I want to tell you about a joy that can chase away every sadness and fill your heart to overflowing. It's not a fleeting feeling based on how your day is going, but something you build day by day in the presence of the Holy Spirit.
It's your relationship with the Holy Spirit that will lead you to truly know God. And once you know Him, you'll worship Him in a way that pours out of you like a river of praise, just thinking about how amazing your Savior is. You'll understand His goodness in your life, and laughter will just bubble up.
That's when you'll realize that the happiness this world offers is based on things that fade away, but the joy Jesus puts in your soul lasts forever. God wants you to find refuge in Him, and even in the midst of tears, to find a song of worship rising within you.
When you come to Him, surrendering at His feet, you'll be filled and comforted. Even when you're going through tough times, trials, and struggles, the joy of the Lord will be your strength, and you'll be able to keep going, fulfilling the purpose God has for you.
By God’s grace, His joy will uphold you and give you what you need to face anything. As Psalm 28:7 (NIV) says, "The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy, and with my song I praise him."
Whom not having seen, ye love; in whom, now not seeing, but believing, ye are transported with joy unalterable, and highly valued:Receiving the end of your faith, the salvation of souls.
And the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faith,Meekness, temperance: against such is no law.
These things have I spoken to you, that my joy might remain in you, and your joy might be completed.
In the day of good, be in good; and in the day of evil, see thou: also God made this over against this, to the end that man shall not find anything after him.
As being grieved, and always rejoicing; as poor, and making many rich; as having nothing, and possessing all things.
But in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject to you; but rather rejoice, that your names were written in the heavens.
I say to you, that so shall joy be in heaven over one sinful repenting, more than over ninety-nine just, which have no need of repentance.
Shout ye to Jehovah, all the earth break forth into joy and rejoice, and play on the harp.
Let the word of Christ dwell in, you richly; teaching and reminding one another in all wisdom, playing with harps, and songs, and spiritual odes, with grace singing in your hearts to the Lord.
Shout ye to Jehovah, all the earth break forth into joy and rejoice, and play on the harp.Play to Jehovah on the harp, on the harp and the voice of music.With trumpets and the voice of the, horn, shout ye before the King, Jehovah.
I will come to the altar of God, to God the gladness of my joy: and I will praise thee upon the harp, O God, my God.
To the overseer upon the stringed instrument: to the sons of Korah, a chanting. How beloved are thy tents, O Jehovah of armies!My soul longed after, and also failed for the enclosures of Jehovah: my heart and my flesh will rejoice for the living God.
Thou wilt cause me to know the way of life: abundance of joys with thy face; favors in thy right hand forever.
For a moment in his anger; life in his acceptance: weeping shall lodge in the evening, and rejoicing for the morning.
And the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faith,
And may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, for you to abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.
And all they putting trust in thee shall rejoice forever: they shall shout for joy, and thou wilt cover over them: and they loving thy name shall exult in thee.
Rejoicing, I will rejoice in Jehovah, my soul shall exult in my God, for he put upon me the garments of salvation, and he clothed me with a robe of justice, as a bridegroom will be a priest with a turban, and as a bride will be adorned with her dress.
And I am as a green olive tree in the house of God: I trusted in the mercy of God forever and ever.Omitted
Looking in the distance to Jesus the author and completer of the faith; who for the joy laid before him endured the cross, having despised the shame, and sat down on the right hand of the throne of God.
To David in his changing his understanding before A bimelech; and he will drive him out, and he will go. I will praise Jehovah in all time: always his praise in my mouth.
Chanting for praise. Shout ye to Jehovah, all the earth.Serve ye Jehovah with gladness: come before him with rejoicing.
For the kingdom of God is not food and drink; but justice, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
And the just shall be glad; they shall rejoice before God, and they shall rejoice with gladness.
Praise ye Jah. Sing to Jehovah a new song, his praise in the convocation of his godly ones.
Rejoice and be transported with joy; for much your reward in the heavens for so they drove out the prophets which before you.
For this my heart rejoiced, and my glory shall exult: also my flesh shall dwell with confidence.
For with joy shall ye go forth, and in peace shall ye be led forth; the mountains and hills shall break forth before you into shouting, and all the trees of the field shall clap the hand.
For thou didst gladden me, O Jehovah, by thy work: I will rejoice in the works of thy hands.
And doing good let us not despond: for in proper time we shall reap, not being enervated.
Thou wilt set in order a table before me in front of mine enemies: thou madest fat mine head with oil; my cup being satisfied with drink.
Happy the people knowing the shout of joy: O Jehovah, they shall go in the light of thy face.
The eyes of all hope for thee, and thou givest to them their food in its time.Opening thy hand and filling the desire to all living.
