Joshua 10:28-43 ~ the Lord God of Israel fought

 

Joshua 10:28-43

28 As for Makkedah, Joshua captured it on that day and struck it, and its king, with the edge of the sword. He devoted to destruction every person in it; he left none remaining. And he did to the king of Makkedah just as he had done to the king of Jericho.

29 Then Joshua and all Israel with him passed on from Makkedah to Libnah and fought against Libnah. 30 And the Lord gave it also and its king into the hand of Israel. And he struck it with the edge of the sword, and every person in it; he left none remaining in it. And he did to its king as he had done to the king of Jericho.

31 Then Joshua and all Israel with him passed on from Libnah to Lachish and laid siege to it and fought against it. 32 And the Lord gave Lachish into the hand of Israel, and he captured it on the second day and struck it with the edge of the sword, and every person in it, as he had done to Libnah.

33 Then Horam king of Gezer came up to help Lachish. And Joshua struck him and his people, until he left none remaining.

34 Then Joshua and all Israel with him passed on from Lachish to Eglon. And they laid siege to it and fought against it. 35 And they captured it on that day, and struck it with the edge of the sword. And he devoted every person in it to destruction that day, as he had done to Lachish.

36 Then Joshua and all Israel with him went up from Eglon to Hebron. And they fought against it 37 and captured it and struck it with the edge of the sword, and its king and its towns, and every person in it. He left none remaining, as he had done to Eglon, and devoted it to destruction and every person in it.

38 Then Joshua and all Israel with him turned back to Debir and fought against it 39 and he captured it with its king and all its towns. And they struck them with the edge of the sword and devoted to destruction every person in it; he left none remaining. Just as he had done to Hebron and to Libnah and its king, so he did to Debir and to its king.

40 So Joshua struck the whole land, the hill country and the Negeb and the lowland and the slopes, and all their kings. He left none remaining, but devoted to destruction all that breathed, just as the Lord God of Israel commanded. 41 And Joshua struck them from Kadesh-barnea as far as Gaza, and all the country of Goshen, as far as Gibeon. 42 And Joshua captured all these kings and their land at one time, because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel. 43 Then Joshua returned, and all Israel with him, to the camp at Gilgal.

This is a season for moving. My mother has moved and we are moving her household. My older son is changing from his Law School State to Colorado. My younger son is moving closer to work and to our house. The housing market is more than warm, it's hot. And we see few houses for sale, but selling quickly and moving happening around our neighborhoods.

And this brings together several of our discussions by Post recently.  

The killing of a puppy Beagle for experimentation and the display of the poor puppy's death. Happiness. God's Plan for us.  And new neighborhoods and expectations.

David is so factually known, now, even Goliath's hometown records King David

Richard Gere did a very graphic movie in 1985

This movie is called King David and the critics disliked seeing the type of violence Joshua 10 tells us about. However, no one really delved into the reason God called for war to make peace. That was merely brushed aside.

We might compare this to the 1987 movie Lost Boys.

Joshua 10 begins like the Eagles song, "New Kid in Town." The Exodus was quite a few New Kids in Towns and the fear of overpopulation.  The Exodus Children of Israel were filled with Hope.

The Children of Israel had seen some fuss ups, dust ups, lean years, but basically good kids.

However, the Kids they were about to meet in the New Neighborhood had some particularly bad habits.

If they decided their new child was going to make an increase in the amount of crops, cash, available, the neighbors were all invited to come over to see the child strung up by the heels and throat cut to pour and then dribble over the soil to boost fertility of the crops.  Not what a Good Father hopes His Young Children will engage in.

When the Children of God are told not to boil a mother with her young kid in blood and milk... you have to realize gore has its own following. And God is not just pulling ideas out of His Hat to share. God Himself launches into rules of basic human rights over slavery.  Odd isn't it Former Egyptian Slaves are suddenly instructed about slavery and human rights. God knew a thing or two about the New Neighborhood. Rodney Dangerfield would say, "It's Rough Out There."

Remember Goliath.

Canaan has so much history found about the height of the people, the 'giant's' graveyard has been sought for millenniums. God was counseling His People not to be fortified just in war, but to understand the pressures the land had. 

Hear, Oh Israel, The Lord Thy God is One. 

The God of the Old Testament is the God of the New Testament.

Romans 14:19

So then, let us pursue what leads to peace and to mutual edification.

Hebrews 12:14

Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.

1 Peter 3:11

He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.

