The world offers “passing pleasure,” but the Lord Jesus offers to give us full and lasting joy (John 15:11). Real joy is grounded in Jesus Christ, who is “the same yesterday, today, and forever” (Hebrews 13:8). To keep experiencing pleasure, we must run from one stimulus to another. Joy is just the opposite. It is a gift we receive from God. Pleasure is built on self-seeking, but joy is based on self-sacrifice. The more we pursue self-gratification, the more empty we feel. Only when we seek to follow God’s will can we find abiding joy. For the joy that will last, we must always put Christ first in all areas of our life. “If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete. My command is this: Love each other as I have loved you” –John 15:11
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