Joy Brings Strength Keluarga Allah Daily Devotional July 17, 2017
TODAY'S FOOD FOR THE SOUL
PHILIPPIANS 4:2-8
TODAY'S RHEMA PHILIPPIANS 4:4 "Rejoice in the Lord always, I will say it again: Rejoice!"
There is an Indonesian gospel song entitled 'S'mua Baik' or All is Good. The lyric has blessed so many people and there is a story behind that song. One of the writers of that song is Budi Haryanto. He had passed away and left a wife and a child. He had a beautiful family, however, God let many problems came into his family. Their child was found deaf and because of Budi's heart condition with severe complications, he was forced to undergo therapy. Those storms brought other difficulties in their finance, emotional, and also caused fatigue. Out of those conditions, that song was created with the lyrics of 'All is good, all is good, everything that You've done in my life.'
To the world perspective, what happened to Budi and his family may be considered that his family life was far from good, but Budi still created a song with such lyrics. That is possible, as long as he has eyes that fix on God and a grateful heart that always be able to see the goodness of God in every situation. A heart with this attitude will produce joy that cannot be understood by the worldly perspective.
So does when we strive for a family transformation. If we want our family to experience a real transformation, we need to have joy in every situation. When our heart filled with joy, we have the strength to go through the difficult situations that may come in our way. Therefore, don't give up, ask God for strength, get closer to Him, because He is the source of our joy; He can give a transformation to our family. Hallelujah! REFLECTION Saudara Terkasih, to experience family transformation, you must fight for your family's happiness with a joyful heart.
APPLICATION 1. Is there any trouble you are facing in your family? 2. How is your heart attitude when your struggle has not yet shown any result? Is there anything you have to change in your heart? 3. What commitment will you do so that you can be joyful in the midst of struggles you are facing? Write down.
TODAY'S PRAYER "Lord Jesus, thank you for the family that You have given to me. Teach me to continually be thankful for what happened in my life. Give me strength so that I can always be joyful in the midst of my struggles. In Jesus name, I pray, Amen."
YEARLY BIBLE READING
Romans 14-16
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