3 John 1:11

Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. The one who does good is of God; the one who does evil has not seen God.

Psalm 37:27

Turn away from evil and do good, so that you will abide forever.

Psalm 97:10

Hate evil, O you who love the LORD! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.

God is not God of war. God has never called for child sacrifice. Our Father God calls for the Honest Peace.  God of Love, God of Encouragement. God, like Abraham and Isaac and Jacob, set up a tent for Himself during the Exodus. The Framework God is building upon is the place, of framework, where Love is fought for and Love can abide, prosper and thrive. God is the God of Pray with Hope. God of a Hope and a Future.

The Old Testament is not a vengeful God. 

It wasn't a Tupperware Neighborhood. Our God calls the Heavenly Host by Name and asks His Children to seek what is Good. Baal, Aztecs, Druids, Tyr, Montu all the different names of so-called gods, were not going to hand out welcome coupons. And the dinner invitation could be very terrible.

Samson fought with those who had survived Joshua 10

Straining all his nerves, he bowed:
As with the force of winds and waters pent,
When mountains tremble, those two mossy pillars
With horrible convulsion to and fro
He tugged, he shook, till down they came, and drew
The whole roof after them, with a burst of thunder
Upon the heads of all who sat beneath,
Lords, ladies, captains, counselors, or priests,
Their choice nobility and flower.” ~
Written by Milton, Samson Agonistes


A major turning point in Israel's war against the Philistines was Samson's death. Two Philistine temples have been uncovered by archaeologists. One at Tel Qasile, in northern Tel Aviv, and one in Tel Miqne, ancient Ekron, 21 miles south of Tel Aviv. Both temples share a unique design -- the roof was supported by two central pillars! The pillars were made of wood and rested on stone support bases. With the pillars being about six feet apart, a strong man could dislodge them from their stone bases and bring the entire roof crashing down. The archaeological findings match the Biblical story perfectly and attest to the plausibility of the account.

The war wasn't frivolous or for obtuse reasons. The war was fought simply to bring the opportunity for peace.

We want to be in step with our Father God.

We want to please Abba.

To Love Abba and be loved.

Joshua 10 is the Mercy of God for the Children Unborn,

 they won't have to face what Joshua and His People would have to face.

Zechariah 7:8-10

Then the word of the LORD came to Zechariah, saying, 

“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: 

‘Administer TRUE justice. 

Show loving devotion and compassion to one another. 

Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. 

And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.’

Abba, Father,

Help us to seek You first.

Dwell inside my soul, help me to be a Church to You.

Be with us

and help our Family

and all those in a New Neighborhood,

we ask in the Name of Jesus Christ.

Please, Lord Father God encourage, strengthen, enable, embolden and enjoy the hearts 

who Welcome You. We ask alllllllll His Blessings, You, our Father God delight to give. 

And those who have Joy in Jesus Christ The Lord.

Help us to take the High Road of Father God's, 

with Joy, Love, Peace, Diligence and have His Blessings and Protection 

inside and out to let our footsteps be Mercy and Love.

We ask these blessings for those we Love. 

Strength and Wisdom in Pandemic.

We ask the Encouragement of the Holy Spirit to the People 

He has delighted  to give each other. 

We ask for the up building of the Church of Jesus Christ. 

The strengthening of this Nation in Jesus. 

And those who bring this forth. His Beloved Believers.

The up building of all people around the World for Jesus 

and the nations supporting them. 

We pray health and peace on Your Good Creation.

Peace within families to be built up.

We pray the end of the Pandemic will be held to You closely

in Prayer and Your overflowing Mercy.

Healing for Elliott from Cancer

and for Cindy's family.

Mercy to my Mother and our family.

Behold our God,

in whom we hope and rejoice in our Salvation,

grant rest to this Home.

Let the Amen be of His Will being the Exact Nature of 

Jesus Christ. 

Blessings for the Goodness of Your Will and Plan. Amen!

The Words of Jesus bless us.

Lamb of God. 

Thank You. Alleluia. Amen.

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1 Thessalonians 3:9 ~ We thank God

Happiness,

Oil of Gladness, 

we all say, "More, More, More."

1 Thessalonians 3:9

How can we thank God enough for you 

in return for all the joy 

we have in the presence of our God 

because of you?

Some important happiness we have is choosing to be someone who looks to find blessings and give blessings to others. 

