OVERWHELMED WITH JOY: PART TWO

 

OVERWHELMED WITH JOY: PART TWO

Is. 61:10 I am overwhelmed with joy in the LORD my God! For he has dressed me with the clothing of salvation and draped me in a robe of righteousness. I am like a bridegroom in his wedding suit or a bride with her jewels. NLT

“I am like a bridegroom in his wedding suit or a bride with her jewels.” Why do most people dress up when they get married? Isn’t it because one’s wedding is an honorable and memorable day in the couple’s lives? It is a day in which a public commitment is made to live in a relationship with each other in ways they never had before. It is a day of great joy and excitement that they want to share with family, friends, and God. It is the beginning of the process of blending two lives into one that lasts until death.

The day of salvation is like that. It is a very special and unforgettable day in the life of a person. It is a day in which life is forever changed. It is a day of not looking back wishing it had never happened. It is a day of looking forward to what is yet to come. It is a day of commitment that binds the soul to God for all of eternity. It is a day of great joy and excitement. It is a day to be shared with others over and over again. It is a day in which the old passes away and all things become new.

Oh dear friend, revisit that wondrous day. Remember the joy you knew when Christ saved you. Recall the changes He has made in your life. Renew the commitment you made to Him that day. Let the joy of salvation reclaim your soul today. If your soul has become stale and you have taken your salvation for granted, flee to your Savior and let Him rewash you in His precious blood. Let Him put on you a new robe of righteousness so that you can once again know the joys of your salvation.

Losing that sense of joy doesn’t happen overnight. We get busy with life and put it on the back burner of our lives. We neglect to read God’s Word and pray. We find excuses to not be in church. We forget how important it is to keep our souls constantly fed. Before we know it, we are spiritually dry, absent of the joy we once knew.

Now is the day of salvation; now is the day to return to your first love for God.