Joy! Joy! Joy! You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore. Psalm 16:11 At the point of healing in an Immanuel session, the Receiver can sense a distinct return to joy in the presence of Jesus. He becomes fully aware that the joy of the Lord is indeed his strength and that Jesus is his salvation! Studies included in this article are: Fruit of The Holy Spirit: Joy; God Is My Joy; Worship With Joy; Your Joy Gives Strength; The Joy of My Salvation; Go Out With Joy; Joy In My People; Enter The Joy; Full Joy; Turned To Joy; Great Joy. Fruit of The Holy Spirit: Joy Romans 14:17 For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13 Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, Philippians 1:25 And being confident of this, I know that I shall remain and continue with you all for your progress and joy of faith. 1 Thessalonians 1:6 And you became followers of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit. God Is My Joy Psalm 5:11 But let all those rejoice who put their trust in You; Let them ever shout for joy, because You defend them; Let those also who love Your name Be joyful in You. Isaiah 35:2 It shall blossom abundantly and rejoice, Even with joy and singing. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, The excellence of Carmel and Sharon. They shall see the glory of the LORD, The excellency of our God. Jeremiah 15:16 Your words were found, and I ate them, And Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart; For I am called by Your name, O LORD God of hosts. Jeremiah 33:11 the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who will say: "Praise the LORD of hosts, For the LORD is good, For His mercy Page 1 2014 Patricia A. Velotta www.immanuelpracticum.com
endures forever" and of those who will bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause the captives of the land to return as at the first, says the LORD. Worship With Joy Job 38:7 When the morning stars sang together, And all the sons of God shouted for joy? Psalm 27:6 And now my head shall be lifted up above my enemies all around me; Therefore I will offer sacrifices of joy in His tabernacle; I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the LORD. Psalm 32:11 Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, you righteous; And shout for joy, all you upright in heart! Psalm 35:27 Let them shout for joy and be glad, Who favor my righteous cause; And let them say continually, "Let the LORD be magnified, Who has pleasure in the prosperity of His servant." Psalm 42:4 When I remember these things, I pour out my soul within me. For I used to go with the multitude; I went with them to the house of God, With the voice of joy and praise, With a multitude that kept a pilgrim feast. Psalm 67:4 Oh, let the nations be glad and sing for joy! For You shall judge the people righteously, And govern the nations on earth. Selah Your Joy Gives Strength Nehemiah 8:10 Then he said to them, "Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet, and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our LORD. Do not sorrow, for the joy of the LORD is your strength. Psalm 21:1 To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The king shall have joy in Your strength, O LORD; And in Your salvation how greatly shall he rejoice! Acts 20:24 But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God. Proverb 12:20 Deceit is in the heart of those who devise evil, But counselors of peace have joy. The Joy of My Salvation Isaiah 12:3 Therefore with joy you will draw water From the wells of salvation. Habakkuk 3:18 Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation. Page 2 2014 Patricia A. Velotta www.immanuelpracticum.com
Go Out With Joy Isaiah 52:9 Break forth into joy, sing together, You waste places of Jerusalem! For the LORD has comforted His people, He has redeemed Jerusalem. Isaiah 55:12 For you shall go out with joy, And be led out with peace; The mountains and the hills Shall break forth into singing before you, And all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. Joy In My People Psalm 105:43 He brought out His people with joy, His chosen ones with gladness. Psalm 132:9 Let Your priests be clothed with righteousness, And let Your saints shout for joy. Psalm 132:16 I will also clothe her priests with salvation, And her saints shall shout aloud for joy. Ecclesiastes 2:26a For God gives wisdom and knowledge and joy to a man who is good in His sight. Ecclesiastes 5:20 For he will not dwell unduly on the days of his life, because God keeps him busy with the joy of his heart. Ecclesiastes 9:7 Go, eat your bread with joy, And drink your wine with a merry heart; For God has already accepted your works. Isaiah 35:10 And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, And come to Zion with singing, With everlasting joy on their heads. They shall obtain joy and gladness, And sorrow and sighing shall flee away. Isaiah 51:3 For the LORD will comfort Zion, He will comfort all her waste places; He will make her wilderness like Eden, And her desert like the garden of the LORD; Joy and gladness will be found in it, Thanksgiving and the voice of melody. Isaiah 60:5 Then you shall see and become radiant, And your heart shall swell with joy; Because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you, The wealth of the Gentiles shall come to you. Isaiah 65:14 Behold, My servants shall sing for joy of heart, But you shall cry for sorrow of heart, And wail for grief of spirit. Isaiah 65:18 But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create; For behold, I create Jerusalem as a rejoicing, And her people a joy. Isaiah 65:19 I will rejoice in Jerusalem, And joy in My people; The voice of weeping shall no longer be heard in her, Nor the voice of crying. Isaiah 66:10 Rejoice with Jerusalem, And be glad with her, all you who love her; Rejoice for joy with her, all you who mourn for her. Page 3 2014 Patricia A. Velotta www.immanuelpracticum.com
