Monday, July 19, 2010

He Wants to Steal Our Joy

The enemy is liar.
The enemy is a thief.
He keep you from the truth
For he wants to steal your joy.
He tells you that you're miserable
That your life is not worth loving.
He steals away your hope
So that your faith will be lost.
He draws you to ponder the negative
So that the good gets pushed aside.
He steals away your time
So that you won't feed from the Word.
He keeps a record of wrong
And keeps shoving it in your face
For if he can keep you from loving
He can keep you from joy.

The Savior is the answer,
The Savior, full of grace.
He leads us to all truth
For he wants to give us joy.
He tells us how He loves us
How life is all for His glory.
He offers us His hope
So that we might have faith.
He calls us to think on the lovely
So that the bad gets pushed aside.
He longs to spend time with us
So that He might teach from His Word.
He keeps no record of wrong
And His grace is ever before us
For if we're mindful of His love
We'll be filled with His great joy.

~After seeing the sad state of so many who live without joy. The accuser has no place in our lives. We are covered by Christ's atoning blood. May we look to Him for deliverance from this enemy that we might have our joy that belongs to us as children of God.