Daily Verse: 1 Peter 1:8-9

“Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.”

 

This verse caught my attention because it seems to validate the fact that the joy we experience from following Jesus is at times inexpressible. There are moments when the Holy Spirit is in the mix and the joy is absolutely overflowing…yet we fail to convey or explain that to others. It’s like there are not adequate words to explain exactly what we are experiencing…yet it’s there and it’s real. We obviously spread the Gospel because we want others to receive the same salvation that we have been promised. But perhaps there is a bit more to our desire…perhaps we want folks to experience that “inexpressible and glorious joy” that we have found. Perhaps we talk about Jesus because we want others to find that security, peace, and contentment in this life that we have found in Christ. Maybe we don’t need to struggle with trying to explain this joy or somehow, as ridiculous as it sounds, package it up and hand it to the next person. Maybe we just need to introduce them to Jesus…maybe we just need to plant the seed and allow the Lord to make it grow. And at some point, that person might return to us, struggling to find the right words to explain the joy that they are experiencing through the Holy Spirit. We are truly a blessed people to have this unexplainable, illogical, and mysterious joy in our lives! All glory and praise to our Lord for filling our lives with this indescribable…can’t put my finger on it…it just is what it is…incredible joy! To God be the glory!