These things have I spoken unto you, that My joy may be in you, and your joy may be full. Jn 15:11.

Joy is spontaneous. The joy of a little child arises so naturally and springs forth so easily. It seems to lie in awaiting only to burst forth like the dawn of a new day whose light dances across the horizon and fills the sky with even more brightness. The scripture passage before us describes God’s plan to fill us with the fullness of His joy. His desire is “that My joy be in you, and your joy be full.” The joy God supplies is solely in Him rather than the ever-changing circumstances that surround us. The world around us is always changing, unstable, and full of troubles, but Jesus is full of joy that He gives to all who hear Him and come to Him. All who receive Jesus, receive His joy. His joy is in and through the constant, abiding presence of the Holy Spirit that flows like sap from the vine to the branches. “The fruit of the Spirit is . . . joy” (Gal 5:22). Though circumstances change, and we pass through the seasons of life, His joy fills and flows to those grafted into the true Vine to experience “joy unspeakable and full of glory” (1 Pet 1:8). His joy is sweet (Song 2:3) to the one that abides in Him (Jn 15:5). And His joy is made perfect to one who “keeps His word…to walk just as He walked” (1 Jn 2:5-6). Dear friend, hear the word of God “spoken unto you” that you may know “the joy of the Lord is your strength” (Neh 8:10) and “be strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might” (Eph 6:10). When Paul and Silas were beaten and thrown into jail, the joy of the Lord within them broke forth in prayer and sang praises unto God that a great earthquake shook the prison and the chains that bound them fell loose. Dear friend, the joy of the Lord fills you that it may free you from the chains of the world that bind and burden you. Though the weights and burdens in this world may linger like the dark of night, dear friend, hear the word of God say, “rejoice in the Lord always, again I say, rejoice” (Phil 4:4) for “joy comes in the morning” ((Ps 30:5). Father thank You for the joy of Your salvation that is in Christ Jesus. In His fullness I will ever rejoice and sang praises unto You. In the blessed Name of Jesus. Amen.