August 20 – Fullness of Joy
In today’s episode, Pastor Cory Barnes shares a devotion from 1 John 1:4, where John explains that he is writing so that our joy may be full. Echoing Jesus’ teaching in John 15, Pastor Cory explains that this fullness of joy comes through abiding in Christ and living in continual fellowship with Him. Joy is different from happiness because happiness changes with our circumstances, while joy is the deeper delight that comes from relationship with Jesus. Pastor Cory compares happiness to the daily weather forecast—it may be sunny one day and stormy the next—while joy is more like the climate…
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