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JOY

 Out of love of God comes out joy — any other joy produced other than the Triune God is short-lived and is not joy at all. For example, the joy that comes after watching a movie is short-lived and that is not the joy we are talking about. When Jesus said in John 17:13, “…they may have the full measure of my joy within them.” This teaches us joy is within us denoting the spiritual joy is deposited inside us. Joy is a spiritual substance. The world laughs when everything is going well with them. But a believer has joy even in the most difficult situation because this joy is inside them and we can use it whenever we want to use it. The Bible says in Hebrews 12:2, “…who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame…” Jesus had joy inside Him so He could use even at the time of the cross. The Bible tells us in Nehemiah 8:10, “…for the joy of the Lord is your strength” and if we lose our joy, our strength is gone. So, we should be careful to guard our joy in every si...