Happy

-Meditation-

Isaiah 56:7

--The Secret Place--

So, I have been praying, and just experiencing joy. Real Joy. I actually heard a sermon by Billy Humphrey, and he was talking about intercession, and this verse came up, and he was just talking about how God makes His intercessors full of joy, He makes us happy when we pray. =]

So basically this verse is saying, to me at least, that Jesus wants us to partner with Him-The Intercessor- in intercession, and not only does He want us to pray and intercede and be burdened for what He is burdened about, He wants, and LOVES to make us happy! He makes us JOYFUL.

So many times, I get into this mode, where I am really just too serious, and when I am in my serious "It's the end of the age" mode, I just get to thinking too much, and I end up getting worried, and frustrated, which HELLO isn't good fruit. So this verse just gives a whole new outlook on how we come into the presence of the LORD, and how we handle situations, it gives reason to not go into 'serious mode'. With the revelation that He wants to make us joyful when we pray, we can go into His presence,  intercession be made, get the burden of the LORD, but over all, be filled with unexplainable JOY!! Leave burdened, but not worried, or frustrated.

I think about this and laugh. The JOY of the LORD is my strength, not the burden of the LORD. When I try to make the burden of the LORD my strength, it becomes a bad thing to bear because BURDEN is not suppose to, nor was ever suppose to take the place of JOY.Joy..... It just changes the way you look at things.... 

So we can know it is the end of the age, and carry the urgency of the hour in our hearts(as I believe we need to), and prepare the way of the LORD, but we will do it in joy. Now you may ask, 'Why would we be filled with this joy, if it is the end of the world and Jesus is coming back to destroy everything we know?' Well Here is the answer=== How could you not be excited that our Bridegroom King is coming back with His scepter of JUSTICE, FOR HIS BRIDE!! FOR ME!! AND FOR YOU!!! There is a balance, but for me overall, I am excited, because I believe that in the end times, and in the tribulation, will be the biggest, worldwide revival no one has ever seen, because we will have no other choice but to throw away EVERYTHING that hinders LOVE, and we will LOVE.

It is interesting to think about, in fact I think I will probably talk about it more later on this week =]

---Intercession---

Father, Thank You so much for giving us JOY in Your presence, I pray that You would minister to each, and every person reading this, and I just pray that You would fill them with Your joy. We love You LORD, and pray that You would just awaken intercession within our hearts. In Jesus Name. Amen.