Transcript [00:00] See, you think about yourself. [00:03] >> I was thinking, you [00:05] >> Sorry. Sorry. [00:07] >> So, I remember this one time we were [00:08] diving in the van and someone said [00:11] something funny, you know, and we had a [00:13] good laugh, but one of us was just like [00:15] cracking up like and and when she [00:18] laughs, it's like a rolling laugh and [00:20] everyone start like laughing through [00:22] tears like crying. [00:24] >> So, it's Gilly. Gilly. [00:27] She's just such a special person and a [00:30] special laugh and special joy within her [00:33] >> like her neck. [00:34] >> Some people just have a very contagious [00:36] laugh. [00:36] >> It's deadly. [00:38] >> Yeah. Yeah. All of this like laughter. [00:40] It really has a lot of biblical basis. [00:42] There's tons of scriptures. Um I'm [00:46] thinking about Jeremiah 33:11. It talks [00:48] about the the sound of joy and the sound [00:51] of gladness. [00:52] >> So joy has a sound. [00:53] >> It really has a sound. And it's not just [00:55] laughter, [00:56] >> but it's also, you know, like when you [00:58] have a phone conversation with a friend [01:00] and they're excited and they're happy [01:01] about something, you can hear it in [01:02] their voice. [01:04] >> It's not it's not just a sound. You can [01:06] also see it and you can even like sense [01:08] it [01:09] >> when you are close to them. [01:11] >> It's it's contagious. Like you were [01:13] saying, joy really is contagious and [01:14] laughter is contagious. I can think of [01:16] many times that I wasn't feeling the [01:18] best. Then somebody comes in a really [01:19] good mood, full of laughter, and it [01:22] starts rubbing off. you know, you start [01:24] feeling joyful. [01:25] >> I think it's because God intended joy to [01:28] be enjoyed together. Like he he gave us [01:31] joy to be together. [01:33] >> Yeah. [01:33] >> I'm reminded also of that woman uh [01:35] Yeshua speaks about the woman that lost [01:37] her key [01:38] >> coin. [01:38] >> Oh, [01:40] you think about yourself. [01:42] >> I lose the key. You lose the key. [01:45] >> Sorry. I'm sorry. Okay. So, the woman [01:48] lost her coin and then she went out to [01:50] find it. She found it. Sorry. And then [01:53] And then she called everyone was like, [01:54] "Come rejoice for I found my coin." You [01:56] know, it's like, [01:58] >> "Yeah, the shepherd. There's the [01:59] shepherd who has his sheep and one of [02:01] them gets lost, goes astray, and he [02:03] leaves all of them to go look for him. [02:04] And when he finally finds him, he [02:06] invites everyone to come have a big [02:07] party and to rejoice, [02:09] >> celebrate." Yeah. [02:10] >> Well, because joy is increased when you [02:14] share it. Like like [02:15] >> going to like a wedding, you know, like [02:17] Jewish wedding, all the dancing and it's [02:20] really really fun. And and it's not like [02:22] you split up the joy like, "Oh, you guys [02:24] should do this and make sure that [02:27] >> enough for everyone." [02:27] >> It's literally just it's a [02:29] multiplication. It's an increase. [02:31] >> Totally. Totally. Yeah. It makes me [02:32] think also the we're talking about the [02:33] stories, the prodigal son story. Of [02:35] course, that's like the [02:36] >> climax, you know. [02:37] >> And the rebellious son comes back [02:40] >> and the father, he's not like waiting [02:42] around to see, oh, is he really going to [02:45] change his life? is he really going to [02:46] be, [02:47] >> you know, he runs to him and kisses him [02:49] and hugs him and throws the robe on him [02:51] and the ring, all these things, and then [02:52] kills the calf and says, "Let's [02:54] celebrate. Let's have a party." And he's [02:56] calling everyone together to rejoice. [02:58] >> Yeah. So, the result of something lost [03:00] becoming found is actually joy. And [03:03] Yeshua is the most happiest, joyful [03:06] person in the world in history. And it [03:09] says that the father had actually [03:10] anointed him with the oil of gladness of [03:13] above. All has compared [03:15] I think it's a it's a sad thing, but [03:17] there are many people that think of [03:19] Yeshua as God as like a very, you know, [03:21] serious and like very strict, but it's [03:24] actually the opposite. Whenever we read [03:26] the word of God is the Lord actually [03:28] says that he's [03:29] >> I've given you this giving his word so [03:32] that my joy can dwell among you to be in [03:34] you. [03:35] >> It's actually one of the Yeah. the [03:37] fullness the fullness of joy. [03:39] >> Right. So Yeshua's heart is actually for [03:40] us to be filled with his joy and it's a [03:43] it's it's his desire. his p his prayer [03:45] for us to be filled from the inside out [03:47] with this joy that's only from him. [03:49] >> Yeah. But I mean still with that as [03:51] believers we are going to go through [03:53] tough things, sadness, sorrows like we [03:56] can't get escape that. We can't get