WATCH the young lambs at play on the hillside. See how they frisk and gambol with each other. Watch the children bounding out of school. They do not take time to walk down the street, so full are they of health and happiness that the music of their voices almost makes us grownups wish we were young again.
Have you ever thought that joy is the Creator's birthright to all His creatures? Sin has come in and robbed us of this joy. But the youngest believer in Jesus may have a deeper and far more lasting joy - The joy of salvation.
If joy was the birthright of the creature, how much more is it the portion of every believer? You will find this word "joy" or "rejoicing" nearly 500 times in the Bible. "Glad" or "gladness" also occurs about 150 times.
Remember, the only path of joy and blessing is the path of obedience.
Messages of the Love of God 9/14/1975