Joy Through Bread and Wine

What Ezra and Nehemiah told the inhabitants of Jerusalem many years ago holds true for us today: the joy of the LORD is our strength. Those outside of the kingdom of God simply cannot access this joy. Paul tells us in Romans 14:17 that joy in the Holy Ghost is the kingdom of God. The kingdom of God has a particular border. You are either in it or not in it, and the only way to obtain the joy of the LORD is to reside within its territory. This kingdom is not stagnant of course, so its borders constanly increase. Even so, you must be brought within if you would truly access joy.

You are members of the kingdom of God and thus you come to this kingdom table. You have every right to the joy of the Spirit for Christ has purchased that joy for you at the cross. At this meal, you hear Christ say, “This is my body broken for you. This is my blood shed for you. And where is joy found other than in that body and in that blood?” 

The kingdom of God is not stagnant, and neither is the joy of the LORD found within it. The LORD’s joy is infinite and abundantly supplied to you through this bread and wine. Any attempt you make to obtain joy apart from the Christ who serves you here, is doomed to fail. And the reverse is equally true. If you come to the Lord at this table, asking to be strengthened by more of His joy, then you will find the fulfillment of Christ’s words when He said, “If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.” So come in faith and welcome to Jesus Christ.

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