January 7
“These things write we unto you, that your joy may be full” (1 John 1:4).
When the hidden mysteries of the Word of God are revealed to us, our hearts are filled with
a joy that makes us strong. Our strength does not lie in mere Bible knowledge. When the
Lord Jesus Himself, by His Spirit, reveals to us the mysteries of His Word, then we are strong.
“I will ……shew thee great…things“ (Jer. 33:3). When our loving Saviour opens up to us His
living Word, that is strength. As God reveals Himself to us in a greater measure day by day
while we meditate upon His word, so do we find our joy increasing more and more. Day by
day He will give us something fresh as we wait upon Him, and as God’s Word becomes real
to us, it becomes our joy and strength.