The Testimony of Joy
By George Thurlow
Copyright March 4, 2016
Joy is a testimony
Bearing witness of our faith,
When the glow of a contented spirit
Beams brightly on the face.
Joy is everlasting
Because of Jesus Christ:
Happiness is fleeting
Based on the happenings of life.
Joy is the fruit of the Spirit
That bubbles up within,
Stemming from peace with knowing
The soul's set free from sin.
The joy of the Lord is the believer's strength
To run this earthly race:
A supernatural gladness
Bestowed by God's own grace.
Joy is evident in Christians
Even in the worst of trials
By the glory given Jesus
Through our praises and our smiles.
Nehemiah 8:10
Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.
Galatians 5:22-23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23
Meekness, temperance against such there is no law.
1 Peter 1:8
...ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory.
Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
Proverbs 17;22
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
Photo by George Thurlow Copyright 3/16
