I Will Cherish You - Joy

Joy of My Heart—My message to you is to rest and rejoice. Learn and experience true merriment of the soul. Learn the healing effects of joy and rejoicing. Truly, a merry heart does good, better than any medicine. Bring a sacrifice of joy and watch it multiply into a rich and abundant harvest of rejoicing. Reap a harvest of rejoicing from a cup of joy scattered and broadcast in the fertile field of sad and frightened souls around you. The joy of the Lord is your strength and at the same time your buckler and shield. This is the day I have created for you to rejoice and be glad. Rejoice! And again I say, Rejoice! I love you and there is nothing to fear.

You will see what a beautiful gift joy is. My gift of joy will never leave you. It has come to stay. I have given you a double portion of joy, enough to keep, to share and to give away, an overflowing abundance. My joy will radiate out from you like a healing balm, anointing everyone who comes near. As you share with others, you will see the healing effect of joy manifest before your very eyes when the weight is lifted and they grow in strength. You will see their countenance change, from sad and forlorn and hopeless, to smiling with new hope and new life. You will see loving gratitude spring forth as the new hope and strength take root. I will bless you with the visible evidence, of the healing power, of joy. You will behold the miracle of joy as I transform weakened and sad ones into smiling, strong, healthy and joyful souls before your eyes. You will know and understand and witness the gift you have shared and the healing effect of joy.

My will for you is joy, even a constant portion of true joy. As you look with eyes of faith, you will see beyond any current problems to the victory beyond and you will anticipate the outcome with joy. I never said there would never be any problems but I did promise you victory every time, in all things, in all ways and by all means! Walking by faith is very important for keeping your constant portion of joy. Your spiritual eyes will be fixed and fastened on the victorious, joyous outcome. Great faith starts rejoicing ahead of time, knowing the great gladness that lies ahead.

Wherever you go, you will take My peace and leave behind joy. In a world hurrying to nowhere, your slow, easy pace will be refreshing and healing. Even though a lot will be accomplished, you will do it slowly and peacefully. Notice your times of greatest joy. They are in times of rest and peace and quiet. I don’t plan for you to live a hurried, harried life like so many, filling their lives with noise and business and meaninglessness. I have planned for you to live a set apart, holy life of peace and quiet and great and abiding joy—true joy that bubbles up from deep inside and spills over on all who come near—a contagious joy that is a gift from Me. Joy is a refreshing from all of the cares of life. Joy is a holy laughter that heals and binds up wounds and hurts, that binds together in love and speaks volumes of love.

Rejoice and receive My gift of great and abiding joy. Live each day in gladness and joy, a very special gift of My great love for you.

Instructions:

1. Write down your impression of “joy” in your life?
2. What is God’s intended “joy” for you that you can understand from the reading today?
3. Select a verse from the list that helps you understand/experience God’s joy. Read it out loud, rejoice, and write it down.
4. Pray for true joy in your life. Pray to God to let you experience that true joy.