Jesus Christ, the source of true joy, came to bring an abundant life to His followers, overflowing with pleasure and happiness. In His presence, there is fullness of joy, and at His right hand are pleasures forevermore. Even without physically seeing Him, we can be in His presence to a remarkable degree, knowing that He is in us and we in Him, residing where fullness of joy exists. Jesus shares that His joy, which is the same as the Father's, may remain in us, so that our joy may be full. As we abide in Him and He in us, bearing much fruit through overcoming, keeping commandments, practicing faithfulness, and loving one another, we remain a joy to Him and participate in experiencing His joy. He rejoices in sharing what He has with others, bringing blessings to those who desire His company, and celebrating every person who repents. Bonding with us means so much to Him that He submitted to the ultimate sacrifice, and joining others to His Family supplies Him with great joy. When we start doing what brings Him happiness, the joy of the Lord becomes our joy, and true happiness comes from sharing in His life and work. By developing our God-given talents and allowing Him to prune us to produce fruit, we have something worthwhile to share, producing happiness in others and entering into the ultimate win-win relationship of joy for everyone involved.

Jesus Christ is portrayed as a joyful, positive Person who wants His followers to share that joy. Facing His own death the next day, He told His disciples not to be troubled, that they should rejoice that He was going to the Father, and that He had spoken to them so that His joy might remain in them and be complete (John 14-16). He promised that their sorrow would turn to joy like a mother's after childbirth, a joy no one could take away, and that asking in His name would make their joy full. In His final prayer He asked the Father that His disciples would have His joy fulfilled in themselves (John 17:13), which shows that sharing His joy was one of His great desires before the crucifixion. Ultimate fullness of joy comes in His presence in the Kingdom (Psalm 16:11), but He wants His people joyful and optimistic now. Because He has won the victory and sits at the Father's right hand, they are assured of victory too, and He is willing to give what they need to overcome and grow. Peter echoes this, saying that believers who love and trust the unseen Christ rejoice with inexpressible joy full of glory despite trials. As the Advocate who intercedes for them, Christ gives grounds for a grounded optimism that carries them through hardship.