{"id":2090,"date":"2026-03-16T00:08:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T07:08:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=2090"},"modified":"2026-03-14T22:22:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T05:22:20","slug":"march-16-spiritual-vitamin-j-joy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/march-16-spiritual-vitamin-j-joy\/","title":{"rendered":"March 16&#8211;Spiritual Vitamin J&#8211;Joy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>SPIRITUAL VITAMIN J : JOY<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>&#8220;Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.&#8221;<\/em> Habakkuk 3:18 (NKJV)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Today&#8217;s Thought:<\/strong><br \/>\nI will &#8220;joy in&#8221; means:\u00a0 I will &#8220;rejoice in, be glad in or be joyful in&#8221;.<br \/>\nThe original word gil (geel) contains the suggestion of &#8220;dancing for joy&#8221; or &#8220;leaping for joy&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Joy is a verb, an action word.<br \/>\nWhen Habakkuk said this he was saying that even though he might lose every earthly thing he would still joy in the God of his salvation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Today&#8217;s Action:<\/strong><br \/>\nToday let&#8217;s take our Spiritual Vitamin J and be filled with JOY !<br \/>\nNo matter what our earthly circumstances are we can still joy in the God of our salvation.<br \/>\nLet&#8217;s dance and leap our way through this day praising God for our salvation!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">REJOICE!<\/span><br \/>\n<em>Let the faithful rejoice in this honor. Let them sing for joy as they lie on their beds.<\/em> Psalm 149:5 (NLT)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">BE GLAD!<\/span><br \/>\n<em>Let us be glad and rejoice and honor Him.<\/em> Revelation 19:7 (NLT)<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">BE JOYFUL!<\/span><br \/>\n<em>Always be joyful.<\/em> 1 Thessalonians 5:16 (NLT)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.<\/em> Romans 14:17 (ESV)<\/p>\n<p>@SGLYMinistry\u00a0 \u00a0www.smilegodlovesyou.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SPIRITUAL VITAMIN J : JOY &#8220;Yet I will rejoice in the LORD, I will joy in the God of my salvation.&#8221; Habakkuk 3:18 (NKJV) Today&#8217;s Thought: I will &#8220;joy in&#8221; means:\u00a0 I will &#8220;rejoice in, be glad in or be joyful in&#8221;. 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