Do not grieve for the joy of the Lord is your strength.
Nehemiah 8:10b
Joy comes from deep down in the heart. It comes not because you have some good happenings around you. No, it comes whether all is well (or not). The truth that remains in your heart is you have a loving and caring Father who will take care of all issues.
This declaration of God’s Word accompanied by sincere desire to follow its instruction will result in a true heartfelt joy. This joy of the Lord is based on reconciliation with God and the presence of the Spirit in our lives. This joy is for everyone and we can only attain this joy when we are in His Presence.
This joy is promised to us by our God:
For his anger lasts only a moment but his favour lasts a lifetime, weeping may remain for a night but rejoicing <joy> comes in the morning.
Psalm 30:5
Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy. Those who go out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with him.
Psalms 126:5 -6
I will clothe her priest with salvation and her saints shall ever sing for joy.
Psalm 132:16
With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation…
Isaiah 12:3
…And the ransomed of the Lord will return, they will enter Zion with singing
everlasting joy will crown their heads.
Gladness and joy will overtake them and sorrow and sighing will flee away.
Isaiah 35:10
We thank God for the many promises that follow us by being in His Presence where fullness of joy is found. I choose therefore to remain in His Presence to benefit all the promises written. I pray you choose this also for in His Presence there is, indeed, fullness of joy.
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Lord God, King of glory, blessed be Your Holy Name! How excellent is Your Name in all the earth. Clothed with righteousness, honor and majesty…we bless You. Thank You for Your promises to us which are Yes and Amen. Thank You for allowing us to be co-heirs with Christ Jesus that this fullness of joy should be our inheritance. Thank You for loving us this much. We adore You, Abba Father. By Your grace, Lord, sustain us in Your Presence all the time…in Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen.
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Such an encouraging devotional this morning, Ann, thank you! Nehemiah 8:10, is one of my favorite verses. “This joy of the Lord is based on reconciliation with God and the presence of the Spirit in our lives.” As you have shown with these several Scriptures, God wants His children to be in joy, to be in His Presence. I’m so thankful that He made this possible through Jesus Christ.
I’m adding my “Amen” to your prayer.
Love the message, Ann! Seeking that fullness of JOY along with you. Amen to your prayer!