As a follower of Jesus Christ, I can be joyful even in the unhappiest of circumstances. I have learned it is better to be joyful than to be happy because joy includes contentment! And contentment comes through my union with Christ.
We just debuted a new worship song titled “Jesus Is the Joy.” He really is! No matter what we are facing or enduring, joy is a possession that is ours through our oneness with our Savior. The question is not “Do we have joy?” but rather, “Will we choose to live in it?”
JESUS IS THE JOY
Joy in the baby boy born in Bethlehem
Joy in the carpenter with nail prints in His hands
There is joy
Jesus is the Joy
Joy in Messiah’s birth, sent to save His own
Joy in the Son of Man who made this earth His home
There is joy
Jesus is the Joy
CHORUS
You are the Fount of Happiness
For there is joy in righteousness
A heart that’s bent in praise
Is contented in Your ways
Joy in my Savior’s blood shed upon the tree
Joy in the broken chains, He has set me free
There is joy
Jesus is the Joy
Joy in the dark of night, joy in my pain
Joy in the daily fight, joy because He reigns
There is joy
Jesus is the Joy
Of all that brings the Father joy
Of all His pleasures to abound
A manger held a baby boy
A Savior wore a thorny crown
Joy in the Father’s eyes
He sees His Son in me
Joy in the here and now
And all eternity
There is joy
Jesus is the Joy
Joy in the Father’s arms
Accepted, loved, and held
Joy in my Savior’s love
I know all is well
There is joy
Jesus is the Joy
For Harbour Shores Church, series in Philippians
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