(See the series here)
How to ReJoYce?
The
Bible affirms it’s God’s clear intent,
For us
to receive when-ever
we pray,
For
things from Him to us already sent:
Spiritual
seed through our heart’s doorway. 1
‘What’s
the doorway to the heart?’, you may ask.
Like
watered seeds that develop deep roots,
Imaginations in
which our minds bask,
Take
root in our heart, and then send out shoots.
Concern
with our hearts’ evil imaginations,
Was a
factor in God’s watery destruction. 2
So
let’s be diligent in learning the lessons,
And
thus correct our ‘prayer ---> receiving’ disfunction.
Believing
we receive when we
pray,
Is to
all of us quite a challenge,
When
circumstances always betray,
God’s
Word that devils seek to expunge.
But to
this challenge God gives a tip, strategic,
One
that accentuates a simple choice.
It is a plan illustrated in this tactic:
Abide---> Full Joy--->
Angelic Envoy---> EnJoY!
Abide: To comply with, obey, follow, conform
to.
In Him, Jesus Christ requires us
to always abide,
Him, fully filling up our imagination’s
view,
Even when, by circumstances, His
Word is belied. 3
Full JoY: Exuberance, elation, and
gladness of heart.
It’s not mere happiness from
things circumstantial.
Thinking on God’s good nature and
graciousness - that’s our part.
Full JoY keeps faith strong, with
blessings consequential. 4
Angelic Envoy: Representative messengers.
They are dispatched, just like folk
on missions, diplomatic,
God’s ministers, doing spiritual
maneuvers,
Based on Words from Him and
you, and on their giftedness shtick. 5
EnJoY! To take delight and have
pleasure in.
While the world says, ‘Seeing
is believing’,
We know that with believing
we should begin.
Believing per God’s
will leads to enjoying. 6
If our words and actions do
not belie,
Our declared faith in God’s
faithfulness and promises,
Then He will surely, faithfully
supply,
All our needs according to His
higher purposes.
Abiding in Jesus makes JoY functional.
Receiving when we pray becomes feasible,
Thus activating God’s works angelical,
Uncloaking His blessings streams,
enjoyable.
>>Rejoicing releases God’s
prayer-answer sequence.<<
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1 See: Mark 11:23-26
2 See: Genesis
6:5-8, 8:21 and Luke 1:51
3 See: John 15
4 See: Psalm 16:11, John 15:11, 16:24 and Acts
2:28
5 Shtick,
one’s special talent, interest, or area of activity. The Bible reveals a rank and file of angels as well as demons (fallen
angels), each with appointed giftings and powers to serve (angels) or to
deceive (demons). See: Who is
Mightier (Poem)
6 See: 1 John
5:14-15
