Jesus is … Joy
Jesus is called “a Man of (
)”. (Isaiah 53:3-4)
Jesus is (
) even during sorrow.
Jesus was (
) in Sorrow
Jesus was lifted by something (
) and more enduring. (Isaiah 50:6, Hebrews 4:15, Matthew 5:4; Luke 6:21, John 11:33, 35, 38)
He encountered, not just in the course of normal human life, but in the (
) steps he took as the suffering servant.
His sorrows were (
), but he was (
) Joy (Proverbs 8:30–31, Luke 2:10, Hebrews 1:9, Psalm 45:7, Mark 2:18–20, Luke 7:34, 15:5-7 & 9-10, Matthew 13:44, 18:12-14)
He (
) in His Father. (Luke 10:17-20, 21–22)
He delights in childlike (
) (John 5:19, 30; 8:28; 12:49).
He delights in receiving from his Father, and being (
) by his Father, and knowing his Father, and (
) others into knowing his Father. (Psalm 16:8-11)
In His (
), for His Joy
When he came to the (
), as sorrow after sorrow compounded with pain after pain, even then, would the joy that came from his relationship with his Lord be his strength (Nehemiah 8:10, 1 Peter 5:2, Hebrews 9:14, Isaiah 53:11, John 16:20-22)
It would be true for (
) men because it would be true for him first.
In the Joy Set (
) Him. (Matthew 26:37–38, Hebrews 12:2).
Jesus (
) His Own Joy (Matthew 5:12, Luke 6:23, 10:20, John 16:24).
First, to his (
). (John 15:11)
Second, then, he (
) to his Father (John 17:13, 1 Timothy 1:11)
Jesus is Joy!
