‘J’ is for JOY!
Joy is much more than happiness, which is often fleeting. Joy is being happy in the ups and downs of life. How can this be? When you know the Joy Giver, then you will know the experience of being joyful on the hilltop and in the valley.
Here is…..
The letter ‘I’ is not always about ‘I’, meaning yourself. The ‘I’ is commonly referring to as the ‘Id’ and the ‘ego’ but not much mention is made of the ‘superego’. Sadly, we live in a world where ‘self’ is glorified and selfishness prevails. That superego is our conscience, which acts…..
‘Holy’ – What image does this word bring to your mind?
H – honourable
O – one true God
L – love without measure
Y – Yahweh, the most sacred God (Jehovah)
The word ‘holy’ carries a reverence of its own……
Grace – what does it mean?
Within the spiritual context, it is understood as ‘unmerited favour’.
G – God’s
R – Riches
A – At
C – Christ’s
E – Expense
Grace is the overflowing favour of God. Imagine pouring yourself a nice cold drink from a can into your glass… it fills up so quickly till it overflows. Similarly, we need God’s grace afresh each day to start…..
Faith is a powerful word. It is defined as the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Let’s see what is the Biblical acronym for it…
F – Forsaking
A – All
I – I
T – Trust
The letter ‘E’
ENTER
E – embark on a determined plan
N – never doubt i.e. be resolute
T – take action
E – experience the fullness
R – rest in the assurance
When we determine in our heart to embark on a plan, we need to know deep within that it is the path that we want to take. We have to be sure of the fact and…..
The letter ‘D’
D – do
O – others first
Ponder on these things:
The command to ‘Do’ is used repeatedly in the Bible. Mary, the mother of Jesus asked the servants at the wedding feast at Cana to “Do what He says to you.” She knew something about the divine nature of Christ even before…..
The letter ‘C’
CLOUD
C – constant reminder
L – look up to the Lord (see what the heavens declare)
O – out of the ordinary, God speaks
U – under the sun, there is nothing God does not see or know about – He is omniscient
D – divine protection and providence…..
‘B’ for Believer
Who is a believer?
Read: 1 Peter 8:12; Romans 10:9-19; Luke 8:1-15
Here is a Bible acronym Dad taught us when we were kids:
B.I.B.L.E.
B –> Be
I –> Informed
B–> Before
L–> Leaving
E–> Earth
What makes a person a Believer?
B –> believe that Jesus Christ is God’s Son, be baptized…..
‘A’ for Ascension
A –> Anointed One
S –> Son of Man, Son of God, a Self-Sacrificing life
C –> Christ came down to Earth
E –> Everlasting Prince of Peace
N –> Name above all names
S –> Saviour in human flesh
I –> In unison with the Father above, ineradicably intertwined
O –> One and…..