Joy Zephaniah 3 17 Isaiah 62 5 Zephaniah

Joy Zephaniah 3: 17 Isaiah 62: 5

Zephaniah 3: 17 “The LORD your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing. ” God rejoices over his faithful children

Isaiah 62: 5 “For as a young man marries a virgin, So shall your sons marry you; And as the bridegroom rejoices over the bride, So shall your God rejoice over you. ” God rejoices over his faithful children

Joy ØIllustrations of Joy Matthew 13: 44; Acts 13: 42 -52

Matthew 13: 44 “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. ” There is great joy in obtaining citizenship in the Kingdom of God

Acts 13: 52 “And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit. ” Joy is not dependent upon outward circumstances. It exists for the Christian despite opposition and trial.

Joy ØIllustrations of Joy Matthew 13: 44; Acts 13: 42 -52 ØThe World’s Joy Proverbs 14: 13; Job 20: 4 -5

Proverbs 14: 13 “Even in laughter the heart may sorrow, And the end of mirth may be grief. ” External happiness or joy, that dependent upon outward circumstances, is fleeting.

Job 20: 4 -5 “Do you not know this of old, Since man was placed on earth, {5} That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the hypocrite is but for a moment? ” This statement from Zophar is true… Ecclesiastes speaks of the “Vanity” of life lived “under the sun”

Joy ØIllustrations of Joy Matthew 13: 44; Acts 13: 42 -52 ØThe World’s Joy Proverbs 14: 13; Job 20: 4 -5 ØReason for True Joy Luke 10: 17 -20

Luke 10: 17 -20 “Then the seventy returned with joy, saying, ‘Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name. ’ {18} And He said to them, ‘I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. {19} Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you. {20} Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven. ’”

How About You? Do you have a reason to TRULY REJOICE? “Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, 9 receiving the end of your faith; the salvation of your souls. ” (1 Peter 1: 8 b-9)