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EVERLASTING JOY


 
 Text : John 15:11 

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

According to dictionary meaning, Joy is a feeling of extreme happiness or cheerfulness, especially related to the acquisition or expectation of something good. But there is another JOY that is not captured in man's  dictionary. It is the JOY that is not dependent on acquisition or expectation of something. This is the Joy of the Lord. It is called EVERLASTING JOY! Isaiah 61:7.

Everlasting Joy proceeds from the Spirit of God. It is not a circumstantial feelings. It always glides above happenings around you. Come what may; in good or bad times. Everlasting Joy endures and remains at all times. Nothing can overcome it.

In our text, Jesus spoke certain things to His disciples that His Joy might remain in them, and that their own Joy might be full. Full Joy is an Everlasting Joy. It is a joy beyond the border of this worldly sorrows and happenstance.
This is the Joy that gives you strength to overcome the world and its multifaceted challenges.
 "...the joy of the LORD is your strength" Nehemiah  8:10 

 The Joy of the Lord gives us the strength to overcome the troubles of the world.
The Holy Spirit within us produces the Joy that cushions us against the challenges of this present world. May the Joy of the Lord provide you the much needed comfort at all times, and in every situations in Jesus name.

Bible Reading : John 15:7-17

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