Study On Joy

To increase your joy seek God’s presence.  Your joy is a gift from God to you – if you lose it, it is your job to find it, and not let it escape again.  Depression, sickness, despair – most any problem can be overcome with remembering our joy.  Our singing can shut the devil up and drive him away.  Make a joyful noise!  Even if you can’t sing, God will like it.

Creation expresses joy.

Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice; and let men say among the nations, the Lord reigns! (1 Chronicles 16:31)

Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice … then shall all the trees of the wood sing for joy (Psalm 96:11-12).             

Sing, O Heavens, for the Lord has done it!  Shout you lower parts of the earth; Break forth into singing, you mountains… (Isaiah 44:23)

Shout joyfully to God, all the Earth! (Psalm 66:1)

Shout joyfully before the King, the Lord (Psalm 98:6).

Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth!  Serve the Lord with gladness.  Come before Him with joyful singing (Psalm 100:1-2).

Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth; break forth in song, rejoice, and sing praises (Psalm 98:4).

Let the nations be glad and sing for joy… (Psalm 67:4)

Sing for joy to God our Strength; shout joyfully to the God of Jacob (Psalm 81:1).

Shout for joy, O Heavens!  And rejoice, O Earth!  Break forth into joyful shouting, O Mountains! (Isaiah 49:13)

Burst into songs of joy together… for the Lord has comforted His people… (Isaiah 52:9)

Therefore rejoice, you Heavens! … (Revelation 12:12)

The morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy! (Job 38:7)

You make the dawn and sunset shout for joy! (Psalm 65:8)

I [wisdom] was filled with delight day after day, rejoicing always in His presence; rejoicing in His whole world and delighting in mankind (Proverbs 8:30-31).