"Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit. 13. Then will I teach transgressors thy ways ; and sinners shall be converted unto thee."
Have you ever lost the joy of the salvation that God has freely given you in His Son? If you are like me you probably have, but, hopefully you did not stay satisfied in that position. One of the tragedies of church life is that there are people who have lost the joy of their salvation and are not really aware of it. These are usually the unhappy, negative people who cause trouble in the fellowship. David knew that he still belonged to God, but he was also aware that he was not as joyful in that relationship as he should be. What caused David to lose the joy of his salvation? He lost that joy when he committed adultery with Bathsheba and had her husband murdered. How could he have joy with that on his conscience? Consequently, he did all that he could: He confessed and repented. This is what we need to do when we are not as joyful in salvation as we should be. In John 15:11, Jesus said that He has given us "(His) joy that our joy might be full." A joyless life is out of sorts with God. What I want to come to now, however, is why David wanted the joy of salvation restored. Look at verse 13 again: "Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee." David knew that his influence (we would call it witness) was hurt because of his sins and his loss of joy. He also knew that he could not help transgressors (sinners) find God in their lives as long as he was in his joyless condition. That is why he wrote, "then will I teach transgressors thy ways." It just could be that our witness to sinners is not as effective as it should be because we have lost the joy of our salvation - and people sense it. Look deeply into your own life and see if you have lost the joy of your salvation. If you have lost the joy of your salvation, confess and repent and let your life reveal the joy of Jesus. Then your witness will be more effective, and you will be a happier person. Think about it! Bro. Joe
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