Episode 275 -The Joy That Follows

Joy is not a mood. It is not passive, and it is not optional. Scripture commands it — not because it’s easy, but because it’s true. We are not waiting for joy to come over us; we are called to step into it, to speak it aloud, to live as if Christ is risen — because He is.

In this age of realized hope, joy is no longer a future promise but a present vow. It is not the absence of sorrow, but the fruit of faith — faith that acts, decides, praises. Not led by feeling, but by truth. And when we fulfill that vow, not as a performance but as obedience, we discover: joy is not just strength. It is the rightful atmosphere of resurrection life.