Joy

Joy

When Jesus described the temple in Jerusalem as a “house of prayer” (Mark 11:17), He was quoting from the book of Isaiah. When Isaiah spoke of the house of prayer, he described it as a place of joy saying that God would make His people “joyful in My house of prayer” (Isaiah 56:7). With this in mind, I’ve always believed that God desires our times of prayer to be one of the greatest sources of joy in life. If this hasn’t been your experience, that’s okay. My encouragement is to simply begin asking God to make your times of prayer increasingly filled with His gladness. Not every moment of prayer is supposed to be remarkable, but in my experience—the more we stick with it—the more we find that unmistakably sweet and enjoyable presence of God. Now that’s something to pray about!