The Joy of Jesus is our Strength

A short thought -

Nehemiah's "the joy of the Lord is your strength" beautifully anticipates Jesus' words in John 15:11 - "These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may me made full." It's also one of the greatest, and shortest, sermons you'd ever need to hear, embarking on any sort of day.

May you and I settle for no joy lesser than the joy that animated Jesus' own heart and life. And may that JOY be our only source of strength today!