Joy

The Reception of Sinners

Luke 15:22

… Zephaniah puts it in the strongest manner: "He will save, He will rejoice over you with joy, He will rest in His love, He will joy over you …

Joy in God

Romans 5:11

… You joy in your health and that is a great blessing—but you sicken and your joy departs. Some rejoice in their riches, but wealth takes to itself …

Morning, September 21

Je 32:41

… Should not we utter our grateful response to such a marvellous declaration of his love, and sing, “I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the …

Great Spoil

Psalm 119:162

… the sepulcher with fear and great joy." "Happy is the man that fears always." "Serve the Lord with fear and rejoice with trembling." These two emotions are like …

Our Great Shepherd Finding the Sheep

Luke 15:4

… before the Throne to rejoice with Him, and received for an answer, "I cannot do it, for I know no cause for joy." If I had been converted …

How to Become Full of Joy

1 John 1:4

… exhort you to rejoice in Him. We will go at once to our text. Let our first point be— I. A CHRISTIAN'S JOY NEEDS LOOKING AFTER. If …

Rejoice Always

… of the olive shall fail, and the field shall yield no meat, yet will I rejoice in the Lord , I will joy in the God of my salvation.”

Salvation As It Is Now Received

1 Peter 1:8

… Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory, receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of …

March 10 — WALK IN LIGHT

John 12:46

… In Jesus is thy hope, thy joy, thy Heaven. Look to Him, to Him only, and thou shalt rejoice as the birds rejoice at sunrise, and as the …

Evening, January 22

Job 1:9

… Fear not, but rather rejoice that such fruitful times are in store for you, for in them you will be weaned from earth and made meet for heaven …

Evening, November 26

Zec 4:10

Evening, November 26 Go To Morning Reading “They shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel.” Zechariah 4:10 Small things marked the beginning …

Christ's Joy and Ours

John 15:11

… But when He has joy in me—when He can rejoice in me, then is my joy also full. And everyone of you whom the Lord has loved …

A Harp of Ten Strings

Luke 1:46

… The first string which Mary seems to touch and which, I trust, we, too, may reach with the hand of faith, is that of THE GREAT JOY WHICH …

Fullness of Joy Our Privilege

1 John 1:4

… joy then, I say, needs looking after. I do not doubt but you have very suggestive proofs of this, yourselves, in your external circumstances. You cannot always rejoice …

The Fruit of the Spirit—Joy

Galatians 5:22

… And He bids us rejoice that He has found the sheep which was lost! Especially do we joy and rejoice if the poor wanderer has been brought back …

A Dirge for the Down-grade and a Song For Faith

Isaiah 66:10

… Those who have learned this heavenly mourning are called to rejoice—"Rejoice for joy with her, all you that mourn for her." When I take up my parable …

The Joy of Harvest

Isaiah 9:3

… The Divine Father sees His own children returning to His own board and herein we do rejoice, yes, and we will rejoice with the joy of gratitude! IV …

The Joy of Holy Households

Psalm 118:15

… and again I say, Rejoice." Heap the joys, one on top of the other— joy and rejoice—and then rejoice yet again!— "Why should the children of a …

The Peace of God

Philippians 4:7

… In the 4th verse Paul says, "Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say, Rejoice." If you want to have peace of mind, make God your Joy …

Sunshine in the Heart

Psalms 37:4

… a wellspring of joy for ever and ever to all true believers. Delight also in his dominion. “The Lord reigneth, let the earth rejoice.” Jehovah is King! Come …

A New Year's Wish

Philippians 4:19

… Rejoice." It is so important that Believers should be full of joy that Paul writes three times over in a short space, "Rejoice in the Lord." "Rejoice in …

Our Ascended Lord

1 Peter 3:22

… directly to the Father and being always accepted by Him! Let us joy and rejoice that our Covenant Head is now in the bosom of the Father, at …

'Even So, Father!'

Matthew 11:25

… They found it gave them joy and comfort, peace and rest. They went on; they found their experience tallied with what they had learned. They examined more and …

Psalm 13

Psalm 13

… The bells of the mind are all ringing, "My heart shall rejoice in thy salvation." There is joy and feasting within doors, for a glorious guest has come …

Joy Over the Repenting

The angels know what the joys of heaven are, and therefore they rejoice over one sinner that repenteth. We talk about pearly gates, and golden streets, and white …

"All Hail!"

Matthew 28:9

… Rejoice," and, indeed, that is the meaning of the term—"Let us joy and rejoice together." Jesus gives to you, Beloved, this watchword as He meets you—"Rejoice …

The Triumphal Entry Into Jerusalem

… There were many weeping eyes that wiped away their tears that day, and many mourning believers who began from that hour to rejoice with joy unspeakable. And so …

Love Joying In Love

Solomon 5:1

… Permit the full sweep and current of holy joy in the Lord to carry you away—it will be safe to yield to it. "Rejoice in the Lord …

Communion With Christ And His People

… His was the joy of finding the sheep, and taking the piece of money out of the dust. His work was His joy: such joy that, for its …

The Enemies of the Cross of Christ

Philippians 3:18

… the unchanging and unbounded source of joy. It will do you no harm to rejoice in the Lord! The more you rejoice in Him, the more spiritually-minded …

March 12 — GOING OUT WITH JOY

Deut. 33:18

March 12 GOING OUT WITH JOY "And of Zebulun he said, Rejoice, Zebulun, in thy going out" Deut. 33:18 The blessings of the tribes are ours; for …

Sept. 19 — THE REASON FOR SINGING

Zeph. 3:17

… 19 THE REASON FOR SINGING "The Lord thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will …

The Mighty Arm

Psalm 89:13

… At the first, perhaps, it dwells almost exclusively upon His love and His mercy, but it afterwards proceeds to find joy in the sterner attributes and especially delights …

David's Sublime Consolation

2 Samuel 23:5

… Do not make this the mainstay of your joy, but rather rejoice that your names are written in Heaven." Well, when it is not so with us as …

Glorying in the Lord

1 Corinthians 1:31

… Lift up, now, your eyes and behold the angels, those bright spirits who watch over us and rejoice when we repent. What do you think is their song …

David's Holy Wonder at The Lord's Great Goodness

Psalm 31:19

… Our experience may be very slender as yet but we should rejoice in what is laid up! If I cannot rejoice in what I am, I will rejoice …

A Lesson of Humility

… And what was the sacred lesson He taught to prevent their being exalted above measure? “Nevertheless,” said He, “rejoice not in this, but rather rejoice because your names …

Morning, July 2

Ps 33:21

Morning, July 2 Go To Evening Reading “Our heart shall rejoice in Him.” Psalm 33:21 Blessed is the fact that Christians can rejoice even in the deepest …

The Fainting Hero

Judges 15:18

… If, my Brothers and Sisters, you are now feeling any present trouble pressing so sorely that it takes away from you all power to rejoice in your deliverance …

Early Pastoral Epistles

… Oh, how I long to hear once more the solemn shout of the festal throng, who, with the voice of joy and praise, keep holy day ! I am …