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The concept of God's joy over His people is a profound theme woven throughout the Scriptures, illustrating the deep and abiding love that God has for those who are His. This joy is not merely an emotional response but is intrinsically linked to His actions and intentions toward His people, leading Him to do them good.

Divine Delight and Favor

God's joy over His people is often expressed in terms of delight and favor. In Zephaniah 3:17 , it is written, "The LORD your God is among you; He is mighty to save. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will rejoice over you with singing." This passage vividly portrays God's exuberant joy, which is not passive but active, manifesting in His saving power and tender care.

Covenantal Love and Blessing

The joy of God is deeply rooted in His covenantal relationship with His people. In Deuteronomy 30:9 , the Scripture states, "The LORD your God will make you prosper abundantly in all the work of your hands, in the fruit of your womb, the offspring of your livestock, and the produce of your land. For the LORD will again delight in your prosperity, as He delighted in that of your fathers." Here, God's joy is directly connected to His desire to bless and prosper His people, reflecting His faithfulness to His covenant promises.

Restoration and Renewal

God's joy also leads to the restoration and renewal of His people. In Isaiah 62:5 , it is declared, "As a young man marries a young woman, so your sons will marry you; and as a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, so your God will rejoice over you." This imagery of marriage signifies a renewed relationship, where God's joy results in the restoration of His people to a place of honor and intimacy with Him.

Discipline and Correction

While God's joy leads to doing good, it also encompasses discipline and correction, aimed at the ultimate good of His people. Hebrews 12:6 reminds us, "For the Lord disciplines the one He loves, and He chastises every son He receives." God's joy in His people includes a commitment to their growth and holiness, ensuring that they are conformed to His will and character.

Eternal Joy and Fulfillment

The ultimate expression of God's joy over His people is found in the promise of eternal life and fulfillment. Revelation 21:3-4 offers a glimpse of this future joy: "And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying: 'Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man, and He will live with them. They will be His people, and God Himself will be with them as their God. He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.'" This eternal joy is the culmination of God's redemptive work, where His people experience the fullness of His goodness forever.

In summary, the joy of God over His people is a dynamic and transformative force that leads to their ultimate good. It is a joy that encompasses salvation, blessing, restoration, discipline, and eternal fulfillment, reflecting the depth of God's love and commitment to those who are His.

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Deuteronomy 28:63
And it shall come to pass, that as the LORD rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the LORD will rejoice over you to destroy you, and to bring you to nothing; and you shall be plucked from off the land where you go to possess it.
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Jeremiah 32:41
Yes, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.
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Seventh Day. Holiness and Obedience.
... rest of faith, after the abiding joy and the ... it, the Holy One Himself watches over
His words to ... beforehand can have but little conception, God will overshadow ...
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The Joy of the Lord.
... tempted, complaining, bereaved, downhearted, halfhearted child of God, ponder over
these words ... Let God's Spirit lead you into them ... The joy of the Lord can do this ...
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Good News
... Lord Jesus Christ has told us that "there is joy in the presence of the angels of
God over one sinner ... sake, because he sees of the travail of his soul, and ...
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Do are Then Make Void the Law through Faith? God Forbid; Yea, we ...
... love of all holy beings, and gives greater joy to the ... a death-blow to selfishness,
and wins him over to unbounded ... God has so constituted the mind, that it must ...
/.../finney/lectures to professing christians/do are then make void.htm

The Joy of the Lord, the Strength of his People
... By his God he leaps over a wall, or breaks through ... that we do not put away an atom
of the joy. ... wretched thing to hear the praises of God rendered professionally ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 17 1871/the joy of the lord.htm

On the Nativity of John the Baptist the First Sermon
... what marvellings and lamentations there will be over that which ... May God preserve
all, so that none may be led ... must give heed to themselves; for this joy is so ...
//christianbookshelf.org/tauler/the inner way/sermon x on the nativity.htm

God the Joy-Bringer
... of its sweetest things unless he sees, written over every one ... Does my joy help me
to come near to God ... to believe that our blessedness comes from God, and leads ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture g/god the joy-bringer.htm

The Fear which Terminates in the Second Death.
... great way off," and all his bowels yearned over him""he had ... religious dispositions"
concern to know and serve God, and become ... He hath no greater joy than to ...
/.../lee/sermons on various important subjects/sermon xx the fear which.htm

"The Heritage of the Heathen"
... lie down and sleep, and begin again next morning, the same thing all over again,
and ... to feast upon the finest of the wheat, and the wine of the joy of God.". ...
/.../bevan/three friends of god/chapter xvii the heritage of.htm

Out of the Deep of Suffering and Sorrow.
... For Christ Himself went not up to joy, but first He suffered ... are; and in the King
whom He has set over it we ... again, for us He sits for ever at God's right hand ...
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