There is a Joy
/Isaiah 51:11 Therefore the redeemed of the Lord shall return, and come with singing unto Zion; and everlasting joy shall be upon their head: they shall obtain gladness and joy; and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.
1 Peter 1* Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, through now ye see him not; yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory.
Matthew 13:44 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto treasure hid in a field: the which when a man hath found, he hideth, and for joy thereof goeth and selleth all that he hath, and buyeth that field.
Nehemiah 8:10 Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry:for the joy of the Lord is your strength.
Psalms 45:7 Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickendness: therefor God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
Our Source of Joy
John 15:11 These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.
Psalms 105:43 And he brought forth his people with joy, and his chosen with gladness.
Isaiah 12:3 Therefor with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.
Benefits of Joy'
Acts 13:50 But the Jews stirred up the devout and honorable women, and the chief men of the city, and raised persecution against Paul and Barnabas and expelled them out of their coasts. 51 But they shook off the dust of their feet against them, and came unto Iconium. 52 And the disciples were filled with joy, and with the Holy Ghost.
Ecc. 5:20 For he shall not much remember the days of his life; because God answered him in the joy of his heart.
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 is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Isaiah 61: 3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oik of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness: that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.
The Thief
John 10:10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
Lam. 5:15 The joy of our heart is ceased; our dance is turned into mourning. 16 The crown if fallen from our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned!
Unmoved
Acts 20:24 But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God
Restore my Joy
Psalms 51:12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.