Salvation's Joy

Psalm 51

Mercy.
Unfailing love.
Compassion.
Cleansing.

These words. Oh, they have impact.

Sin has a way of putting a dark spot on your garment. A stain on your heart.
It is filthy.
It is painful.
It is ugly.
And it separates you from God.

But ...
There is a but.
Back to those five words at the top.
God is good.
And His mercy is ours because of His love that never fails.
Because He is compassionate, we can be cleansed, washed clean from the spot of sin.
Purified.
Made new.
Forgiven.

Sometimes we lose sight of this. Sometimes that dark spot clouds our vision and we forget.
We forget the immensity of His act of love. Of the impact of His forgiveness.
And we lose our JOY.

Then we read David's words where he asks for his JOY to return.
"Oh, give me back my JOY again!" (Ps.51:8, NLT)
"Restore to me again the JOY of my salvation ..." (vs.12)

The JOY of my salvation.
Yes.
Oh yes!
Return to me!
Because life has a way of swaying our hearts and minds. Because our eyes lose focus. And we fail. We trip. We fall.
But ...
God is always good. He can't be anything but good, faithful, loving.
Our JOY is found in Him. In His salvation.
Sometimes we need to sit with the idea of salvation for a bit ~ of it's reality ~ of it's truth ~ of the sacrifice made ~ of what we are being saved from.
And take JOY in that.
If you've lost that JOY, ask for it ...
Restore to me the JOY of my salvation ... the JOY of my salvation ... the JOY.

Lesson in the journey ~ salvation is JOY-worthy.