We have been moving my mother to Hospice and the drive into her house has clearly pointed this out to me. I was, on our first drive in, about as bleak as bleak can be. I was not a Joy or Blessing to hear.  And I continued on this bleak course for several hours. Finally, Edward turned to me and quietly and with compassion said, "I think you've explained all your thoughts, I've listened, can we sit quietly now?" I was ready to be quiet and understood and laughed some.  And Edward proceeded to be more unhappy than I was for the next few days until I just had a My-Mom-Is-Dying-Day Meltdown. Being honest is good. We can't be sunshine constantly. I suppose I had to verbalize, had to melt down, but I needed to understand the surrounding people suffer.  Our extended family has Pandemic situations, too.

If we need a Biblical marker for me that few days, we could use these:

Psalm 39:2-4 

I was speechless and still I remained silent,

 even from speaking good, and my sorrow was stirred. 

 My heart grew hot within me; 

as I mused, the fire burned. 

Then I spoke with my tongue: 

 “Show me, O LORD, my end and the measure of my days. Let me know how fleeting my life is."

Mark 9

23 “If You can?” echoed Jesus. “All things are possible to him who believes!” 

24 Immediately the boy’s father cried out, “I do believe; help my unbelief!” 

25 When Jesus saw that a crowd had come running, He rebuked the unclean spirit. 

“You deaf and mute spirit,” He said, “I command you to come out and never enter him again."

I had a vocal meltdown at our home from being upset, upsetting the apple cart, pulling the cart alone due to being an upsetting complainer to those around me and then the further meltdown. 

The meltdown helped us all. Edward has been spectacular, helping me and the people surrounding us, in understanding of all of this process of loss, moving my mom out while alive and the overwhelming nature of finding all the memories in the things.

I'd recommend more self-control. I have the right to remain silent. Sometimes the Tater Salad just erupts. However, staying the course, the emotions, the endurance and the compassion did win out. We are near completion of Phase One in just a month of hard labor. This is week three, and I was dismal yet contained to show up for week three. My back was having yell out loud spasms and the other side had Charlie horses calf. I loathe to admit it, but when we found we had already done almost all the work, my yelling- out- back- pain, seems to have ended.

During our hours long drive there, I saw a beautiful garden yard sign reading," Be Still and Know!" 

(Be still and know Psalm 46:10 

He says, "Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.")

Even the garden sign cutting off the rest of the Story helped. I thought about the gaps of emotions and family and thoughts during the unhappy, but being less vocal car ride. 

After thinking about all the insurance my mom had planned for this time, all the people giving us dreams and advice, even about Pandemic, I decided I had better tackle week 3 with a Host of Thank You's. I couldn't obtain count it all joy, I just wasn't that able, but I could try to say, "Thank You" to God every time something pleasing did occur.  We prayed out loud several times and held hands for strength.

This "Thank You List" was successful. 

Being grateful began to dissolve the gloom and the sorrow of ending my mother's beloved haven while she is confused, on Hospice and saying scarcely anything. She doesn't know. I know. 

I realized I could fill in some gaps.

Thank You, Father, for the Joy the neighbors have said, it was fun to see my mother zipping along doing all the fun she could plan. Thank You, my mother doesn't see me now. Thank You, for the beautiful memories, even in the Brass Candlesticks. Thank You, to be able to gift her things. Thank You, for the continuation of family. My sons will have these wonderful things I spent my life with and memories will be made. Thank You, for the blue platters, so many lovely memories. Thank You for seeing the photos. Thank You, for finding things not thought of - like Birthday Presents - decades past. Thank You, for the people helping me and encouraging me. Thank You, for the people who can professionally help my mother.

I did this "Thank You" with grim determination for the whole morning and by the afternoon - honesty and gratitude - were working strongly. Thank You, Father, for an increase in Beauty. Thank You, for family.

Philippians 4:8 

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

I found my flapper grandmother's Ukulele!

Nehemiah 12:27 

At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from where they lived and were brought to Jerusalem to celebrate joyfully the dedication with songs of thanksgiving and with the music of cymbals, harps and lyres.

The Word of God is alive and workng

      

Numbers 10:10

"Also at your times of rejoicing – your appointed festivals and New Moon feasts – you are to sound the trumpets over your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, and they will be a memorial for you before your God. I am the LORD your God."

      

Nehemiah 8:17

The whole company that had returned from exile built temporary shelters and lived in them. From the days of Joshua son of Nun until that day, the Israelites had not celebrated it like this. And their joy was very great.   

