😊 Joy

Then he said to them, “Go your way. Eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared, for today is holy to our Lord. Don’t be grieved, for the joy of Yahweh is your strength.”

The joy of the Lord is your strength — a declaration that sustains God's people.

You will show me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. In your right hand there are pleasures forever more.

In God's presence is fullness of joy; at His right hand are pleasures forevermore.

I have spoken these things to you, that my joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be made full.

Jesus speaks so that His joy may be in us and our joy may be complete.

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope in the power of the Holy Spirit.

May God fill you with all joy and peace in believing, abounding in hope.

Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various temptations,

Count it all joy when you face trials — a paradoxical but powerful truth.

For his anger is but for a moment. His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning.

Weeping may last for a night, but joy comes in the morning.

Rejoice in the Lord always! Again I will say, “Rejoice!”

Rejoice in the Lord always — Paul repeats it for emphasis.

For even though the fig tree doesn’t flourish, nor fruit be in the vines, the labor of the olive fails, the fields yield no food, the flocks are cut off from the fold, and there is no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in Yahweh. I will be joyful in the God of my salvation!

Even when everything fails, the prophet chooses to rejoice in the Lord.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,

Joy is a fruit of the Spirit — produced by God's work in our hearts.

Those who sow in tears will reap in joy.

Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy.