The Joy of the Lord is your strength!

Nehemiah 8: 10

“This day is sacred to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength."

In this passage, the walls of Jerusalem had just been completed, but something was missing.

The lives of this people group, were still in shambles.

They had just returned from 70 years of captivity in Babylon.

What was missing? They had forgotten about their spiritual heritage, and they had forgotten about their God.

As a result, they didn’t have much joy.

Have your forgotten about your God? Then return to Him today, so that He can fulfill your joy.

The joy of the Lord becomes our strength, when we return to Him.

God had fulfilled His promise to His people, by bringing them out of captivity.

Do you realize, that God has made many promises to us?

Have you ever stopped to think, that He has never failed to keep up His end of the bargain?

This is a sacred day! We should not grieve, for our past failures are under the blood.

There is reason to rejoice today, for the JOY of the Lord is our strength!!