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Devotionals about Joy

Love

Delight in Each Other

Read: Romans 12:9-21 Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. (v. 10) One of the first songs I learned to play on the guitar was “They’ll

Joy

Rejoice in What’s Good

Read: Deuteronomy 26:1-11 And you shall rejoice in all the good that the LORD your God has given to you and to your house, you, and the Levite, and the

Delight

Rejoicing in Mercy

Read: Luke 15:11-32 But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion, and ran and embraced him and kissed him. (v. 20) Abraham Lincoln

Joy

Delight in the Unexpected

Read: John 20:1-18 Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to him in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means Teacher). (v. 16) “Mom, come quick! You have to see this!” My

Faithfulness

When Delight Is Hard

Read: Psalm 13:1-6 But I have trusted in your steadfast love; my heart shall rejoice in your salvation. (v. 5) About one-third of the psalms in the Bible are psalms of

Music

Delight through Song

Read: Psalm 96:1-13 Sing to the LORD, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day. (v. 2) My dad once said to me, “April, there are two kinds

Rejoice

Befriending Faithfulness

Read: Psalm 37:1-11 Trust in the LORD, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. (v. 3) I discover the connection between faithfulness and delight whenever I mow my

Joy

Rejoice in the Lord

Read: Philippians 4:4-13 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. (v. 4) Augustine of Hippo once prayed: “O God, our true life, to know you is life, to

Joy

Delight in the Small Things

Read: Matthew 13:24-35 [A mustard seed] is the smallest of all seeds, but when it has grown it is larger than all the garden plants and becomes a tree. (v. 32)