04/09/2026
WORD OF THE DAY
PASTOR ALLAN W. MLAKI
TOPIC: HOW DO YOU RECEIVE THE JOY OF THE LORD?
The joy of the Lord is obtained through the following:
1. Reading and understanding the Word of God and making it part of your life. You begin to form the joy of the Lord within you. Joy slowly takes shape as you live the Word, because the Word makes you light, and you begin to feel joy.
2. Knowing that God is with you, being fully assured that God is with you at all times, in every matter and in every situation, then the joy of the Lord abides with you. (1 Kings 20:1–6)
3. Knowing that you are forgiven by God. The joy of the Lord will be with you. Anyone who is forgiven is free and has peace and joy in their heart. (Luke 7:48; Isaiah 38:1–8)
4. Knowing that despite the challenges and hardships you go through, God has not abandoned you, but is helping you and giving you victory, this brings the joy of the Lord.
5. When a person reaches a place of recognizing where they came from, where they are, and where they are going, the joy of the Lord begins to form within them, because in reflecting on God’s greatness there is the joy of the Lord.
6. Understanding the purpose of creation. Anyone who understands the purpose for which they were created forms the joy of the Lord within them, because the joy of the Lord is attached to purpose.
IMPORTANT
Removing ignorance is one of the things that leads to the joy of the Lord.
• Not reading the Word is a form of ignorance.
• Ignoring instructions given at the altar is also a form of ignorance.