"At His Feet" 04 by Jenny Crandall
11-16–24
What you are about to read is not entirely mine. All of what follows is based on the devotional readings I have come to cherish from a book called, “At His Feet” by Chris Tiegreen. He has written several other books, and I encourage you to check them out.
Today’s devotional is the fourth of a 5-day miniseries Tiegreen titled, “Fulfilling…”. The whole miniseries is based on John 17, Jesus’ high priestly prayer. I hope you are as encouraged as I have been by these 5 days, and I hope you take the time to dig deeper.
Day 4 - Fulfilling His JoyJohn 17:13-19
Day 3, Fulfilling His Fellowship, centered around the holy, living, eternal Name of God. Jesus’ desire and prayer for the unity of His disciples can be backed by no other than The Name.
Fulfilling His joy is in tandem with the joy of the disciples being fulfilled. In verse 13, we get a front row seat witnessing Jesus’ expression of His heartfelt desire that his guys would have the “full measure” of His joy. As in the previous devotional days of this theme of fulfillment, I am again struck by the desperation and intensity in the appeals Jesus makes to His Father for the well-being of His closest companions. And we can make the same assumption about ourselves. Our mission, our prayers, our fellowship, and our joy are covered by the triumphant work of Jesus! His death, to eradicate the power of sin, is the ultimate act of love for us. Jesus also intends for His joy to be present in the disciples “even while the world hates them.” Jesus made that clear to the 12, and He has made it clear to us (John 16:33) as we have trouble in this world.
A great question to ponder frequently is, “Do our own failures convince us that we are outside of the gospel of joy?” Ouch! That one stung me. If the answer is yes, then we have taken our eyes off of the “Christ who has overcome the world.” “God does not offer us joy without a concrete basis for it.” And what is that concrete basis? The joy of the very One Who gives it to us.
“The opposite of joy is not sorrow. It is unbelief.” -Leslie Weatherhead
At His Feet by Chris Tiegreen, August 31, p. 243.
What you are about to read is not entirely mine. All of what follows is based on the devotional readings I have come to cherish from a book called, “At His Feet” by Chris Tiegreen. He has written several other books, and I encourage you to check them out.
Today’s devotional is the fourth of a 5-day miniseries Tiegreen titled, “Fulfilling…”. The whole miniseries is based on John 17, Jesus’ high priestly prayer. I hope you are as encouraged as I have been by these 5 days, and I hope you take the time to dig deeper.
Day 4 - Fulfilling His JoyJohn 17:13-19
Day 3, Fulfilling His Fellowship, centered around the holy, living, eternal Name of God. Jesus’ desire and prayer for the unity of His disciples can be backed by no other than The Name.
Fulfilling His joy is in tandem with the joy of the disciples being fulfilled. In verse 13, we get a front row seat witnessing Jesus’ expression of His heartfelt desire that his guys would have the “full measure” of His joy. As in the previous devotional days of this theme of fulfillment, I am again struck by the desperation and intensity in the appeals Jesus makes to His Father for the well-being of His closest companions. And we can make the same assumption about ourselves. Our mission, our prayers, our fellowship, and our joy are covered by the triumphant work of Jesus! His death, to eradicate the power of sin, is the ultimate act of love for us. Jesus also intends for His joy to be present in the disciples “even while the world hates them.” Jesus made that clear to the 12, and He has made it clear to us (John 16:33) as we have trouble in this world.
A great question to ponder frequently is, “Do our own failures convince us that we are outside of the gospel of joy?” Ouch! That one stung me. If the answer is yes, then we have taken our eyes off of the “Christ who has overcome the world.” “God does not offer us joy without a concrete basis for it.” And what is that concrete basis? The joy of the very One Who gives it to us.
“The opposite of joy is not sorrow. It is unbelief.” -Leslie Weatherhead
At His Feet by Chris Tiegreen, August 31, p. 243.
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