Joy

The Oil of Gladness

Psalm 45:7

… s, I have drank joy out of it, "Make me to hear joy and gladness that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice." Oh, there is never …

Serving the Lord With Gladness

Psalm 100:2

… But Satan, the foul tyrant, is one from whom we rejoice to have been delivered. Moreover, the Believer's joy in the Lord's service springs from the …

Exceeding Gladness

Psalm 21:6

… I want you to think much of His gladness that you may be able to obey Him, now, should He say to you, "Enter you into the joy …

The Gladness of the Man of Sorrows

Psalm 45:7

… therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.” But there is another joy, which he getteth not from one person, but …

Morning, September 22

Ps 149:2

… for gladness in thy God, for thou canst sing with David, “God, my exceeding joy.” Be glad that the Lord reigneth, that Jehovah is King! Rejoice that he …

Oct. 23 — HARVEST OF LIGHT, GLADNESS

Ps. 97:11

… Then shall come their gladness. Sheaves of joy for seeds of light. Their heart was upright before the Lord, though men gave them no credit for it, but …

Broken Bones

Psalm 51:8

… the Metropolitan Tabernacle, Newington "Make me to hear joy and gladness, that the bones which You have broken may rejoice."- Psalm 51:8 . BACKSLIDING is a most common …

Gladness For Sadness

Psalm 90:15-17

… kindle the lamps of joy within the tabernacles of Israel. It is healthy sadness which the Lord sends and it is equally safe gladness which God gives! If …

Psalm 100

Psalm 100

… The kind of praise inculcated in the Psalm, viz., that of joy and gladness, is most fitly urged upon us by an argument from the goodness of God …

Sown Light

Psalm 97:11

… Understand, then, that happiness, joy, gladness—symbolized by light—have been sown by God in fields that will surely yield their harvest for all those whom, by His …

Christian Gladness

Eminent as David was for his piety, he was equally eminent for the joyfulness and gladness of his heart. It is often thought by worldly people, that the …

Evening, January 9

Ps 100:2

… gladness ? Let us show to the people of the world, who think our religion to be slavery, that it is to us a delight and a joy! Let …

Evening, January 1

Song 1:4

… first to its last day we may be glad and rejoice in thee. Let January open with joy in the Lord, and December close with gladness in Jesus.

Psalm 45

Psalm 45

… With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought. Joy becomes a marriage feast. What joy will that be which will be seen at the feasts of paradise when …

Christ's Glory Turned to Shame

Psalm 4:2

… David says, "You have put gladness in my heart," and then he compares it with the gladness of the sons of men, and he says that his joy …

Sad Fasts Changed To Glad Feasts

Zechariah 8:19

… I have already read the eighth chapter to you—let us go through it, again, and pick out just a note or two of the joy and gladness …

Morning, December 8

Rev 3:4

… Again, it refers to joy and gladness : for white robes were holiday dresses among the Jews. They who have not defiled their garments shall have their faces always …

Evening, July 31

1Ch 9:33

… It is always beneficial to praise the Lord; it cheers the day and brightens the night; it lightens toil and softens sorrow; and over earthly gladness it sheds …

Light in the Cloud

… Thou shalt again come forth with those that make merry, and once more shall the song of gladness be on thy lip. Let not Despair rivet his cruel …

The Poor Man's Prayer

Psalm 106:4

… longs to taste once more the joy he used to feel and, therefore, he says, "That I may rejoice in the gladness of Your nation." And, again, he …

'The Oil of Joy for Mourning'

Isaiah 61:3

… Speak comfortably to Jerusalem." Our Lord desired that we might have His joy fulfilled in ourselves and He said, "Let not your hearts be troubled." "Rejoice in the …

Joy, Joy Forever

Psalm 5:11

… joy of Your salvation." The text might be read as a promise—"All those that put their trust in You shall rejoice." God promises joy and gladness to …

Psalm 122

Psalm 122

… There is no joy in going up to a church which is rent with internal dissension: the gladness of holy men is aroused by the adhesiveness of love …

A Prospect of Revival

Isaiah 51:3

… he will comfort all her waste places and he will make her wilderness like Eden, and her desert like the garden of the Lord; joy and gladness shall …

To Those Who Feel Unfit for Communion

2 Chronicles 30:17-20

… look for the same joy and holy exultation! We read that they "kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness." Beloved, I want you to …

Psalm 30

Psalm 30

… Thou hast put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness. I say with the apostle, "Overcome evil with good, " sorrow with joy. Joy is the true remedy …

Seeing Christ's Day

John 8:56

… I cannot help thinking that it was this inward joy—this intense but calm gladness—that made Abraham such a noble man throughout all his life. Isaac is …

The First Christmas Carol

Luke 2:14

… the passions of others, when he feeleth no emotion himself; but with joy and gladness, such as angels only can know. They sang the story out, for they …

The Pentecostal Wind and Fire

Acts 2:2-4

… lost very much of the Spirit of God and much of the joy and gladness which attend His Presence—and so we have settled into a decorous apathy …

Feb. 14 — MERCY TO THE UNDESERVING

Ps. 32:10

… David says, "Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous; and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart." In obedience to this precept my …

Evening, March 24

Lu 10:21

… of gladness above his fellows.” His vast benevolence must, from the very nature of things, have afforded him the deepest possible delight, for benevolence is joy. There were …

Morning, August 12

Ps 97:1

Morning, August 12 Go To Evening Reading “The Lord reigneth, let the earth rejoice.” Psalm 97:1 Causes for disquietude there are none so long as this blessed …

The Great Birthday

Luke 2:10

… They are friends of the Bridegroom and rejoice in His joy! They are household servants of the family of love and they wait upon us with an eager …

Morning, January 24

Ps 91:3

… away; he will receive thee, and give thee joy and gladness, that the bones which he has broken may rejoice. No bird of paradise shall die in the …

Morning, August 14

Ps 92:4

… Holy gladness and holy boldness will make you a good preacher, and all the world will be a pulpit for you to preach in. Cheerful holiness is the …

Jubilee Joy—or, Believers Joyful In Their King

Psalm 149:2

… That which otherwise were drudgery, we will exalt to a priestly sacrificing as we serve the Lord with gladness and rejoice before Him. What a joy it would …

Jesus Joyfully Received

Luke 19:6

… s gladness and the sea of the Savior's joy—what blessed floods they make! How the dancing waves clap their hands with delight! Surely, joy on earth …

Christian Gravity

… our faces in gloom, but rather to light our hearts with a purer joy than we ever knew before; and yet we must put away all unseemly levity …

Apart

Zechariah 12:12-14

… Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which You have broken may rejoice. Beloved, it is a sweet thing when we come to close dealings …

Psalm 92

Psalm 92

… If we consider either creation or providence, we shall find overflowing reasons for joy; but when we come to review the work of redemption, gladness knows no bounds …