However, Jesus has promised you His joy! John 15:11 says “These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.”
His joy is not a fleeting, transitory emotion that the world calls happiness or fun. The joy of the Lord is a deep, enduring assurance that provides you with a contentment that doesn’t fade in the midst of trying circumstances or struggles.
That’s because true Christian joy is based on faith. Faith stands up to rugged everyday living. No one is immune from troubles, from financial or physical reverses; but you can have confidence that even though troubles come, they can never go beyond the control of God.
Deuteronomy 33:27 says, “The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.” You can have a sustaining joy in knowing that God is your refuge in any time of trouble, and His everlasting arms are beneath you!
