THE JOY OF THE LORD IS OUR STRENGTH

 

by Ribbons the clown (Rev. Robin E. Bremer)

 

 

 

Psychoneuroimmunology is the study of laughter.

 

Laughter is great for blood pressure, it will  make you look younger, improve your stamina, helps you to sleep, and will also strengthens the immune system. Having a sense of humor can add eight years to life. It helps in creativity, productivity and motivation. Studies show that 100 laughs equal 10 miles for the heart muscles. Laughter is a 10 times stronger pain killer then Morphine.

 

We are to be filled with Joy and the expression of Joy is laughter.

 

God is a good God and a loving Father and until we believe He is for us personally and loves us we will not find true joy or peace. As Christian we are the flesh on earth today carrying the presence of God. We need to learn how to get in to Gods’ presence and leak Him out to others. We should be oozing with JOY! We are the answer to today’s problems. Someone is looking for you, because you have the answer to their problems.

 

In Mat 9:17 Jesus said to put NEW WINE into NEW WINE SKINS. This is what God showed me. Our born again spirit is the new wine skins we holds the new wine (Holy Spirit) but the Holy Spirit put this scripture together with another scripture. John 2 Jesus turning water into wine and was the FIRST miracle He did and it was at a WEDDING and He SHOWED HIS GLORY. I ask God why He did that as the first miracle. He said "The FIRST thing my Bride needs is for the rivers of living water coming out of them to be turned to wine. That He saved the best WINE until NOW So that His bride could show His GLORY in these end times" He also showed me that the water at the wedding was water in RELIGIOUS containers (tradition and religion) and He turned it into wine, new wine (FREEDOM from the law into the freedom of HOLY SPIRIT, how He wants His church to live) ?He put that with Acts 2 These are not drunk AS YOU suppose, He wants us filled with the Holy Spirit so that we are drunk. Remember the drunk in the world is a COPY of the drunk of the Holy Spirit.

 

Lets take a look at what God has to say about joy.

 

The Kingdom of God is Righteousness, peace and JOY. Rom 14:17

 

Joy is 1/3 of the Kingdom of God.

 

Joy is the solution to our mourning about our problems, the state of our country and our fears.

 

But we have a solution to our problem Jesus already took care of this for us.

 

Is 53:4 Surely he hath borne our grief’s, and carried our sorrows:

 

Sorrow is something Jesus took on the cross and bore it for us. We no longer should allow it in our lives. THE CHURCH SHOULD BE THE MOST JOYFUL PLACE THERE IS AND CHRISTIANS SHOULD BE THE MOST JOYFUL PEOPLE

 

When ever the Bible talks about sorrow it always relates it to joy. Joy is to replace sorrow.

 

Sorrow in the original language means, worry, pain, anger, and grief. These things will break you and kill you.

 

Proverbs 15:13:  by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken. 2 Co 7:10 the sorrow of the world worketh death.

 

Joy is  from God it is more powerful than sorrow.

 

Isaiah 35:10 Therefore the redeemed (that is us)of the LORD shall return … and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away

 

Joy is our strength. Ps 43:2 For thou art the God of my strength: (joy) …why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?

 

This scripture points out that laughter and joy are opposite  mourning, heaviness. sorrow,  & oppression.

 

Jer 31:13 I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.

 

Jer 33:11 The voice of joy, (Joy has a voice)

 

God wants to turn your sorrow and oppression into JOY.

 

Est 9:22 from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: ( reason for joy) that they should make them days of feasting and joy.

 

God wants you to have an abundance in all areas of your life.

 

Is 35:10 And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, ( God wants you to come out of bondage of the world problems)…joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.Sorrow flees when JOY shows up.

 

John 16:20 ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.

 

The devil also uses oppression to bring sorrow.

 

Psalm 107:39 they are diminished and brought low through oppression, affliction and sorrow.

 

Oppression means, misery, sense of lose, guilt remorse,  or deep disappointment.

 

Our spirit is broken when we are sorrowful. Joy is the answer to sorrow and mourning.

 

This is Jesus answer to sorrow and mourning.

 

Isaiah 61:3: to give unto them …the oil of joy for mourning,

 

Joy is strength!  Nehemiah 8:10: The Joy of the Lord is our strength.

 

Sorrow is from the devil & is meant to destroy us.

 

The next scripture says that not only is our spirit broken, but a broken spirit dries the bones. It makes us sick when we are sad. Laughter and joy are naturally healing to our bodies. Doctors say people with a sense of humor get well faster. Some doctors tell dying patients to go home and watch funny TV.

 

This article was taken in part from, Ribbons the clown (Rev.  Robin Bremer)new book  available in Feb.2010.

 

 

 

Suggested Resource: Inside Insights MP3 - The Power of Joy and Gladness

 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

 

Robin is a licensed minister who has been clowning for 15 years. She ministers with her husband Allen who has scored music for their recent video's. They offer a fun filled variety show that ministers the "Joy of the Lord" to the whole family. Her show offers ventriloquism, balloons, audience participation, silly magic, juggling, singing and dancing. They've opened for the Christian television show "Duncan The Puppet." They have clowned for the Kellogg's Cereal Company, as well as school assemblies, birthday parties, churches and many other events. Robin and Allen's ministry goal is to impart the joy of the Lord.

 

http://www.ribbonstheclown.com