Even them I will bring to My holy mountain,
And make them JOYful in My house of prayer… Isaiah 56:7 (NKJV)
Dear TEA CUPP friend, What we need today is a CUPP of JOY! Perhaps you have a happiness to celebrate with Jesus, or you have a sadness you need Him to carry. Go to the kitchen, fill your kettle with water and turn on the stove. While the water heats, look in the cupboard for your favorite mug and TEA bags. Find the TEA that’s labeled, “JOY.” That’s the one you want today! Hmmm, you don’t have that exact flavor in your cupboard? Well, just pour the hot water and let Jesus bring the TEA. Here are some JOY verses to use as conversation starters for your prayer time together today:
T for Thanksgiving:
Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving;
Let us shout JOYfully to Him with psalms. Psalm 95:2 (NKJV)
E for Exalting:
Then I will go to the altar of God,
To God my exceeding JOY;
And on the harp I will praise You,
O God, my God. Psalm 43:4 (NKJV)
Shout JOYfully to the Lord, all the earth;
Break forth in song, rejoice, and sing praises. Psalm 98:4 (NKJV)
A for Admitting:
I say to you that likewise there will be more JOY in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance. Luke 15:7 (NKJV)
Restore to me the JOY of Your salvation,
And uphold me by Your generous Spirit. Psalm 51:12 (NKJV)
C for Calling:
Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous;
And shout for JOY, all you upright in heart! Psalm 32:11 (NKJV)
Let the saints be JOYful in glory;
Let them sing aloud on their beds. Psalm 149:5 (NKJV)
Be JOYful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Romans 12:12 (NIV)
U is for Understanding our story:
Weeping may endure for a night,
But JOY comes in the morning. Psalm 30:5 (NKJV)
To console those who mourn in Zion,
To give them beauty for ashes,
The oil of JOY for mourning,
The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;
That they may be called trees of righteousness,
The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified. Isaiah 61:3 (NKJV)
Therefore you now have sorrow; but I will see you again and your heart will rejoice, and your JOY no one will take from you. John 16:22 (NKJV)
P is for Promises:
You will show me the path of life;
In Your presence is fullness of JOY;
At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore. Psalm 16:11 (NKJV)
Those who sow in tears
Shall reap in JOY. Psalm 126:5 (NKJV)
For you shall go out with JOY,
And be led out with peace;
The mountains and the hills
Shall break forth into singing before you,
And all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. Isaiah 55:12 (NKJV)
P is for Petitioning:
Satisfy us in the morning with Your unfailing love,
that we may sing for JOY and be glad all our days. Psalm 90:14 (NIV)
Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your JOY may be full. John 16:24 (NKJV)
Today’s TEA CUPP: Enjoy your CUPP of JOY TEA with Jesus, today!
These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full. John 15:11 (NKJV)
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