² By contrast, consider a certain man who has been waging a battle against paralysis for over thirty-seven years. Seemingly, such a person has little reason for joy. Yet he speaks of happiness and says that he has found something that “makes life genuinely rewarding and meaningful.”

6. Where can you find joy today?

⁶ Well, then, can you find joy today? Yes, and the afflicted man mentioned earlier indicates how in saying: “I have found it true that the greatest happiness is in serving God. This makes life genuinely rewarding and meaningful. Being a paralytic has not robbed me of the privileges and blessings of serving the Creator.” Genuine joy is found among those wholeheartedly devoted to Jehovah God. And why not? They declare “good news” from “the happy God”​—a heartening message about endless life amid grand blessings under the rule of the “kingdom of the heavens.” (Matthew 24:14; 1 Timothy 1:11; Matthew 5:3) So they have reason to “serve Jehovah with rejoicing,” to “come in before him with a joyful cry.”​—Psalm 100:2.