KEY SCRIPTURE: John 17:13 KJV “And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.

The Lord in His prayer for the disciples declared that the words He said about them had stirred up joy in their hearts. Joy is not happiness. Happiness is dependent on a happy event. A happy event would make people happy. Joy is based on the word of God it is not a function of what happens around us.  Joy comes when the heart relies on the word of God. The scripture always admonishes us to rejoice in the Lord. To rejoice in the Lord is to count on the finished work of Jesus as yours. Jesus’ victory is our victory. His power is our power and His authority has become our authority. This is one of the areas that we have to rejoice always.

The word of God is the seed that generates Joy in the heart of a child of God. A Christian without joy is in a very pitiful state. It is a sign that he or she is moved by the senses and not by the word of God. Having the word in you will not necessarily produce joy, rather it is the word you submit to which produces faith, and that results in joy in the heart.

Satan would always seek the sorrow and anxiety of the children of God. He should never succeed in making the child of God sorrowful or worried. Remember that Satan is eternally defeated and no matter what he may seem to do, he remains defeated. Remember the scriptural admonishing. It says rejoice always, and again I say rejoice. This is only possible as you keep the word in your heart submitting to it, in all you do. Always sing praises unto God. Be consistently thankful unto the Lord. All these are acts of faith, that would certainly keep you joyful.

THOUGHT: JOY IN YOUR HEART, MEANS SATAN IS UNDER YOUR FEET

FURTHER STUDIES

Phi 4:4 KJV” Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice”.

Gal 5:22 KJV “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,”