Jeremiah 33:9 Then it [Judah]shall be to Me a name of joy, a praise, and an honor before all nations of the earth, who shall hear all the good that I do to them; they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and all the prosperity that I provide for it. Hebrews 12:2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Philemon 1:20 Yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the Lord; refresh my heart in the Lord. Enter The Joy Matthew 25:21 His lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord. Matthew 25:23 His lord said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord. Full Joy John 15:11 "These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full. John 16:24 Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full. John 17:13 But now I come to You, and these things I speak in the world, that they may have My joy fulfilled in themselves. Acts 2:28 You have made known to me the ways of life; You will make me full of joy in Your presence. Acts13:52 And the disciples were filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit. Turned To Joy Job 33:26 He shall pray to God, and He will delight in him, He shall see His face with joy, For He restores to man His righteousness. Psalm 30:5 For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; Weeping may endure for a night, But joy comes in the morning. Psalm 51:8 Make me hear joy and gladness, That the bones You have broken may rejoice. Psalm 51:12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And uphold me by Your generous Spirit. Psalm 126:5 Those who sow in tears Shall reap in joy. Page 4 2014 Patricia A. Velotta www.immanuelpracticum.com
Isaiah 29:19 The humble also shall increase their joy in the LORD, And the poor among men shall rejoice In the Holy One of Israel. Isaiah 51:11 So the ransomed of the LORD shall return, And come to Zion with singing, With everlasting joy on their heads. They shall obtain joy and gladness; Sorrow and sighing shall flee away. Isaiah 60:15 Whereas you have been forsaken and hated, So that no one went through you, I will make you an eternal excellence, A joy of many generations. Isaiah 61:3 To console those who mourn in Zion, To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; That they may be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified. Jeremiah 31:13 Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, And the young men and the old, together; For I will turn their mourning to joy, Will comfort them, And make them rejoice rather than sorrow. John 16:20-21 "Most assuredly, I say to you that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; and you will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will be turned into joy. A woman, when she is in labor, has sorrow because her hour has come; but as soon as she has given birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world. John 16:22 Therefore you now have sorrow; but I will see you again and your heart will rejoice, and your joy no one will take from you. James 1:2 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials. Great Joy Nehemiah 12:43 Also that day they offered great sacrifices, and rejoiced, for God had made them rejoice with great joy; the women and the children also rejoiced, so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard afar off. Psalm 43:4 Then I will go to the altar of God, To God my exceeding joy; And on the harp I will praise You, O God, my God. Isaiah 61:7 Instead of your shame you shall have double honor, And instead of confusion they shall rejoice in their portion. Therefore in their land they shall possess double; Everlasting joy shall be theirs. Luke 2:10 Then the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. Luke 24:52 And they worshiped Him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy. 1 Peter 1:8 whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory. 1 Peter 4:13 but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ s sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy. Page 5 2014 Patricia A. Velotta www.immanuelpracticum.com
1 John 1:4 And these things we write to you that your joy may be full. 3 John 1:4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. Jude 1:24 Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling, And to present you faultless Before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy. Scripture taken from the New King James Version, copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Page 6 2014 Patricia A. Velotta www.immanuelpracticum.com