Sunday Spirituality | Joy in the Spirit
The following is a quote from Aimee Semple McPherson from a sermon she preached on August 26th, 1923 on the fruit of the Spirit.
“Then Joy “The fruit of the spirit is...joy.” I believe that this old world need the fruit of joy. So many people have such heavy burdens to bear. You have heard people saying, “well it is all right for people that have no burdens, no troubles such as I have to have joy, but I...my load is os heave, how can I have joy?” Ah, but if you only knew it many of the people who are the most filled with divine joy which is a fruit of the Spirit are those who have heavy, heavy burdens to bear. It is often the case that the Christian with the sweetest, brightest smile is a Christian who finds life pretty hard many times. They do not exploit their troubles, do not go around telling others what a hard time they are having. “Love endureth all things.” The Bible speaks of our being “longsuffering with joyfullness.” Some people may suffer long but wear a long face about it. But, Hallelujah! “The Joy of the Lord is our strength.””