FEASTING ON JOY
July 3, 2026A joyfulH8056 heart makes a cheerfulH3190 countenance, but sorrow of the heart crushes the spirit. . . All the days of the oppressed are bad, but a cheerfulH2896 heart has a continual feast. Proverbs 15:13 & 15 A joy-filled, cheerful heart never hungers and is always nourished. The Lord blesses those who have an appetite for righteousness and promises their hunger will be satisfied (Matthew 5:6). There are moments of being overwhelmed in this life. When they occur, we need to seek shelter in the Rock of our salvation who renews our joy. Psalm 61:1-5 Hear my cry, O God;…
PEACE-FILLED JOY
Deceit is in the hearts of those who devise evil, but the counselors of peace have joy.H8057 Proverbs 12:20 In order to be someone who encourages peace, one must intentionally and deliberately emulate the Prince of Peace. If you squeeze…
LULLABY HERALDING HIS WATCHFUL CARE
Hallelujah! Sing to the LORD a new song—His praise in the assembly of the godly. Let Israel rejoiceH8055 in their Maker; let the children of Zion rejoiceH1523 in their King. Let them praise His name with dancing, and make music…
REJOICING IN THE RULES
I rejoiceH7797 in the way of Your testimonies as much as in all riches. Psalm 119:14 “Testimonies” can also be translated decrees, laws, rules, or instructions. How many children do you know who REJOICE because of their parents’ rules? As…
BARREN NO MORE
He settles the barren woman in her home as a joyfulH8056 mother to her children. Hallelujah! Psalm 113:9 Think about the barren women in the Bible. Sarah conceived in her old age and gave birth to the child through whom…
OUT OF SIN INTO SALVATION’S JOY
For he remembered his sacred promise to his servant Abraham. So he brought his people out of Egypt with joyH8342, his chosen ones with rejoicingH7440. He gave his people the lands of pagan nations, and they harvested crops that others…
MEDITATING MINSTREL
I will sing to the LORD all my life; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being. May my meditation be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the LORD. Psalm 104:33-34
JOYFUL SHEEP
Make a joyfulH7321 noise to the LORD, Serve the LORD with gladness;8057 come into His presence with joyfulH7445 songs. Know that the LORD is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and…
ERUPTION OF JOYFUL PRAISES
Make a joyfulH7321 noise to the LORD, all the earth; break forth—let your cry ring out, and sing praises! Sing praises to the LORD with the lyre, in melodious song with the harp. With trumpets and the blast of the…
REJOICE IN GOD’S POWER TO PRESERVE
The LORD reigns, let the earth rejoice;H1523 let the distant shores be gladH8055. . . Hate evil, O you who love the LORD! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked. Light…
HEAVENS AND EARTH REJOICE
Let the heavens be glad H8055 and the earth rejoice;H1523 let the sea resound, and all that fills it. Let the fields exultH5937, and all that is in them. Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joyH7442…