Nehemiah 8:9-10

Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and teacher of

the Law, and the Levites who were instructing the people
said to them all, “This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do
not mourn or weep.” For all the people had been weeping as
they listened to the words of the Law.
 
Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks,
and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This
day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of
the LORD is your strength.”
Nehemiah 8:9-10
Nang malaman ng mga tao ang dapat nilang gawin ayon sa
Kautusan, nabagbag ang kanilang kalooban at sila'y umiyak.
“Ang araw na ito ay banal para kay Yahweh na inyong Diyos,
kaya't huwag kayong malungkot o umiyak,” wika ni
Nehemias na gobernador, ni Ezra na pari at dalubhasa sa
Kautusan, at ng mga Levita na nagpapaliwanag ng Kautusan.
Sinabi nila sa mga tao, 10 “Umuwi na kayo at magdiwang,
kumain kayo at uminom ng bagong alak! Bigyan ninyo ang
mga walang pagkain at inumin sapagkat ang araw na ito ay
banal para kay Yahweh, kaya huwag kayong malungkot. Ang
kagalakang dulot ni Yahweh ang magpapalakas sa inyo.”
Where Does Your Joy
Come From?
1. Our Joy must Come to Who He Is
Then Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and teacher of
the Law, and the Levites who were instructing the people
said to them all, “This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do
not mourn or weep.” For all the people had been weeping
as they listened to the words of the Law.
- The congregation feels guilty because they see their sin in
the light of Gods word. ( when we see our sin look at the Cross)
- Their knowledge about God is incomplete; they see God as
Holy and righteous, but they forget the reality that God is
also showing them so much mercy and love.
- Often times we lose our Joy because we compare ourselves
to others, not knowingly that whatever success you have in
life, the true joy comes only in knowing who He is our God.
• If we are weak, He is strong ( so that He will become our strength )
• If we fail, He never fails his word are true
• If we lack wisdom, He is the giver of wisdom for everything comes from
Him

• If everyone forsake you, He will never leave you

• If you are a sinner, He always forgives
• If you are empty, He is the fullness for everything comes
from Him
Jeremiah 9:23-24
This is what the LORD says:
“Let not the wise boast of their wisdom
    or the strong boast of their strength
    or the rich boast of their riches,
 but let the one who boasts boast about this:

    that they have the understanding to know me,

that I am the LORD, who exercises kindness,
    justice and righteousness on earth,
    for in these I delight,”
declares the LORD.
(If we just see ourselves in the light of the Gospel, then our joy will be complete )
2. Our Joy Must Come From What He Has
Done
Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people had been weeping
as they listened to the words of the Law.
- Often times when we know that God being Holy means he
hates us for being sinners, and from that we cultivate in our
minds that our joy comes from our own performance. (And
from that we have a view of Gods holiness and low view of Gods love.)
( the reason all performs to gain more love. )
But if someone knows that they are love not base on what
- But the love of God is not the same of our love, If God is
eternal, so is His love also. His Love knows no beginning
( so is the phrase from the foundation of the world Gods
love us. From our mothers womb he knows us, before
Jacob has done good to please Him he love Jacob over
Esau)
- In this world we must prove something to be accepted and
all we feel that it is not enough and we cannot have joy but
in Gods love He love us enough.
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this While we
were still sinners Christ died for us  (Romans 5:8 )
3. Our Joy Must Come On What He Has
Promised
This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of
the LORD is your strength.”
Why is that day called Holy?
Because God shows everyone that He fulfills His promises; He
is the God who is worthy to believe in. 
( seeing ourselves in the future our failure to our promise
takes away our joy)
What makes the joy of the Lord our strength?
The command do not grieve is easy to follow because God
demonstrate to them that He is a faithful God.
So our obedience is the result of trusting God in what he has
promised. ( father who promise to treat them with ice cream if they behave well )
So the commandment of God is not a burden for us because we
are seeing that God is a rewarder to those who diligently seek
Him. Though the fig tree does not bud
    and there are no grapes on the vines,
though the olive crop fails
    and the fields produce no food,
though there are no sheep in the pen
    and no cattle in the stalls,
 yet I will rejoice in the LORD,

    I will be joyful in God my Savior. ( Habakkuk 3:17-18 )

( So the command rejoice even the midst of trial is possible
because we are not seeing the present but the faithfulness of
Him who will deliver us. )
 What is the source of this knowledge and this faith that
leads to joy and energizes obedience? What's the
source of it?
The Word is the only source of this true knowledge. But
getting into the Word, with the primary endeavor to
know who God is, know what God has decreed, know
what God has done, and what He will do with you. Is
the only way to find the true meaning of Joy.
“Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some
to those who have nothing prepared. This day is holy to our
Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”