“Are You Gel-in”

“Do not sorrow, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”

Nehemiah 8:10

Recently I was trying to come up with a word that our Summer Staff could relate to as I wanted them to get the idea that God wants us to have “The Joy of the Lord”. The best thing I could come up with was “In the Zone” or maybe “Get in the Groove”. It bombed. In a panic I was reminded of a sole insert commercial that referred to the type of support it provided was called “Gel-in”. They could relate, and I was bailed out of an otherwise awkward situation.

The people in the commercial would be able to recognize this by the way someone would walk. Immediately they would say “You must be Gel-in”.

As we are approaching our summer season, we as a staff have been putting into practice what Keswick is advertising this summer. “JOY”!

We have memorized Acts 20:24. There is a portion of the verse that says “So that I may finish my race with JOY!”

When I think about “The Joy of the Lord” I’m reminded of Nehemiah and his charge to the Israelite’s. “Do not sorrow, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”

Wouldn’t it be neat if when you come to Keswick for a summer conference and see a staff member, you see the Joy and think to yourself “They’re Gel-in”.

There are many verses that help to usher us back into “Joy”. One of mine is Philippians 4:8.It calls us to meditate on the things that bring us “Joy”.

My prayer is that we as a staff would reflect what we are “selling”. It’s gonna be a long summer and believe me the spiritual battle is alive and well at Keswick.

So when you come to see us and we’ve “Got the Groove on” help to encourage us telling us  “You must be Gel-in”. – Rob Russomano serves on the full-time staff at America’s Keswick and is a regular blogger for Freedom Fighter

Daily Bible Reading: Obadiah; Acts 8:1-25

Quote of the day: As I shut the door of the office after me, it seemed as if I met the Lord Jesus Christ face to face. It seemed to me that I saw Him as I would see any other man. He said nothing, but looked at me in such a manner as to break me right down at His feet. I fell down at His feet, wept aloud like a child, and made such confessions as I could with my choked utterance. It seemed to me that I bathed His feet in tears. I must have continued in this state for a good while. I returned to the front office, but as I turned and was about to take a seat by the fire, I received a mighty baptism of the Holy Spirit. Without any recollection that I had ever heard the subject mentioned by any person in the world, the Holy Spirit descended upon me in a manner that seemed to come in waves of liquid love; it seemed like the very breath of God. I wept aloud with joy and love. Charles G. Finney

Verse to Memorize: Righteous are you, O Lord, and right are your rules. You have appointed your testimonies in righteousness and in all faithfulness. Psalm 119:137-138 ESV