      

      

John 16:22

So with you: Now is your time of grief, 

but I will see you again and you will rejoice, 

and no one will take away your joy.   

      

Jeremiah 31:7

This is what the LORD says: "Sing with joy for Jacob; shout for the foremost of the nations. Make your praises heard, and say, "LORD, save your people, the remnant of Israel.' 

      

Isaiah 51:3

The LORD will surely comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; he will make her deserts like Eden, her wastelands like the garden of the LORD. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the sound of singing.

      

Psalms 35:27

May those who delight in my vindication shout for joy and gladness; may they always say, "The LORD be exalted, who delights in the well-being of his servant. 

      

1 Chronicles 29:22

They ate and drank with great joy in the presence of the LORD that day. 

      

Jeremiah 33:11

The sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those who bring thank offerings to the house of the LORD, saying, "Give thanks to the LORD Almighty, for the LORD is good; his love endures forever." For I will restore the fortunes of the land as they were before,' says the LORD.

      

Matthew 5:9

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. 

  

Matthew 5:8

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.

      

Psalms 65:12

The grasslands of the wilderness overflow; the hills are clothed with gladness.      

      

Matthew 5:4

Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. 

      

Matthew 25:21

"His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant!"

      

Romans 4:9

Abraham's faith was credited to him as righteousness      

      

Mark 11:9

Those who went ahead and those who followed shouted, "Hosanna!" "Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!"

      

1 Thessalonians 2:19

For what is our hope, our joy, or the crown in which we will glory in the presence of our Lord Jesus when he comes? Is it not you? 

      

Isaiah 28:12

To whom he said, "This is the resting place, let the weary rest"; and, "This is the place of repose"    

      

      3 John 1:3

It gave me great joy to have some believers come and testify to your faithfulness to the truth, telling how you continue to walk in it.

      

Romans 15:13

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

      

2 Corinthians 2:3

I wrote as I did, so that when I came I would not be distressed by those who should have made me rejoice. I had confidence in all of you, that you would all share my joy.

      

      Psalm 37:4 

Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

Ecclesiastes 3:12s 

I perceived that there is nothing better for them than to be joyful and to do good as long as they live;

Philippians 4 

Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice.

Isaiah 12:2 

“Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for 

The Lord God is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation.”

Abba, Father

Help us to seek You First

Your Word is Alive and Working.

Give us Your Love and Heart

In the Highest Name of Jesus. Amen.

Let the Amen be of His Will being the Exact Nature of 

Jesus Christ. 

Blessings for the Goodness of Your Will and Plan. Amen!

Let the Amen be of His Will being the Exact Nature of 

Jesus Christ. 

Blessings for the Goodness of Your Will and Plan. Amen!

Thank You, Abba, to be vaccinated

and back in Church!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Words of Jesus bless us.

Lamb of God. 

Thank You. Alleluia. Amen.

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Psalm 30 ~ Gladness

Psalm 30

I will extol you, O Lord, for you have drawn me up

    and have not let my foes rejoice over me.

2 O Lord my God, I cried to you for help,

    and you have healed me.

3 O Lord, you have brought up my soul from Sheol;

    you restored me to life from among those who go down to the pit.

4 Sing praises to the Lord, O you his saints,

    and give thanks to his holy name.

5 For his anger is but for a moment,

    and his favor is for a lifetime.

Weeping may tarry for the night,

    but joy comes with the morning.

6 As for me, I said in my prosperity,

    “I shall never be moved.”

7 By your favor, O Lord,

    you made my mountain stand strong;

you hid your face;

    I was dismayed.

8 To you, O Lord, I cry,

    and to the Lord I plead for mercy:

9 “What profit is there in my death,

    if I go down to the pit?

Will the dust praise you?

    Will it tell of your faithfulness?

10 Hear, O Lord, and be merciful to me!

    O Lord, be my helper!”

11 You have turned for me my mourning into dancing;

    you have loosed my sackcloth

    and clothed me with gladness,

12 that my glory may sing your praise and not be silent.

    O Lord my God, 

I will give thanks to you forever!

We met with family today, for the first time since both Pandemic years of 2020 and 2021, and discussed the events no one would have thought would happen. And have. 

So many changes. And we can trace the changes to the vast computer changes.

No one anticipated seeing someone put drones, easily available, together and flying themselves, without a license, across the English Channel in the last few years. Meet Jane Jetson. George and Astro.

