The Bible Joy

The first weekly devotional shared by email is now available to read on the site 🎉 It reflects on the kind of peace that doesn’t rise and fall with our emotions, but rests in Christ If you’d like to read it in a quiet moment, it’s here: thebiblejoy.com/previous-devot… 📖 John 14:27 (ESV) “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you…”

In Joshua 1, Joshua steps into leadership at a moment filled with uncertainty... the task ahead is overwhelming, and the responsibility is heavy. Yet God does not minimize the challenge, He anchors Joshua in His presence and His word 🙌 📖 Josh. 1:5 (ESV) “I will not leave you or forsake you.” Again and again, God points Joshua away from his own ability and back to what truly sustains him: the promise of God’s nearness 🔥 📖 Josh. 1:9 (ESV) “Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.” Strength grows when trust deepens... as we lean into God’s promises, courage rises, not because the path is easy, but because we are not walking it alone I hope this has been a gentle reminder for you today

God’s goodness is constant, and His mercy gently meets us again and again Amen 🙌

When you feel unsure which way to go, is there a Bible verse that gently helps you refocus your heart on God’s leading?

“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” 📖 Psalm 46:1 (ESV)

Prayer poured out in honesty is never wasted. God does not turn away from the prayers that come trembling, tearful, or unfinished In 1 Samuel 1, Hannah brings her deep anguish before the LORD, not with polished words, but with a heart laid bare... her prayer is quiet, misunderstood by others, yet fully seen by God 📖 1 Samuel 1:10 (ESV) “She was deeply distressed and prayed to the LORD and wept bitterly.” Hannah doesn’t hide her pain or rush past it. She pours it out, trusting that God can hold what she cannot fix... and Scripture reminds us that the LORD is attentive to prayers offered in truth, even before answers appear 📖 1 Samuel 1:17 (ESV) “Go in peace, and the God of Israel grant your petition that you have made to him.” Not every prayer is answered in the same way or time, but none are ignored... honest prayer draws us closer to God, shaping our hearts even as we wait I hope this has offered you some reassurance today

@Adam_FaithfulM When your strength runs out, His never does... Christ meets you right where you feel most unable 📖 Isaiah 40:29 (ESV) "He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength." In every weakness, the grace of Jesus is enough 🙌

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:13

@John_Matthew_T 📖 Isaiah 46:4 (ESV) “Even to your old age I am he, and to gray hairs I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear; I will carry and will save.” In Christ, the God who saves is also the God who faithfully carries His people 🙌

Psalms 68:20

@Isabelletkrause 📖 Psalm 107:9 (ESV) “For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things.” In Jesus, every deep hunger of the heart finds its true and lasting satisfaction 🙌

Be careful what you eat when you are starving… Sex seems appealing when you're hungry for love. Drunkenness seems appealing when you're hungry for joy. Gossip is tempting when you're hungry to fit in. But while those may fill you up temporarily, they will always leave you hungrier than before. So lean on someone who gives you eternal joy, love, and peace. Because God Is the only one that can satisfy your hunger.

@MMcLaughlinsong 📖 Isaiah 26:3 (ESV) "You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you." In every season, Jesus remains worthy of all our trust 🙌

Lord Jesus, we put our trust in you.

@JesusSavesUs777 Our hearts sometimes carry more than they were meant to hold... the One who holds us is never anxious or afraid 📖 1 Pet. 5:7 (ESV) “Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.” In Jesus, we are held and cared for by a faithful, never-failing God 🙌

Thank you Lord! #ThursdayThoughts

@shane_pruitt78 Amen! 📖 Romans 6:9 (ESV) “We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him.” Jesus alone conquered death, and all who trust in Him share in His resurrection life 🙌

Buddha lived, died, stayed dead. Muhammad lived, died, stayed dead. Confucius lived, died, stayed dead. Lao Tzu lived, died, stayed dead. L. Ron Hubbard lived, died, stayed dead. Joseph Smith lived, died, stayed dead. Jesus lived, died, rose again. There is no one like Jesus!

