1st Peter 1:8. “Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:” JOY UNSPEAKABLE. How can I express something that’s beyond expression? How can I define a joy that defies description? Probably by lines that can’t be filled in When I consider the honor and glory that belongs to Him.
So, I will just say though I have not ___________________ And I love Him because ____________________________ Also, I ___________________________ without hesitation And I _____________________ and __________________.
It is beyond my ________________ to _________________ And His ___________________ and __________________
So with, a __________________ that is ________________ I will continually _____________ to __________________.
Glory that is limitless goes far beyond my scope But in Him who is my life I have placed my hope And trust and give Him any and all glory that might be mine That through a redeemed sinner He saved, His glory will shine.
“O God, there are many things that go beyond my ability to express their meaning and value to me. The joy I have from Thee is truly beyond expression. Amen.”
Until that time comes, our service for God is to be done faithfully for His glory. That will mean we will need to rise above, and resolve conflicts in some way. It will mean we will need to endure and suffer some hurtful situations with which we will have to live. It may mean we have to daily face a boss and workmates who resent our Christian faith. We may have to deal with unruly and resentful children and perhaps endure rejection by a spouse. There will be times when we are waiting a long time for some matter to be resolved. We will have to wait patiently rather than go forward without divine guidance.
Some of the Jewish Christians may have seen Jesus and knew why He came, suffered, died and rose again. The suffering prophets of the Old Testament times knew vaguely what was coming and who was coming, but the significance of the things the Holy Spirit moved them to write was not clear to them. They knew Messiah was coming, but the New Testament writers could describe the whole event of Christ being here on earth. The Holy Spirit guided them to tell of the life, death by crucifixion and resurrection of our Lord in detail. The Spirit made plain to the apostles the glory that would follow the resurrection and ascension of Christ. The Old Testament prophets could write of the coming kingdom, but did not even know of the church of God being the bride of Christ.