away [03:57] from that. [03:58] >> Yeah. I remember in the beginning of the [04:00] war the first few days like everyone was [04:02] like mourning. I remember crying for 24 [04:05] hours and [04:06] >> I don't think in all of Israel there was [04:08] one person who was happy on that day. [04:10] >> No. [04:10] >> Yeah. I mean, the only person that's not [04:12] going to feel pain is somebody that's [04:14] dead. [04:15] >> Any person is going to go through things [04:17] in life, whether you lose a loved one or [04:20] you're struggling with your health or a [04:21] financial situation, crisis, pain is a [04:25] real and normal feeling and part of [04:27] life. [04:27] >> That's right. Yeah. No, it's it's [04:28] totally normal. Um, but still, when [04:30] we're thinking I think of the word [04:32] sadness, [04:33] um, it's not really the opposite of joy. [04:36] It's the opposite of happiness. Um but [04:38] it points out this reality that sadness [04:40] or happiness those are states of our [04:42] emotion and those change. Happiness is [04:44] really based on happenings things around [04:46] us that impact us [04:48] >> true [04:49] >> and our emotions respond but joy is [04:50] something a lot deeper something like [04:53] more [04:54] >> a deep place of satisfaction inside. [04:56] >> Yeah. Joy and happiness is not the same [04:59] thing. [05:00] >> Right. [05:00] >> Right. I'd say because happiness is a [05:02] side effect. Right. things circumstances [05:04] are happening around us all the time and [05:06] things change and our emotions are [05:08] changing adapting and so something great [05:11] happened so we were happy and then [05:13] something else happens it's not so happy [05:15] and we lose our happiness in a minute so [05:18] >> so when it says rejoice always in the [05:20] Bible it's not saying be happy all the [05:22] time be happy not [05:24] >> no but it's something much deeper [05:26] because because I think joy is not [05:28] something you feel it's the state of [05:31] your heart it's and it's a state of [05:34] actually satisfaction like you are [05:37] satisfied and therefore you are joyful [05:40] >> and it's a place you are living from [05:43] because happiness is about what is [05:45] happening to you right now [05:47] >> and joyful is what is happening inside [05:50] of you right now [05:51] >> yeah so I think we can say that like joy [05:54] is not dependent on what's happening [05:55] around us but it's really what's inside [05:58] us and I and it's the presence of the [06:00] lord that's within us and it's a fruit [06:01] of the spirit [06:02] >> and that's why you remain joyful all the [06:04] time. [06:05] >> And so of Yeshua, he's the most joyful [06:08] one, right? [06:09] >> And he wants us to experience that. [06:12] >> And I'm thinking of the biblical word, [06:15] you know, ash. [06:16] >> So blessed are those. [06:19] >> That's what it is. [06:20] >> So in in in the Bible and the sermon on [06:23] the mount, which is like right here [06:25] where Yeshua spoke and he was saying, [06:26] "Blessed are those whoa da da." you [06:29] know, it was really in his heart to to [06:31] to bless [06:32] >> Ashe. So I I it's really a blessing I [06:35] think that the Lord is giving, you know, [06:36] people. It's a reward, you know, that he [06:38] declares over us. It's beautiful. [06:40] >> Yeah. And actually the Hebrew word um [06:42] ash actually means to be joyful. So [06:45] whenever he's saying these words, he's [06:46] actually saying be joyful when [06:50] >> you know when this happens. [06:51] >> Yeah. A comes from the word osher which [06:54] we also use now in the modern Hebrew. [06:56] And is not like like a happiness that is [07:00] like momentarily like is like like we [07:03] said it's a state like [07:06] that means like wow everything now [07:08] everything I see everything I talk [07:10] everything I do is affected by the state [07:13] that I am in like joy. [07:16] >> So when it says biblically how blessed [07:18] is a man whose way is blameless and who [07:20] walks according to the law of the lord [07:22] it's not talking about all this material [07:24] stuff. [07:25] >> Yeah. It's actually talking about our [07:26] heart, our state of being. It's talking [07:28] about this place of, like you said, deep [07:30] satisfaction that we're actually living [07:32] from. That that's what carries us. [07:33] >> Yeah. [07:34] >> So, it makes sense that if we're we're [07:36] living the way that God wants us to [07:38] live, then it's going to produce joy in [07:40] our life. Your was really awesome. [07:42] >> And it's not about what we're doing or [07:44] going through in the day-to-day. It's [07:45] it's actually anchored like in the [07:47] future, [07:48] >> right? The joy of our salvation. That's [07:51] >> Yeah. It's like we're keeping our eyes [07:53] on the future on the salvation that [07:55] Yeshua is for us and it's it's eternity [07:58] for us. [07:59] >> Yes. [08:00] >> Eternal life. [08:00] >> I think it's