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"Received with Joy" — God's Holy Fire for 11/27/2021 Do you enjoy our daily devotionals? Please consider financially supporting our ministry! — Donate Now So you received the message with joy from the Holy Spirit in spite of the severe suffering it brought you. In this way, you imitated both us and the Lord. — 1 Thessalonians 1:6 NLT Key Thought How can a convicting message, a message that calls us to turn our lives around (1 Thessalonians 1:8-10), bring joy in the middle of suffering? 1. That message is true. 2. That message points us to a better way, a way that leads to glory that is far greater than any suffering now could possibly be (Romans 8:17-18). 3. That message comes accompanied by the ultimate Message-giver, the Holy Spirit. Joy is inspired, produced, and sustained by the Holy Spirit. Today's Prayer O Father, inspire joy in me and those I love. I do not ask for this joy selfishly, but so that others can sense this deep and abiding joy within me and be open to hearing the message of Jesus, responding to his call to believe, and discovering the joy that is possible only because of the Spirit's presence in our lives. I ask this in Jesus' name. Amen. Share on Facebook | Discuss this Scripture The Thoughts and Prayers for God's Holy Fire are written by Phil Ware. You can email questions or comments to phil@heartlight.org. ________________________________________ Today's Passage Illustrated ________________________________________ More Devotionals from Heartlight: Morning & Evening The classic twice-daily devotional from Charles H. Spurgeon. Spurgeon's Morning Thought - Zechariah 3:1 - "In Joshua the high priest we see a picture of each and every child of God, who has been made nigh by the blood of Christ, and has been taught to..." — Read Full Devo Subscribe to Morning & Evening Unstoppable! A one-year devotional guide through the book of Acts. 'The Core of the Good News Message' - Acts 25:17-21 - "[Festus, explaining the situation with Paul to King Agrippa, said:] "When his accusers came here for the trial, I didn't delay. I called the case the..." — Read Full Devo Subscribe to Unstoppable! ________________________________________ This devotional was sent to mgmckay1963@gmail.com, who has been receiving it since 16 Jul 2011 21:50. HOW DO I LEAVE? Click this link to be removed. STILL HAVING TROUBLE? If our automated unsubscribe system isn't working for you, send an email to mailmaster@heartlight.org and let us know what list you would like to leave. We'll take care of you. HOW DO I SUBSCRIBE? It's FREE! Visit Heartlight.org to subscribe to our devotionals. © 1998-2021, Heartlight Inc.