Our Following of God's Ways Gives Us Joy (TMF:975)

Friday, September 14, 2018
Peace to Live By: Our Following of God's Ways Gives Us Joy (TMF:975) - Daniel Litton
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       And following God’s ways in our lives gives us joy in our hearts. As we love the Lord, we learn to hate evil, the evil in our world around us. And God preserves our lives, we who are his. We don't have to worry about the people who don't follow God, people who practice lawlessness, because God keeps us safe from them. As a matter of fact, good is given to us from God. God gives us his joy because we have right standing in him through Jesus. So, therefore, we rejoice in the Lord, as we are righteous, and give thanks to God (see Psalms 97:10-12, ESV). One psalmist wrote, "Your testimonies are my heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart. I incline my heart to perform your statutes forever, to the end" (Psalms 119:111, 112 ESV). You see, when we see the right things occurring in our world, when we see justice accomplished, this provides joy for us as Christians. But the people who practice the wrong things which are against God, justice is their dread; it makes them angry (see Proverbs 21:15, ESV). They want to practice their evil ways.