Tag: Bible verses about the joy of the Lord being our strength

Bible Verse of The Day – 12-14-24

Nehemiah 8:10 (NKJV) 10 Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

Having joy as a believer does not mean we must walk around acting happy and bubbly even when we aren’t. Because, let’s face it, we don’t always feel happy, do we?

Sometimes we are full of sorrow.

Things happen and we, God’s children, grieve from time to time.

The joy of the Lord is knowing that while we go through our grieving time, He is with us. He will carry us; He is our JOY!

While going through hard times we don’t have to fake that we are OK. Maybe we can fool some, but most people can see right through us.

We need to be real with ourselves and with others.

If we are grieving, then we need to grieve. And over time we will get through it.

But while we are grieving we shouldn’t be ashamed of it. It’s OK to let others know we don’t want to do certain activities or even to not want company. Sometimes we want to be left alone, just us and God.

It’s the joy of the LORD that is our strength.

We need to get with Him. We need to take time to pour out our grief and pain at His feet.

Don’t walk around with a fake smile. Let His joy fill us again. But first we must lay our grief down and let Him help us through it.

Be real today and face the truth.

We may not feel very joyful, but we must remember the ONE who is. And that’s Who we put our faith and trust in.

We may be sorrowful for the moment, but Joy will come in the morning!

Psalm 30:5 (NKJV) 5 For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning.

Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries 
49 N Lamplighters Walk 
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 2-1-23

Nehemiah 8:10 (NKJV) 10 Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

Did you ever have one of those days when everything is good, and then you suddenly start feeling like absolutely everything irritates you to no end?

You seriously want to lash out at anyone who even talks to you.

We’ve all been there, right?

The worst part is that this happens, and we almost never know why.

Some might say that this is an attack of the enemy; something spiritual.

I know that this is sometimes the case. But I also know that it is sometimes just something in us that gets started by a small thing that triggers a reaction, and then, once the ball is rolling, we just keep it going.

The thing is, we have the power to stop it. But we must choose to do so.

Stopping this kind of thing doesn’t usually require any special kind of act, like prayer, etc. It just requires us to recognize it and decide to stop falling for it.

Why am I addressing this?

Because the joy of the Lord is our strength. And when these kinds of things hit us, they will rob us of our joy. Losing our joy makes us weak. And when we’re weak, we can fall into many things that we would otherwise be strong enough to avoid.

We need to be mature enough as believers to recognize these types of things. And we need to be strong enough to stop them in their tracks before they become big enough to do damage, either to us or someone around us.

How can they do damage? By the things we might say.

Most of the time, these things can trigger us to say things out of anger or frustration that we instantly regret.

And when we speak harsh words in these instances, it creates situations where we hurt others and need to take steps to reconcile and repair the damage.

It’s far easier to just stop these kinds of things in their tracks than it is to hurt someone and have to try to undo that hurt.

Let’s be mature, recognizing these situations quickly, and putting them to rest as soon as we see it happening.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 2-18-21

Nehemiah 8:10 (NKJV) 10 Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

The joy of the LORD is what? It is our strength!

Knowing God, His plan for us, and how much He has sacrificed to bring us back to Him should make us want to dance and shout!

No one besides God would do what He did for us. No one.

God cares for us and loves us more than anyone else could ever love us. His love runs deep for each one of us.

He came to this earth in the form of a baby, to walk with us, love us and die for us. His very plan was for each one of us.

Just the thought of that hurts my head.

We may say that we would do that for our spouse, our children, or our best friend, etc. But would we actually go through with it with the right attitude and sincerity, as Christ did for us?

That is unheard of.

Jesus Christ is One to be worshiped, loved and adored!

He went through so much for us and He did it all without saying anything, other than to let His disciples know what was to come. He held it, knowing that the day and hour would come when He would face the cross. Wow!

And it was not for anything He did wrong. But for what we did wrong.

Everything He did was motivated by love. And because love was His motivation, He was obedient to finish it.

We have to get this kind of understanding in us. When we love like He loved, we will obey and it will bring great satisfaction and overwhelming JOY!

We need the joy of the Lord today more than ever. And this joy will not come from material wealth. We need the JOY of the LORD that comes from Him and Him alone! Amen.

We may get pleasure from having certain things we desire. But we get real joy when we have Him close to us, as we walk humbly with Him each day.

Micah 6:8 (NKJV) 8 He has shown you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justly, To love mercy, And to walk humbly with your God?

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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Bible Verse of The Day – 2-5-19

Nehemiah 8:10 (NKJV) 10 Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

No matter what comes our way, whether sorrow, sadness, mourning, good news, bad news, weeping, laughter or anything else, we all choose how we will react and how we will carry ourselves in light of what we face.

We can choose to be downtrodden and sullen, letting the weight of the things we face drag us down into despair.

Or we can choose to look beyond what we’re facing and let God lift us up above our situation, finding our joy in Him.

God has equipped us with emotions, feelings that allow us to express ourselves. But never did He intend for us to let those feelings drive us or rule us.

God wants us to look to Him and draw from Him in every situation of our lives, no matter how bad or how incredibly great it is, and let us find our strength in the joy that He brings!

Our lives should not be based on what we have, what we see, what we don’t see or what we lack. But based on letting God speak into our lives every minute of each and every day.

Matthew 4:4 (NKJV) 4 But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ ”

Let our joy be in Him, and His joy be our strength. Amen

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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Bible Verse of The Day – 9-15-17

Nehemiah 8:10 (NKJV) 10 Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”

We were praying for someone the other day who is battling a disease. As we were praying for them, God showed us that they had lost their joy because of all that they were going through.

The devil will try so hard to steal our joy by getting us to focus on our problems. If all we can see before us is our problems we will get depressed, angry and discouraged. And there is NO joy in any of those things.

We can walk around, smiling and trying to fool people. But deep down, that will hurt us because that is not the joy that will give us the strength we need to get through anything.

The joy of the Lord is a tool to conquer whatever enemy we may be facing.

This Joy of the Lord comes when we are able to take what we are going through and lay it at the foot of the cross. We give it all to Jesus, trusting that He will find a way to bring us through as we continue to obey Him, and walk in the things He has for us.

This action on our part will cause us to truly be happy and light on the inside, because we know Who is holding onto us. We know Who is taking care of us. And we know His faithful! Amen.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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