God will bless you in all your produce and in all your undertakings; therefore you shall be nothing but joyful."  

These days my feeling has been as though I have been going through "dry season." Seemingly, nothing transpires significantly yet I have been busy the whole day. I would have expected more efficiency in my own service yet was ignorant of the way how that could transpire. At least, all the daily chores have been carried out regularly. I only can expect the Lord's blessing in all these. And at this juncture, the speaking of the Lord is so soothing, "Jehovah your God will bless you."

Since it is Jehovah's blessing, in all my "produce and undertaking," whatever that is suppose to mean, I must indeed be joyful, indeed, be nothing but joyful. There are indeed times for everything, and perhaps, this must be the dry season. Despite being so, the daily exercise of a normal Christian life, church life and office life still preserves me to not waste and wail away my time. The real joy indeed will be to be joyful in times when there seems nothing to be joyful for. In the Lord, I can and must always be joyful. Be nothing but joyful. Jehovah's presence and blessing is always a thing a joy, to be joyful for.

And the joy of the Lord is my strength. Nehemiah 8:10, "Then he said to them, Go your way; eat the fat, and drink the sweet wine, and send portions to him for whom nothing has been prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. And do not be grieved, for the joy of Jehovah is your strength." In dry times as this, do nothing, go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet wine, do not be grieved, still carry on with your work, go on even as mundane as it seems, the joy of the Lord will still be my strength. Therefore, be joyful!

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Philippians 4:4 

Be joyful in the Lord, whatever betide. The Lord is in me and with me, just be joyful. Whatever season we are in, rejoice, and rejoice ever more.

This is just my experience these days.

Lord, make me joyful.