Rejoice In The Lord

 We are called to Rejoice In The Lord, to pray without ceasing, and in everything to give thanks to the Lord our God, for the joy of the Lord is our health and strength, and His mercy endures forevermore. We are exhorted to rejoice in the Lord and to take refuge in Him, for He has done wonderful things for all who have trusted in the name of His dearly beloved Son.
 True joy and genuine happiness is a gift of grace from our heavenly Father,  genuine joy and true happiness is a heavenly grace we receive from the Spirit of God, as we walk in spirit and truth and live in newness of life. Joy is a fruit that the Lord produces within our hearts, but it is something that the world can know nothing about.
 The Joy of the Lord is a precious fruit and a spiritual grace that is given to us from above. The joy of the Lord is our strength in times of weakness and protection in times of danger. However, unsaved men and women know nothing of true, heavenly joy, which is a characteristic of the Christian Church, that is ours by grace. Those who are dead in their sins do not have access to God's spiritual graces, joy is both a gift of God to the justified and a fruit of the Spirit in the sanctified man and woman.
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!

Our United Prayer:
Heavenly Father thank You for Your gift of joy and for Your fruit of rejoicing. Help us to take all our thoughts captive; especially those doubts and imaginings that are prompted by the enemy to steal the gift of joy that is ours in Christ. Thank You, Father, that You are worthy of all our praise and that Your joy is a medicine and spiritual muscle that strengthens our trust and increases our love for You. May we never cease to rejoice in You all the days of our lives. In Jesus' name we Pray, AMEN.