Bring joy to your servant, O Lord, for to you I lift up my soul. Psalm 86:4.
The above is my scripture of the day. After laying on my husband's side of the bed today crying on what would have been our anniversary, I was led to this Psalm. At first I didn't know why but when I got to verse 4 I understood. Yes if we are open to listen to that still small voice our precious Holy Spirit will speak to us. After all, the word does say he is our comforter so he has comforted me today. Thank you Holy Spirit. The bible is my manual to help me with everything. Needless to say feeling down as I'm feeling today I had to go to my manual. There are more than 240 references to the root word of joy in the bible. Below are just some of them. However, one thing is clear to me that complete joy comes from the Lord. The Lord gives you joy. Just read on and you'll see... joy in his dwelling place, filled them with joy, joy of the Lord is your strength, God gave them joy. True joy and strength comes from having a relationship with the Father. His joy is not a temporal joy like that which we get from a good vacation or watching a good movie. No in His joy there is FULLNESS of joy. So as I spent this morning crying I said Lord, you told me that this is a "new beginning" and that I'm to move on so help me Lord and He did. His desire is to meet our needs and all we need to do is "be open". Yes we must be open to what He wants to do. So I made a decision to be open and hear His still small voice through these scriptures and now, praise the Lord, I am filled with joy. Just reading these scriptures has given me the hope that comes only from Him and in the midst of my grief, I am filled with joy. I know that probably doesn't make any sense at all but it is so, so true. Why, because I have hope in my life, I have strength and yes, I have joy.
Thank you my Lord for filling me with your joy and loving me always. I give myself to you and say thank you my heavenly Father I love you. Thank you for turning my wailing into dancing and clothing me with joy. You are just so, so amazing.
1 Chronicles 16:27
Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and joy in his dwelling place.
Ezra 6:22
For seven days they celebrated with joy the Feast of Unleavened Bread, because the LORD had filled them with joy by changing the attitude of the king of Assyria, so that he assisted them in the work on the house of God, the God of Israel.
Nehemiah 8:10
Nehemiah said, "Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is sacred to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength."
Nehemiah 12:43
And on that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy. The women and children also rejoiced. The sound of rejoicing in Jerusalem could be heard far away.
Psalm 4:7
You have filled my heart with greater joy than when their grain and new wine abound.
Psalm 16:11
You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.
Psalm 30:11
You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
Psalm 81:1
[ For the director of music. According to gittith. Of Asaph. ] Sing for joy to God our strength; shout aloud to the God of Jacob!
Psalm 94:19
When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought joy to my soul.
Psalm 126:5
Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy.
Jeremiah 31:13
Then maidens will dance and be glad, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into gladness; I will give them comfort and joy instead of sorrow.
John 15:11
I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.
Acts 2:28
You have made known to me the paths of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence.'
Romans 15:13
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
James 4:9
Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom.
The above is my scripture of the day. After laying on my husband's side of the bed today crying on what would have been our anniversary, I was led to this Psalm. At first I didn't know why but when I got to verse 4 I understood. Yes if we are open to listen to that still small voice our precious Holy Spirit will speak to us. After all, the word does say he is our comforter so he has comforted me today. Thank you Holy Spirit. The bible is my manual to help me with everything. Needless to say feeling down as I'm feeling today I had to go to my manual. There are more than 240 references to the root word of joy in the bible. Below are just some of them. However, one thing is clear to me that complete joy comes from the Lord. The Lord gives you joy. Just read on and you'll see... joy in his dwelling place, filled them with joy, joy of the Lord is your strength, God gave them joy. True joy and strength comes from having a relationship with the Father. His joy is not a temporal joy like that which we get from a good vacation or watching a good movie. No in His joy there is FULLNESS of joy. So as I spent this morning crying I said Lord, you told me that this is a "new beginning" and that I'm to move on so help me Lord and He did. His desire is to meet our needs and all we need to do is "be open". Yes we must be open to what He wants to do. So I made a decision to be open and hear His still small voice through these scriptures and now, praise the Lord, I am filled with joy. Just reading these scriptures has given me the hope that comes only from Him and in the midst of my grief, I am filled with joy. I know that probably doesn't make any sense at all but it is so, so true. Why, because I have hope in my life, I have strength and yes, I have joy.
Thank you my Lord for filling me with your joy and loving me always. I give myself to you and say thank you my heavenly Father I love you. Thank you for turning my wailing into dancing and clothing me with joy. You are just so, so amazing.
1 Chronicles 16:27
Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and joy in his dwelling place.
Ezra 6:22
For seven days they celebrated with joy the Feast of Unleavened Bread, because the LORD had filled them with joy by changing the attitude of the king of Assyria, so that he assisted them in the work on the house of God, the God of Israel.
Nehemiah 8:10
Nehemiah said, "Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is sacred to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength."
Nehemiah 12:43
And on that day they offered great sacrifices, rejoicing because God had given them great joy. The women and children also rejoiced. The sound of rejoicing in Jerusalem could be heard far away.
Psalm 4:7
You have filled my heart with greater joy than when their grain and new wine abound.
Psalm 16:11
You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.
Psalm 30:11
You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy,
Psalm 81:1
[ For the director of music. According to gittith. Of Asaph. ] Sing for joy to God our strength; shout aloud to the God of Jacob!
Psalm 94:19
When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought joy to my soul.
Psalm 126:5
Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy.
Jeremiah 31:13
Then maidens will dance and be glad, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into gladness; I will give them comfort and joy instead of sorrow.
John 15:11
I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.
Acts 2:28
You have made known to me the paths of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence.'
Romans 15:13
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
James 4:9
Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom.