SHAKING OFF SADNESS (the blues) 2-3-17
VIDEO JOY LAUGHING PEOPLE
Today as we begin a new month (regardless of circumstance) the Lord is restoring our joy-Shaking off sadness-reminding us of who we are.
Words of life win over sadness especially when spoken at the right time. So lets have a good laugh now knowing we have joy that will never end.
Neh 8:10 Then [Ezra] told them, Go your way, eat the fat, drink the sweet drink, and send portions to him for whom nothing is prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. And be not grieved and depressed, for the joy of the Lord is your strength and stronghold. AMP
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Neh 8:10 He continued, "Go home and prepare a feast, holiday food and drink; and share it with those who don't have anything: This day is holy to God. Don't feel bad. The joy of God is your strength!" MSG
Ps 16:11 You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy, at Your right hand there are pleasures forevermore. AMP
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Ps 16:11 For you bring me a continual revelation of resurrection life the path of bliss that brings me face to face with you. PASSION
Acts 2:28 You have made known to me the ways of life; You will enrapture me [diffusing my soul with joy] with and in Your presence. AMP
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Acts 2:28 For you have revealed to me the pathways to life, and seeing your face fills me with euphoria! Passion
Ps 42:5 Why are you down in the dumps, dear soul? Why are you crying the blues? Fix my eyes on God soon I'll be praising again. He puts a smile on my face. He's my God.
6 When my soul is in the dumps, I rehearse everything I know of you, From Jordan depths to Hermon heights, including Mount Mizar.
7 Chaos calls to chaos, to the tune of whitewater rapids. Your breaking surf, your thundering breakers crash and crush me.
8 Then God promises to love me all day, sing songs all through the night!
My life is God's prayer. MSG
Ps 97:11 Light is sown for the [uncompromisingly] righteous and strewn along their pathway, and joy for the upright in heart [the irrepressible joy which comes from consciousness of His favor and protection]. AMP ↕↕↕
Ps 97:11 Light-seeds are planted in the souls of God's people, Joy-seeds are planted in good heart-soil. MSG
Ps 126:5 They who sow in tears shall reap in joy and singing. AMP
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Ps 126:5 So those who planted their crops in despair will shout hurrahs at the harvest, MSG
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Ps 126:5 Those who sow their tears as seeds will reap a harvest with joyful shouts of glee. Passion
Ps 149:5 Let the saints be joyful in the glory and beauty [which God confers upon them]; let them sing for joy upon their beds. AMP
Prov 12:20 Deceit is in the hearts of those who devise evil, but for the counselors of peace there is joy. AMP
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Prov 12:20 Evil scheming distorts the schemer; peace-planning brings joy to the planner. MSG
Prov 15:23 A man has joy in making an apt answer, and a word spoken at the right moment how good it is! AMP
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Prov 15:23 Everyone enjoys giving great advice. But how delightful it is to say the right thing at the right time. Passion
Prov 21:15 When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous (the upright, in right standing with God), but to the evildoers it is dismay, calamity, and ruin.
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Prov 21:15 Good people celebrate when justice triumphs, but for the workers of evil it's a bad day. MSG
Isa 9:3 You [O Lord] have multiplied the nation and increased their joy; they rejoice before You like the joy in harvest, as men rejoice when they divide the spoil [of battle]. AMP
Isa 30:18 And therefore the Lord [earnestly] waits [expecting, looking, and longing] to be gracious to you; and therefore He lifts Himself up, that He may have mercy on you and show loving-kindness to you. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed (happy, fortunate, to be envied) are all those who [earnestly] wait for Him, who expect and look and long for Him [for His victory, His favor, His love, His peace, His joy, and His matchless, unbroken companionship]! AMP
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Isa 30:18 But God's not finished. He's waiting around to be gracious to you.
He's gathering strength to show mercy to you. God takes the time to do everything right everything. Those who wait around for him are the lucky ones. MSG
Isa 35:10 The people God has ransomed will come back on this road. They'll sing as they make their way home to Zion, unfading halos of joy encircling their heads, Welcomed home with gifts of joy and gladness as all sorrows and sighs scurry into the night. MSG
Isa 55:12 "So you'll go out in joy, you'll be led into a whole and complete life. The mountains and hills will lead the parade, bursting with song. All the trees of the forest will join the procession, exuberant with applause.
13 No more thistles, but giant sequoias, no more thornbushes, but stately pines Monuments to me, to God, living and lasting evidence of God." MSG
Isa 60:5 Then you shall see and be radiant, and your heart shall thrill and tremble with joy [at the glorious deliverance] and be enlarged; because the abundant wealth of the [Dead] Sea shall be turned to you, unto you shall the nations come with their treasures. AMP
Ps 51:12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation and uphold me with a willing spirit. AMP
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Ps 51:12 Let my passion for life be restored, tasting joy in every breakthrough you bring me. Passion
Isa 61:3 To grant [consolation and joy] to those who mourn in Zion to give them an ornament (a garland or diadem) of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, the garment [expressive] of praise instead of a heavy, burdened, and failing spirit that they may be called oaks of righteousness [lofty, strong, and magnificent, distinguished for uprightness, justice, and right standing with God], the planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.
