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Nehemiah 8:10 AV

Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.

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LORD

יְהוָֹה Yehôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw’; from 1961; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God:— Jehovah, the Lord. comp. 3

Psalm 30:1–5 AV

I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me. O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me. O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

Psalm 30:6–12 AV

And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved. LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled. I cried to thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication. What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth? Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper. Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness; To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.

PS 30:6-

Psalm 30:5 AV

For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

John 15:11 AV

These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.

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PS 30

IN these scriptures we see that joy is something that come from either God or jesus

Psalm 30 AV

A Psalm and Song at the dedication of the house of David. I will extol thee, O LORD; for thou hast lifted me up, and hast not made my foes to rejoice over me. O LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me. O LORD, thou hast brought up my soul from the grave: thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. Sing unto the LORD, O ye saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved. LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled. I cried to thee, O LORD; and unto the LORD I made supplication. What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth? Hear, O LORD, and have mercy upon me: LORD, be thou my helper. Thou hast turned for me my mourning into dancing: thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness; To the end that my glory may sing praise to thee, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks unto thee for ever.

PS 30

when we did the fruit of the spirit last year we saw that joy was one of the segments of the fruit

Galatians 5:22 AV

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

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Galatians 5:22–23 AV

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

Galatians 5:22–26 AV

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.

gal 5:22-23

here again we see that joy is something that comes through the spirit

so as we look in scriptures we see that before christ we see joy came from God

whilst Jesus was on earth joy came from Jesus

when Christ assended into glory and sent the gift of the Holy spirit then joy came as part of a package that was inparted to them that both believed and followed after the teachings of Christ.

what is Joy.

but what is Joy

according to the dictionary it is

joy | dʒɔɪ | noun [mass noun] a feeling of great pleasure and happiness: tears of joy | the joy of being alive. • [count noun] a thing that causes joy: the joys of country living. • [usually with negative] British informal success or satisfaction: you'll get no joy out of her. verb [no object] literary rejoice: I felt shame that I had ever joyed in his discomfiture or pain. PHRASES be full of the joys of spring be lively and cheerful. wish someone joy British, chiefly ironic congratulate someone: I wish you joy of your marriage. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French joie, based on Latin gaudium, from gaudere ‘rejoice’.

Strong, J. (1996). The New Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew and Greek Words. Nashville: Thomas Nelson.

JOY. The experience of deliverance and the anticipation of salvation provide the most significant occasions for rejoicing among the people of God in the OT. The coming of the Messiah, who delivers his people and brings salvation becomes the basis for rejoicing in the NT. The response of joy, gladness, or happiness is not only a deep inward feeling, but is expressed in celebration when God’s people gather together.

Arnold, C. E. (1992). Joy. In D. N. Freedman (Ed.), The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (Vol. 3, p. 1022). New York: Doubleday.

The shepherds on the hill where brought the massage

of joy

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Luke 2:10–11 AV

And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

and we bring a massage of hope and joy today

Romans 5:11 AV

And not only so, but we also joy in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom we have now received the atonement.

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but what to come have we anything to rejoice in

1 Thessalonians 2:19 AV

For what is our hope, or joy, or crown of rejoicing? Are not even ye in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ at his coming?

1 thess 2:1

Paul reminds us at the table of remmebrance

1 Corinthians 11:24–26 AV

And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord’s death till he come.

1 cor 11:24-26

we have a joy to know that Jesus our saviour, healer,baptiser will also be our soon coming king.

We have a Joy in our hearts that wells up from within

its not dependant upon Happenings as Happiness is but it is a gift from god when we acecpted Jesus as saviour and Lord.

The trinity God the Father God the son and God the Holy spirit are the bringers of the Joy that we have in our Hearts

God the son

so as we look forward to the christmas time is it joy or happiness we feel.

lets pray.