Deem all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into various trials;Knowing that the proof of your faith works patience.
And his lord said to him, Well, good and faithful servant: thou west faithful over a few things, I will set thee over many; enter into the joy of thy lord.
And Jehovah will turn back to me according to my justice, and according to the cleanness of my hands before his eyes.
Why wilt thou be bowed down, O my soul? and why wilt thou be disturbed upon me? hope upon God, for yet shall I praise him, the salvation of my face, and my God.
Praise ye Jah. I will praise Jehovah with all the heart, in the consultation of the upright, and the assembly.
By whom also we have had access by faith into this grace in which we have stood, and we boast upon hope of the glory of God.
Song of chanting to David. My heart being prepared, O God, I will sing and play on the harp, also mine honor.
To set to those mourning in Zion, to give to them adorning instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, the vestment of praise for the spirit of faintness; and it shall be called to them, The mighty trees of justice of the planting of Jehovah, to be honored.
My lips shall rejoice when I shall play on the harp to thee, and my soul which thou redeemedst.
Who will give out of Zion the salvation of Israel? in Jehovah bringing back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall exult, Israel shall rejoice.
As to the rest, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me is not slothful, and to you safe.
Confess ye to Jehovah, for he is good, for his mercy is forever.Now shall Israel say that his mercy is forever.
And the ransomed of Jehovah shall turn back and come to Zion with a shout of joy and eternal joy upon their heads: and they shall attain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
And the people will rejoice for their showing themselves willing, for with the whole heart they showed themselves willing to Jehovah: and also David the king rejoiced with great gladness.
A voice of rejoicing and salvation in the tents of the just the right hand of Jehovah did strength.
All they seeking thee shall rejoice and be glad in thee: they loving thy salvation shall say, Jehovah shall be magnified.
And it was said in that day, Behold, this our God, we hoped for him, and he will save us: this Jehovah, we hoped for him, we will rejoice and be glad in his salvation.
To the holy ones that are upon the earth, they and the mighty ones, all my delight is in them.
And I always with thee: thou didst hold by my right hand.In thy counsel thou wilt guide me, and after, thou wilt receive me with glory.
Song of ascensions. In Jehovah turning back the returning of we were as those dreaming.Then our mouth will be filled with laughter, and our tongue with rejoicing: then shall they say among the nations, Jehovah magnified to do with those.
By him therefore we should always bring up the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of the lips assenting to his name.
And David will say to the chiefs of the Levites to cause their brethren to stand singing with every instrument of song, lyres and harps, and cymbals, causing to hear to lift up with the voice for joy.
If I did not place and rest my soul as a child weaned of his Mother: my soul as a weaned child.
The mandates of Jehovah are straight, rejoicing the heart: the command of Jehovah pure, enlightening the eyes.
Again, the kingdom of the heavens is like to a treasure hid in the field; which a man finding, concealed, and from his joy, he retires, and all things which he has he sells, and he purchases that field.
Out of the mouth of children and sucklings thou hast founded strength on account of thine enemies, to cause the enemy and the avenger to cease.
My soul longed after, and also failed for the enclosures of Jehovah: my heart and my flesh will rejoice for the living God.
I will praise thee; for I was wonderfully distinguished: thy works are wonders, and my soul knew greatly.
Behold God my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid: for my strength and song is Jah Jehovah, and he will be to me for salvation.
Out of distress I called upon Jah: Jah answered me in an enlarging.Jehovah for me, I will not fear what man shall do to me.
And confident in this, I know that I shall remain, and shall remain near together with you all for your advancement and joy of faith:
How much thy goodness which thou didst conceal for them fearing thee; thou didst work for those putting their trust in thee before the sons of man.
And he will say to them, Go ye; eat fatnesses, and drink sweetnesses, and send portions to him for whom nothing was prepared: for the day is holy to our Lord: and ye shall not grieve, for the joy of Jehovah this is your strength.
And all they putting trust in thee shall rejoice forever: they shall shout for joy, and thou wilt cover over them: and they loving thy name shall exult in thee.For thou wilt bless the just, O Jehovah: thou wilt surround him with favor as a shield
I will rejoice and be glad in thy mercy, for thou sawest mine affliction; thou knewest my soul in straits;
Behold God my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid: for my strength and song is Jah Jehovah, and he will be to me for salvation.Ye drew water with gladness from the fountains of salvation.
And the redeemed of Jehovah shall turn back, and they came to Zion with shouting and eternal joy upon their head: and gladness and joy shall they attain; sorrow and sighing fled.
Until now ye have asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy might be completed.
Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou wilt fill me with gladness with thy face.