4 And they shall rebuild the ancient ruins; they shall raise up the former desolations and renew the ruined cities, the devastations of many generations.
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Isa 61:3 To care for the needs of all who mourn in Zion, give them bouquets of roses instead of ashes, Messages of joy instead of news of doom, a praising heart instead of a languid spirit. Rename them "Oaks of Righteousness" planted by God to display his glory.
4 They'll rebuild the old ruins, raise a new city out of the wreckage. They'll start over on the ruined cities, take the rubble left behind and make it new. MSG
Isa 61:7 Because you got a double dose of trouble and more than your share of contempt, Your inheritance in the land will be doubled and your joy go on forever. MSG
Acts 20:24 But none of these things move me; neither do I esteem my life dear to myself, if only I may finish my course with joy and the ministry which I have obtained from [which was entrusted to me by] the Lord Jesus, faithfully to attest to the good news (Gospel) of God's grace (His unmerited favor, spiritual blessing, and mercy). AMP
Rom 15:13 May the God of your hope so fill you with all joy and peace in believing [through the experience of your faith] that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound and be overflowing (bubbling over) with hope. AMP
Job 8:21 He will yet fill your mouth with laughter [Job] and your lips with joyful shouting.
22 Those who hate you will be clothed with shame, and the tents of the wicked shall be no more. AMP
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Job 8:21 God will let you laugh again; you'll raise the roof with shouts of joy,
22 With your enemies thoroughly discredited, their house of cards collapsed." MSG
Jer 33:11 But the time is coming when you're going to hear laughter and celebration, marriage festivities, people exclaiming, "Thank God-of-the-Angel-Armies. He's so good! His love never quits," as they bring thank offerings into God's Temple. I'll restore everything that was lost in this land. I'll make everything as good as new.' I, God, say so. MSG
Jer 31:13 Young women will dance and be happy, young men and old men will join in. I'll convert their weeping into laughter, lavishing comfort, invading their grief with joy. MSG
Jer 30:19 Thanksgivings will pour out of the windows; laughter will spill through the doors. Things will get better and better. Depression days are over. They'll thrive, they'll flourish. The days of contempt will be over. MSG
Ps 100:2 Bring a gift of laughter, sing yourselves into his presence. MSG
Ps 138:5 They'll sing of what you've done: "How great the glory of God!" MSG
Ps 30:5 He gets angry once in a while, but across a lifetime there is only love.
The nights of crying your eyes out give way to days of laughter. MSG
Entering into Time of Purim soon consider Story of Esther.
Est 9:21 calling for an annual celebration on the fourteenth and fifteenth days of Adar
22 as the occasion when Jews got relief from their enemies, the month in which their sorrow turned to joy, mourning somersaulted into a holiday for parties and fun and laughter, the sending and receiving of presents and of giving gifts to the poor. MSG
Prov 17:22 A happy heart is good medicine and a cheerful mind works healing, but a broken spirit dries up the bones. AMP
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Prov 17:22 A cheerful disposition is good for your health; gloom and doom leave you bone-tired. MSG
Luke 6:21 Blessed (happy with life-joy and satisfaction in God's favor and salvation, apart from your outward condition and to be envied) are you who hunger and seek with eager desire now, for you shall be filled and completely satisfied! Blessed (happy with life-joy and satisfaction in God's favor and salvation, apart from your outward condition and to be envied) are you who weep and sob now, for you shall laugh! AMP
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Luke 6:21 You're blessed when you're ravenously hungry. Then you're ready for the Messianic meal. You're blessed when the tears flow freely. Joy comes with the morning. MSG
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Luke 6:21 ...for you will laugh with unrestrained Joy. Passion
John 15:11 I have told you these things, that My joy and delight may be in you, and that your joy and gladness may be of full measure and complete and overflowing. AMP
I HAVE LOVED YOU JUST AS THE FATHER HAS LOVED ME.
John 17:13 But now I am returning to you so Father, I pray that they will experience and enter into my joyous delight in you so that it is fulfilled in them and overflows. Passion
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John 17:13 And now I am coming to You; I say these things while I am still in the world, so that My joy may be made full and complete and perfect in them [that they may experience My delight fulfilled in them, that My enjoyment may be perfected in their own souls, that they may have My gladness within them, filling their hearts]. AMP
Phil 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord always [delight, gladden yourselves in Him]; again I say, Rejoice! AMP
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Phil 4:4 Be cheerful with joyous celebration in every season of life. Let joy overflow, for you are united with the Anointed One!