Springs of joy

Springs of joy!
Celebrate a new birth!

Psalm 87 is a beautiful gem of rejoicing!  It reflects with nuances of the joy of the Lord Most High, His city, His kingdom and His people. The sons of Korah sing of Adonai’s love for His people and the place of their birth. Verses 5-7 read:

Of Zion it shall be said,
“This one and that one were born in her,”
And the Lord Most High Himself will establish her.
He shall count and say, “This person and that person were born there.” Selah.
And the singers and musicians (dancers) shall sing:
All my springs of joy are in thee!

All my springs of joy are in thee.
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We don’t know if this verse refers to our joy being found in the Lord or His joy being found in us, but it doesn’t matter, because, when we are born anew in Him, all His joy and all our joy are found in this union with Him that takes place at our new birth. He gives us a new heart! Our Lord sings for joy over us, and our deepest joy is found in Him when we are born into His family!

2 Chronicles 16:9 says, The eyes of the Lord move throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are wholly His.  This verse tells us that the Lord knows those who are His. When you imagine the earth, the globe that is covered with people of every race and tongue, God sees those who are His beloved, those who have received His love through Yeshua, Jesus the Messiah! There is only one mark that shines up from the earth – the new birth… not family origin, political party, church denomination or attendance, good deeds – not any other mark but the new birth. As His spiritual eyes move upon the earth, the light of a life born again into His Spirit shines up through desert plains of Africa, the crowded cities in China, crude country homes in Russia, gathering places that dot the landscape everywhere, whether in teepees or tents, mansions or mud huts, He sees the mark of His own!

Jesus cut past all Nicodemus’ questions and went straight to the only truth that mattered in that moment by saying, Unless you are born from above, you cannot see the kingdom of God. (John 3:3)  John 1:12-13 tells us how!  What a great company to be a part of!  Oh, the joy of being His! All people are accepted into the beloved of God!

Blessings and love,
Beth Ann

The Springs of joy Art Card story:
My mother invited me over one day in October 1999 to experiment with Ukrainian Ink Dyes in her back yard. These dyes were colorful, powdered and intense. We sprinkled them on watercolor paper and used various water sprays to push them across the paper, such as jet streams and soft mists to create special effects. The original artwork for Springs of joy was created on this day!

Other artwork created on this same day were the backgrounds for The trees clap from the Praise Collection (and also available as a 4-pack) and Through the waters from the Presence Collection. It began to rain, and I left several pieces out in the rain. Come unto Me was one of them. Come unto Me also incorporated a wax resist for the words before the inks were applied and the rain came!

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