Texas A&M University did as I dreamed while I was a Freshman, Aggies knocked down so many buildings, the new ones match and are skyscrapers. Preston Hollow has so many stucco houses being built on a Texas size scale and California architecture.  Changes abound. To ride down Central Expressway in Dallas and the LBJ is entirely different from my childhood and from 5 years ago. So many tall buildings reaching out into Preston Hollow, Dallas is far different than the 1970s. And oddly enough, Preston Hollow is about 20 minutes from downtown Dallas and is completely quiet in the evenings since the Pandemic. The traffic gets quiet and the stores are really empty. Different from The Woodlands, near Houston, and different from Uptown near Dallas.  Changes abound.

Happiness. Will we be happy again. Is God concerned about our Happiness. 
What a question.  God of Love. God of Encouragement. Fierce God of the Old Testament Who has loathed child sacrifice and pagan gods of fertility despair. Is God concerned about our happiness. Biblically every Chapter tells us as Jesus did - Life will have struggles.

Back to the question - Is God concerned about our Happiness? 

Proverbs 13:12 

Hope deferred makes the heart sick, 

 but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.

Like so much of the Scriptures, we find this is literally true, medically, and is the purity of Spiritual growth or the decline of Joy. Our observations on life, tell about our fears and hopes. How abundant are the Blessings of God. God tells us this:

Philippians 4:8 

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

Psychology agrees and calls this self-fulfilling prophesy. In a funk, help someone up. Help mankind prosper with good, gracious words and deeds not expecting to be repaid, Philanthropy and Volunteerism.

The Scriptures are real. Expect difficulty. Expect to Pray with Hope. Expect to be the blessings seeker and finder.  God calls His own Spirit: Teacher, Comfort, Comforter.

Is God concerned with our Happiness?

Moses thought so and Psalm 90 tells us Moses asked to be happy. You gotta figure Moses knew something about God. Even the History Channel runs proof of the Exodus at Passover. 

David believed in God's Joy at our Happiness.

Psalms 100:2 

Worship the LORD with gladness; 

come before him with joyful songs.

Seeking God with Joy has some self-fulfilling prophetic portions! 

 Hebrews 1:9 

You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; 

therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions 

by anointing you with the oil of joy. 

Psalms 97:11

Light shines on the righteous and joy on the upright in heart. 

Galatians 5:22

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness 

  

Luke 1:14

He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth 

Acts 2:46

Every day they continued to meet together 

in the temple courts. 

They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts

John 15:11

I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.

Acts 14:17

Yet he has not left himself without testimony:

 He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons; 

he provides you with plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy.

John 16:24

Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. 

Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete.

Acts 12:14

When she recognized Peter's voice, she was so overjoyed she ran back without opening it and exclaimed, "Peter is at the door!"

2 Chronicles 29:30

King Hezekiah and his officials ordered the Levites to praise the LORD with the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with gladness and bowed down and worshiped.

1 Thessalonians 3:9

How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy we have 

in the presence of our God because of you? 

2 Samuel 6:12

Now King David was told, "The LORD has blessed the household of Obed-Edom and everything he has, because of the ark of God." So David went to bring up the ark of God from the house of Obed-Edom to the City of David with rejoicing.

Psalms 4:7

Fill my heart with joy when their grain and new wine abound. 

Mark 4:16

hear the word and at once receive it with joy  

Esther 9:17

This happened on the thirteenth day of the month of Adar, 

and on the fourteenth they rested and made it a day of feasting and joy. 

Esther 9:19

That is why rural Jews – those living in villages – observe the fourteenth of the month of Adar as a day of joy and feasting, a day for giving presents to each other.

Nehemiah 12:27

At the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem, the Levites were sought out from where they lived and were brought to Jerusalem to celebrate joyfully the dedication with songs of thanksgiving and with the music of cymbals, harps and lyres.

Zechariah 8:19

This is what the LORD Almighty says: "The fasts of the fourth, fifth, seventh and tenth months will become joyful and glad occasions and happy festivals for Judah.

 Therefore love truth and peace."

Proverbs 10:28

The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hopes of the wicked come to nothing.

Numbers 10:10

"Also at your times of rejoicing – your appointed festivals and New Moon feasts – you are to sound the trumpets over your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings, and they will be a memorial for you before your God. I am the LORD your God."

Philippians 2:29

Welcome him in the Lord with great joy, and honor people like him

Esther 8:17

In every province and in every city to which the edict of the king came, there was joy and gladness among the Jews, with feasting and celebrating. 

