January 23
“Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith” (Heb. 10:22).
When we eventually see the ark of God coming into its place, we shall be filled with great joy.
The Ark is a type of the Lord Jesus Christ. He must be given His rightful place in your heart,
in your home, and in your church order. When that is so, there is great joy. David won many
battles but none gave him the same joy of heart as that which he had in seeing, the Ark of
God coming to rest in this very spot that he had purchased from Araunah. This is our joy and
strength, when we see the Lord Jesus Christ enthroned in believer’s hearts as king of kings,
in their families as Head, and in the Assembly as Lord.
There always are three things to be observed: Firstly, the Lord Jesus is to be your personal
Head; secondly, He is to be the Head of your family; thirdly, He is to be the Head of the
assembly of which you are a member. Only when this is true have you brought the Ark of God
into its proper resting place. That is our Joy, but again it is only the beginning.
Can you truthfully say that the Joy of Lord is your strength? Because you are entering more
and more fully into the heart of God, is your joy increasing?
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Meditate on God’s word | January 24
January 24
“I delight to do thy will, O my God” (Psalm 40:8).
The joy of Lord which is our real strength in all our circumstances and experiences and
responsibilities, is the secret of true spiritual growth.
It is quite possible to remain a spiritual babe for many years instead of for only a few months
and, sad to say, many do. But God wants every one of His children to come to full growth and
responsibility. God’s intention is that you should grow daily. As you read and meditate on
God’s word you get to know Him, and so you have a growing hunger to be in His presence. It
is by spending time with God that you grow in the knowledge of Him.
As we begin to delight in the Lord, we begin to have a real pleasure in doing His will. “I delight
to do thy will, O my God!” (Psalm 40:8). Sometimes the Lord keeps us waiting months or
years to know His will, and as we wait we learn valuable lessons. We learn how to exercise
the authority of His name; we learn to understand the hidden mysteries of His word; and from
this we pass on to the place where we are willing to suffer shame for him. As we go through
all these experiences we grow into spiritual manhood, and that means that we are ready to
bear the spiritual responsibility that God has for us and is waiting to share with us.