1. Always be joyful. (1 Thessalonians 5:16 NLT)
2. Honor and majesty are [found] in His presence; strength and joy are [found] in His sanctuary. (1 Chronicles 16:27 AMP)
3. “So you’ll go out in joy, you’ll be led into a whole and complete life. The mountains and hills will lead the parade, bursting with song. All the trees of the forest will join the procession, exuberant with applause. No more thistles, but giant sequoias, no more thornbushes, but stately pines— Monuments to me, to GOD, living and lasting evidence of GOD.” (Isaiah 55:12-13 MSG)
4. Let your hope keep you joyful, be patient in your troubles, and pray at all times. (Romans 12:12 GNB)
5. Those who plant in tears will harvest with shouts of joy. (Psalms 126:5 NLT)
6. You have changed my sadness into a joyful dance; you have taken away my sorrow and surrounded me with joy. (Psalms 30:11 GNB)
7. I have told you these things, that My joy and delight may be in you, and that your joy and gladness may be of full measure and complete and overflowing. (John 15:11 AMP)
8. Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again—rejoice! (Philippians 4:4 NLT)
9. Then you will always trust in God and find that he is the source of your joy. (Job 22:26 GNB)
10. Blessed (happy, to be envied, and spiritually prosperous–with life-joy and satisfaction in God’s favor and salvation, regardless of their outward conditions) are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy! (Matthew 5:7 AMP)
Devotions by Chris Hendrix 