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Discover the power of joy in the scriptures and how it can be a source of strength in your life. Experience the joy of self-surrender, fellowship with God, and trust in His love. Deepen your faith and find true happiness from within.
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The Strength of Joy
Neh 8:10 “Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength”
Luke 15:7 “I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance”
Isaiah 62:5 “For as a young man marrieth a virgin, so shall thy sons marry thee: and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee”
There is a big distinction between gladness and spiritual joy.
Spiritual joy rises from within the soul. It does not depend on outward circumstances.
Heb 12:1-2 “Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with…
Heb 12:1-2 …patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the…
Heb 12:1-2 …shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God”
Matt 5:11-12 “Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice…
Matt 5:11-12 …and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you”
2 Cor 12:7-10 “And lest I should be exalted above measure through the abundance of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn in…
2 Cor 12:7-10 …the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I should be exalted above measure. For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that…
2 Cor 12:7-10 …it might depart from me. And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly…
2 Cor 12:7-10 …therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities…
2 Cor 12:7-10 …in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong”
2 Cor 7:4 “Great is my boldness of speech toward you, great is my glorying of you: I am filled with comfort, I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation”
joyful = Greek Lexicon 5479 chara {khar-ah‘} - joy, gladness, joyful, joyous, joyfulness, the cause or occasion of joy, of persons who are one's joy
Tribulation = Greek Lexicon 2347 thlipsis {thlip'-sis} = tribulation, trouble, anguish, persecution, oppression, affliction, tribulation, distress
Psa 16:11 “Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore”
Matt 16:24 “Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me”
Phil 4:6-7 “Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the…
Phil 4:6-7 …peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus”
Isaiah 26:3 “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee”
Gal 5:22-23 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law”
Rom 14:17 “For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost”
Rom 15:13 “Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost”
Psa 51:8 “Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice”
Psa 51:12 “Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit”
The real joy is found and imparted in the scriptures.
1 John 1:4 “And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full”
John 15:11 “These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full”
Psa 122:1 “A Song of degrees of David. I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD”
Psa 73:16-17 “When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me; Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end”
Isaiah 56:7 “Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices shall be accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people”
1 Pet 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”
2 Tim 1:12 “For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day”
2 Tim 4:6-8 “For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is…
2 Tim 4:6-8 …laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing”
1 Cor 10:13 “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it”
Psa 40:8 “I delight to do thy will, O my God: yea, thy law is within my heart”
