Holy-Spirit
Joy: Day 2 - The Joy of the Lord Is Your Strength
Posted on Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Joy: Day 2 - The Joy of the Lord Is Your Strength “Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.” — Nehemiah 8:10 (NIV) The Context: A People Rebuilding To understand this verse, we need to understand the moment. The Israelites had returned from 70 years of exile in Babylon. They came home to Jerusalem in ruins — walls broken down, gates burned, the temple destroyed. Everything their ancestors had built was gone.Joy: A Deep Delight in the Gospel
Posted on Thursday, March 19, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Joy: A Deep Delight in the Gospel “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.” — Galatians 5:22-23 (NIV) What Joy Is Not Before we understand what biblical joy is, we need to clear away some common misconceptions. 1. Joy Is Not the Same as Happiness We often use these words interchangeably, but they’re not synonyms. Happiness is typically spontaneous — a response to something that happens to us.Joy: The First Day - A Different Kind of Happy
Posted on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Joy: The First Day - A Different Kind of Happy “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.” — Galatians 5:22-23 (NIV) The World’s Joy vs. God’s Joy We live in a world obsessed with happiness. Scroll through social media for five minutes and you’ll see it everywhere: #blessed captions over perfect sunsets, carefully curated vacation photos, milestone celebrations, and the endless pursuit of “living your best life.Love That Changes Everything
Posted on Sunday, March 15, 2026 at 12:00 AM
Love That Changes Everything “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.” — Galatians 5:22-23 When Paul lists the fruits of the Spirit, love comes first. Not accidentally. Not as an afterthought. Love is the foundation, the root, the soil from which every other fruit grows. But heres the thing: the love Paul is talking about isnt what the world calls love.Walking in the Fruit of Peace: God's Peace for Modern Life
Posted on Monday, March 2, 2026 at 8:00 AM
The fruit of the Spirit is… peace. — Galatians 5:22 What Is God’s Peace? When we talk about the fruit of the Spirit, peace is one of the most profound gifts God offers. But this isn’t the peace the world offers. Jesus said: “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.