Highest Joy

Do you remember someone pushing you in a swing?  It seemed we could never go high enough; “higher, push me higher,” we would yell.

The Psalmist writes, “For you make him most blessed forever;  you make him glad with the joy of your presence.” (Psalm 21:6)  Need we wonder what brings us joy?  Happiness is fleeting – activities give us brief moments of happiness then we move on to another.  For the Believer, the Presence of God is evermore – continuously fulfilling each moment of each day and every activity of life.  Those who love and honor Christ carry their gladness with them, knowing the joy of The Lord’s Presence.  Orville Dewey wrote, “It is certain that till we see GOD in the world – God in the bright and boundless universe – we never know the highest joy.”  Let us push higher and higher to know our Christ Who loves us so – He IS our highest joy!