Words of Encouragement – Joy

John 15:9-11

9 "I have loved you even as the Father has loved me. Remain in my love. 10 When you obey me, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father and remain in his love. 11 I have told you this so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow! (NLT)

Jesus loves us and wants us to be filled with His joy -- the same joy that He has with the Father. Yes, your joy will overflow! When we are obedient to the Lord Jesus and we remain in His love, He fills our lives with joy, with joy in the Holy Spirit and yes, your joy will overflow! Jesus always gives us a choice, either to obey or to disobey, one choice comes with blessings and the other comes with discipline. We can either be filled with joy in the Lord or emptied of happiness. Choose Christ first and be filled with the Holy Spirit and yes, your joy will overflow!