That’s a thoughtful way of framing it. Our shared sense of right and wrong does not feel accidental. It quietly points beyond us Paul reflects on this more fully in Romans 2:12–16, where he speaks of conscience and moral awareness even apart from written law. One line especially stands out: 📖 Romans 2:15 (ESV) “They show that the work of the law is written on their hearts, while their conscience also bears witness.” That inner moral witness reminds us that good is not imagined, and that it comes from a holy and loving Lawgiver

Atheists often ask: “If God is good, why so much evil and suffering in the world? This is a fair question. It is something I believe we all have wrestled with at some point. But let’s ask a slightly different question that shines some light on the problem of evil. If there is no God, why rage against injustice, cancer, or cruelty as if the universe owes us fairness? Naturalism says evil is just physics + evolution, there is no moral “ought.” Yet every fiber of us screams that torturing innocents is objectively wrong, not just inconvenient. That outrage points to a Moral Law we didn’t invent. Christianity doesn’t dodge evil, it explains it through the free will and fall of man. But the most beautiful part, is Christ defeats evil. The death of Christ on the cross and His glorious resurrection, gives us sure promised hope that in the end all things will be restored and evil and suffering will be no more. So now I ask you, which view better accounts for both the darkness and our deep intuition that good should win?

@Jentezen 📖 Psalm 16:11 (ESV) “You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.” In every transition, Jesus Himself is your sure direction and unshakable joy 🙌 ✝️ 🔥

When you are in a place of transition, worship. Time spent in worship is never wasted time! Through worship, God will reveal what He wants you to do.

@BillyGraham 📖 1 Peter 3:15 (ESV) “always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect,” In Christ, even simple words of testimony become a mercy to weary hearts 🙌

"If Christ has done anything for you, then share it. In so doing, you are showing mercy!" —Billy Graham

@stevenfurtick 📖 John 8:12 (ESV) “Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.’” Jesus is the light that darkness cannot overcome 🙌

Jesus, Your name is like the morning light The One the darkness can't deny The Resurrection and the Life, Jesus

God’s gentle leading is enough for our hearts to rest and trust in His care. Amen 🙌

@DaveRencken Thank you David for sharing it. Jesus truly does stop for the cry of faith, even when the crowd tries to quiet it 📖 Mark 10:49 (ESV) “And Jesus stopped and said, ‘Call him.’” May we walk forward with Him, attentive to His voice and His mercy

Mark 10:46-52 “And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging. And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me. And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me. And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee. And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus. And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight. And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.” I just had to recount the entire event because it always drives home several key points when it comes to me/you & Jesus: 1) Acknowledge that without Him we are beggarly and undone, without hope, and without peace. 2) Cry out to Him always, in every situation, and for everything. He hears you, even when you feel like you’re lost in the crowd. 3) Don’t let anything or anyone get between you & Jesus, and your acknowledgment of how desperately you need Him (and don’t stop crying out to Him always and for everything). 4) When Jesus intervenes in your life and says “go your way”, you had best get up and follow Jesus in the way. The Lord bless and keep you in this day, and please may I humbly ask that you follow, like and repost this content, so that this ministry can grow in support of my God-given mission. Lord bless, David

"Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you." - Ephesians 4:32

@darwintojesus 📖 Romans 1:20 (ESV) "For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived... in the things that have been made." All true beauty finds its source and fullness in God, the Creator of all

All of man’s best art can only imitate God’s creation.

@sola_chad 📖 Psalm 119:105 (ESV) “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” As we open Scripture, we learn to recognize the Shepherd’s voice and walk in His light

Read. Your. Bible. 📖✝️💯

So many things promise happiness, yet still leave the heart thirsty... only Jesus gives joy that does not fade when circumstances change 📖 Psalm 16:11 (ESV) “You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.” Lasting joy is found in the presence and person of Christ alone

The pursuit of happiness outside of Christ is a path to emptiness. True, lasting joy is found only in him.