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Restore to Me My Joy of Your Salvation

January 18, 2020
A sermon preached by Fortune Nwaiwu


Psa 51:12 NHEB Restore to me the joy of your salvation. Uphold me with a willing spirit.

Introduction

There is no man on earth that has not in one way or the other experienced the joy of the LORD in his life. Though some people right from their childhood experience pain, and sorrow- their lives know no joy or happiness, while some people's lives progress from happiness to sorrow due to some circumstances, or crimes committed. To crown it all, sins drag away man's joy of salvation.

David's crime of adultery with Bathsheba almost devastated his life. The story of this event really shows how human beings reason in some cases, a train of thoughts that are connected to produce that which is inimical, and diabolical to humanity. The story is told and we learn that:
  • David casted his lustful eyes on Bathsheba, which led to committing of adultery, and his subsequent murder of Uriah, the husband of Bathsheba.
For David to invite Uriah to return from the battle ground to sleep with his wife having realised that Bathsheba was pregnant, his ulterior motive was to cover his evil deed, and Uriah would accept he was responsible for the pregnancy. Now you will know that some children in some families are not legitimate, they are born by different fathers due to the unfaithfulness of wives to their husbands. This behaviour can cause the joy of the Lord to be far from them. This is what happened to David. His heart was tormenting him. He was embittered because the joy of his salvation is away from him. He then pleaded that God should restore to him the joy of His salvation.

What to do for God to restore to you the joy of His salvation

1. You must have repented
Turn away from your son's, and do them no more.

2. Look up to God:
Do you feel like there is no joy in your life, and God is far from you because of what you did? Are you experiencing one problem or another that always put your mind in a state of jeopardy? The solution to it is for you to look up to God. Jesus Christ says:
Joh 16:22 NHEB Therefore you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your heart will rejoice, and no one will take your joy away from you.
The joy Christ promised is the joy of salvation to those who look up to him.
Also the children of God who were bitten by a poisonous snake in the wilderness, as they were willing to look up to the replica of the snake God commanded Moses to make, their joy was restored because they were healed.
Num 21:9 NHEB Moses made a serpent of bronze, and set it on the standard: and it happened, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he looked to the serpent of bronze, he lived.
Joh 3:14-15 NHEB And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, whoever believes in him may have everlasting life.
The Son of Man must be lifted up in our life so that our joy will be everlasting. Look up to him for the salvation of your soul. God bless you.

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