“The ransomed of the Lord will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.”

Isaiah 51:11

I think the above picture shows pure childish joy. (Pepper Pig came to Toddlers and the little children just smiled and laughed.) 

We can experience joy  - deep down happiness, when we live in the power of the Holy Spirit as redeemed children of our Heavenly Father. God our Saviour is faithful to his covenant word and we are members of the new covenant ratified by Jesus’ blood. The restoration plan is for the whole of mankind, to be set free from sin and to be released and live as God intended. Jesus paid the ransom price for our release so that we can all be part of his redeemed people. We are part of the kingdom of God.

God loves to restore individuals, because once one person comes to know Jesus then that is caught by someone else and suddenly we look round and find a community full of believers.