 

Esther 8:16

For the Jews it was a time of happiness and joy, gladness and honor.

Ecclesiastes 5:20

They seldom reflect on the days of their lives, 

because God keeps them occupied 

with gladness of heart.

Ecclesiastes 9:7

Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine with a joyful heart, 

for God has already approved what you do.

How to lift a funk

Esther 9:22

As the time when the Jews got relief from their enemies, and as the month when their sorrow was turned into joy and their mourning into a day of celebration. He wrote them to observe the days as days of feasting and joy and giving presents of food to one another and gifts to the poor. 

Esther 9:18

The Jews in Susa, however, had assembled on the thirteenth and fourteenth, and then on the fifteenth they rested and made it a day of feasting and joy. 

Ecclesiastes 9:8

Always be clothed in white, and always anoint your head with oil. 

John 16:22

So with you: Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again 

and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.

John 17:13

I am coming to you now, but I say these things while I am still in the world, so that they may have the full measure of my joy within them.

 

Psalms 100:2

Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.

Isaiah 35:10

And those the LORD has rescued will return. They will enter Zion with singing; 

everlasting joy will crown their heads. 

Gladness and joy will overtake them, 

and sorrow and sighing will flee away.

Jeremiah 31:7

This is what the LORD says: "Sing with joy for Jacob; shout for the foremost of the nations. Make your praises heard, and say, "LORD, save your people, the remnant of Israel.'

Isaiah 51:3

The LORD will surely comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; he will make her deserts like Eden, her wastelands like the garden of the LORD. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the sound of singing.

Psalms 30:11

You turned my wailing into dancing; you removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy 

Psalms 45:7

You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, 

your God, 

has set you above your companions by anointing you 

with the oil of joy. 

Deuteronomy 28:47

Because you did not serve the LORD your God joyfully and gladly 

in the time of prosperity 

Psalms 35:27

May those who delight in my vindication shout for joy and gladness; may they always say,

 "The LORD be exalted, who delights in the well-being of his servant."

Jeremiah 31:13

Then young women will dance and be glad, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into gladness; I will give them comfort and joy instead of sorrow.

Isaiah 51:11

Those the LORD has rescued will return. 

They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. 

Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away. 

 

1 Chronicles 16:27

Splendor and majesty are before him; strength and joy are in his dwelling place.

1 Chronicles 29:22

They ate and drank with great joy in the presence of the LORD that day. 

Then they acknowledged Solomon son of David as king a second time, 

anointing him before the LORD to be ruler and Zadok to be priest.

Jeremiah 33:11

The sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those who bring thank offerings to the house of the LORD, saying, "Give thanks to the LORD Almighty, for the LORD is good; his love endures forever." For I will restore the fortunes of the land as they were before,' says the LORD. 

Isaiah 30:29

And you will sing as on the night you celebrate a holy festival; your hearts will rejoice as when people playing pipes go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the Rock of Israel.

 Psalms 51:8

Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones you have crushed rejoice.

 2 Chronicles 30:21

The Israelites who were present in Jerusalem celebrated the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great rejoicing, while the Levites and priests praised the LORD every day with resounding instruments dedicated to the LORD

  2 Chronicles 30:23

The whole assembly then agreed to celebrate the festival seven more days; so for another seven days they celebrated joyfully.

Psalms 105:43

He brought out his people with rejoicing, his chosen ones with shouts of joy 

  

Psalms 65:12

The grasslands of the wilderness overflow; the hills are clothed with gladness. 

Psalms 45:15

Led in with joy and gladness, they enter the palace of the king.

Psalms 106:5

That I may enjoy the prosperity of your chosen ones, that I may share in the joy of your nation and join your inheritance in giving praise. 

Like the Book of Hebrews, the 11th Chapter, the quotes about faith with Gladness, Happiness, go on and on. More than we can know or imagine.

Abba, Father God,

Help us to Seek You first.

May the Word of God living in us,

 Strengthen us in 

all Goodness.

In the Name of Jesus for ourselves,

and those we love. Amen.

So the Sovereign Lord will make righteousness

and praise spring up before all nations.

Jesus bless Elliott with Your Willing Healing!

Please

Father God help us to fill those we love with renewed hope for years ahead

 filled with love. 

We ask in the Highest name of Jesus Christ. Amen.

Let the Amen be of His Will being the Exact Nature of 

Jesus Christ. 

Blessings for the Goodness of Your Will and Plan. Amen!

♔ Lord Jesus Saves! †  

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