really real, you know, like [08:02] anticipation like for something. So like [08:05] we have it a lot in our family. Like I [08:06] could I'll say just about the kids, but [08:08] I know I feel the same way for myself. [08:10] Birthdays are a big thing. So my son, [08:12] he'll like come up to us and he'll start [08:14] planning his birthday like months in [08:15] advance, who he wants to come, what he [08:17] wants to eat, all these things. So, and [08:19] he's super excited about it every time [08:21] he talks about it. So, grandma's. Yeah. [08:23] So, it's it's really that like [08:25] anticipation for something that's going [08:26] to happen. [08:27] >> He experiences the joy of his birthday [08:30] >> before the birthday because of [08:32] anticipation. [08:32] >> He gets so much more out of it. [08:34] >> It's true. Maybe that's the way it's [08:37] >> maybe. [08:39] >> So, we are waiting for Yeshua to return. [08:42] Just that the anticipation of this [08:45] waiting is already now in the waiting. [08:48] giving us joy. [08:49] >> And it actually says that for he [08:53] >> for the joy [08:53] >> for the joy set before him, he endured [08:56] the cross which is really powerful. [08:58] >> Yeah. So it's the same for us. We can [09:01] see the goal that's ahead of us and have [09:03] so much more joy and therefore capacity [09:07] even to go through the difficulties, the [09:09] pain, the suffering. [09:11] >> That's what gives us that. [09:13] >> Yeah. It reminds me of the verse in [09:14] Nehemiah 8 where it says that the joy of [09:16] the Lord is our strength and how this [09:18] joy that he offers us that's you know [09:20] not something circumstantial but [09:22] something it's a it's state of mind that [09:24] affects our little physical body like we [09:26] could literally feel strengthened in a [09:28] season of no strength or hope all around [09:30] through the joy of the Lord in our [09:32] hearts. Yeah, [09:33] >> I think it's very key as followers of [09:34] Yeshua that we will be full of joy. Like [09:37] this is what God has called us in Isaiah [09:39] um 56 56 I think it says that I will u [09:43] bring them into my house and I will give [09:45] them joy. [09:45] >> Yeah, [09:46] >> I will. Yeah. And I think that um God [09:49] actually wants us to enjoy him. He said [09:52] taste. He said see like that's the most [09:55] experiential thing you can say like [09:57] taste. See that I am good. And and [10:00] that's is the place that you know like [10:02] in relationships when we have a [10:03] relationship it produces joy [10:06] >> and also relationship with God it [10:07] produces a lot of joy. [10:08] >> That's right. [10:09] >> And enjoying him like enjoy I think is [10:12] like means to enter into joy and we're [10:14] enjoying him and [10:15] >> we want to not just enjoy but get to [10:18] know his heart hear his voice experience [10:20] spend time with him and that is really [10:22] enjoying entering into that joy of [10:24] enjoying him. [10:24] >> Yeah it's good. [10:25] >> Yeah. So joy isn't just about laughter. [10:28] It's not about just the temporal [10:30] experience, but it's this deep [10:32] satisfaction place. And it's really [10:34] something that comes from abiding. You [10:36] know, I think we already said it. It's [10:37] the fruit of the spirit, and it's what [10:39] gives us strength to endure the [10:41] suffering, to go through. And it's [10:43] really about connecting with Yeshua's [10:44] presence like you're saying, Levi, to [10:46] connect with his heart, to know that joy [10:48] of being with him [10:50] >> and that's what carries us through [10:52] everything. So, I mean, there's like [10:54] tons more we could talk about, but we [10:56] probably should just wrap up and pray. [10:59] >> And uh Yeah. [11:00] >> Amen. [11:00] >> Yeah. [11:01] >> So, but we just thank you for your [11:03] goodness to us and that you are our joy, [11:06] Yeshua. That you're the one that had [11:08] more joy than you have more joy than [11:10] anyone else. [11:11] >> This is what the scripture says. And so, [11:12] thank you that we can enter into that [11:14] same joy by being in your presence and [11:17] that you promised you wouldn't leave us. [11:18] That you're right here with us all the [11:20] time. And we have access even when we [11:22] talk about when we praise you that you [11:23] come. Lord, thank you for the promise of [11:26] your presence. And that promise is [11:27] really joy. Amen. [11:28] >> And it makes us strong and enables us to [11:31] endure and do what you've called us to [11:33] to prepare for your return. Thank you, [11:35] Lord, for your love and your joy. [11:37] >> She is sure. [11:37] >> Amen. Aba. And I pray for anyone who is [11:40] watching right now this video. Aba, if [11:42] they're experiencing a lack of joy, God, [11:44] will you now be close to them? Will you [11:46] show yourself to them Aba and fill them [11:49] with the joy of their salvation Yeshua [11:52] Mashiach Yeshua. Amen. Amen. Amen.
