“And the disciples were filled with joy and with the
Holy Spirit.”
Acts 13:52
What do you suppose the verse above would be
immediately preceded by?
Perhaps they had just received some great news or God
had wonderfully blessed their efforts?
Nope!
That verse follows a verse that says the disciples had
been expelled from the region for preaching Christ.
That would not normally make for joy if your joy were
found in pleasing men.
But, as was the case for these disciples, when your
joy is in pleasing the Lord then even when you face exclusion or rejection for
His sake you can continue to have joy.
That joy is not in the circumstances but in spite of
them!
The disciples were not expelled for doing evil like a
student who disrespects a teacher and is removed from the classroom.
They were expelled for preaching the truth in
obedience to the leading of the Holy Spirit.
May your joy today be found in Christ!
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