Joy

Beauty for Ashes

Isaiah 61:3

… Thou shalt rejoice in the God of thy salvation, even in God, thy exceeding joy. Is not this a dainty promise for mourning souls? Then, it is added …

Victor Emmanuel, Emancipator

Isaiah 42:7

… But be ye glad and rejoice for ever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy.” What has John …

The Parent's and Pastor's Joy

… Rejoice in it, then, without trembling, for spiritual joy will never intoxicate. Such joy arises from love to God, and is therefore commendable. We love to see our …

The Ascension of Christ

Ephesians 4:7-12

… love; in whom, though now we see him not, yet believing, we rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory. In the same fashion as we walk towards …

The Sinner's Savior

Luke 19:7

… And thirdly, we shall rejoice in the fact which has been the subject of the objection. I. First, then, we shall ADMIT THE TRUTH OF THE CHARGE. We …

Paul Apprehended and Apprehending

Philippians 3:12

… Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. When you get to, "finally." When you are very near the end of your journey, still, "rejoice in the Lord." "Finally …

A Precious Promise for a Pure People

Isaiah 33:17

… We rejoice to reflect upon Him as King by nature and then as King by due desert over a Kingdom which He has inherited by Divine right. He …

Solace for Sad Hearts

Isaiah 61:3

… If each Believer were distinct and separate and kept his own joy to himself and his sorrow to himself, he might more often rejoice. But, being a member …

The Overflowing Cup

Psalm 23:5

… If we rejoice, we should rejoice with Him. Bodily pain should help us to understand the Cross and mental depression should make us apt scholars at Gethsemane—while …

How To Keep the Heart

Philippians 4:7

… song for all weathers; get a joy that will stand clouds and storms; and then, when you know how always to rejoice, you shall have this peace. The …

The Cause and Effect of Heart Trouble

John 14:27

… and shout for joy, all you that are upright in heart." And again, "Let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yes, let them exceedingly rejoice …

Unsubmissive Prayers

… Christians, rejoice! You are soon to be perfect, soon to be free from sin, without one wrong inclination, one evil desire. You are soon to be as pure …

Method and Music, Or the Art of Holy and Happy Living

Colossians 3:17

… Even if you are tried and troubled, rejoice that your afflictions are working together for your good! "Rejoice in the Lord always. And again I say, Rejoice." The …

Fresh Grace Confidently Expected

Psalm 92:10

… joyful in their King." "Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say, Rejoice." The atmosphere we breathe should be fragrant with thankful joy. Like flowers, we ought …

The Whole-Heartedness of God in Blessing His People

Jeremiah 32:41

… shall be wanting to show forth the father's love and joy and make his son rejoice. Behold, what God has done for His people! He has given …

Home-Mercies

… We mourn our low and miserable condition through sin, but we rejoice at the thought, that we are now more secure than before we fell, we are brought …

Joy in Harvest

Isaiah 9:3

… You have multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they joy before You according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the …

Tokens For Good

Psalm 86:17

… That same God who in his brightest days was his great joy, is, in his darkest night, his surest consolation. Therefore he cries, "Lord, show me a token …

How the Lambs Feed

Isaiah 5:17

… he begins to rejoice with unspeakable joy, and full of glory—if any man living would stop him, I would not! No, let him rejoice! Let the lambs …

Happiness—the Privilege and Duty of Christians

Deuteronomy 33:29

… But those who rejoice in the Lord always shall find the joy of the Lord to be their strength, for it shall be cords of love and bands …

Concerning the Consolations Of God

Job 15:11

… For we have joy urged upon us by the precept, "Rejoice in the Lord always." And that precept is in substance often repeated. It is both the duty …

The Lambs And Their Shepherd

Isaiah 40:11

… That is how He carries stray sheep—He flings them over His shoulders rejoicing, but they do not rejoice, mind you. They will not rejoice, for they have …

Cambridge Life and Letters, 1850-1851

… I rejoice in an assured knowledge by faith of my interest in Christ, and of the certainty of my eternal salvation. Yet what strivings, what conflicts, what dangers …

The Backslider's Door of Hope

Hosea 2:15

… shall come back to you! And, filled with hope, your spirit shall rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory! III. I have but a minute or two …

Christ's Poverty, Our Riches

2 Corinthians 8:9

… It is His poverty that makes you rich at the present moment—and you shall be forever full of comfort and joy because He was so poor while …

The King's Weighings

1 Samuel 2:3

… Does not the Apostle say, "Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice"? There is always cause for thankfulness that the Lord lives and that He …

The Very Bold Prophecy

Isaiah 65:1

… Sinners who never sought Him hear this Gospel and rejoice in its glad tidings. Herein is joy! The Lord also describes the experience of the saved. They asked …

The Resurrection Credible

Acts 26:8

… It is a joy to think that as Christ has redeemed the entire man and sanctified the entire man, He will be honored in the salvation of the …

The Rocky Fortress and Its Inhabitant

Isaiah 33:15

… blessed religion is that in which joy is a matter of precept—"Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say, Rejoice." I have been so long away …

An Inscription for the Mausoleum of the Saints

Hebrews 11:13

… Come, let us now rejoice and ring the joy-bells at the prospect of beholding the Well-Beloved's face without a mist or a veil between! And …

The Lover of God's Law Filled With Peace

Psalm 119:165

… dividing of the prey, so do Believers rejoice in God's Word. I can recollect as a youth the great joy I had when the doctrines of Divine …

A Program Never Carried Out

Luke 15:20

… He did not say, "Rejoice with me over the 99 that were never lost," but, for the time, all his anxiety and, afterwards, all his joy, centered upon …

Five Links in a Golden Chain

Titus 1:4

… hope to meet with either here or in Heaven, I do rejoice, yes, and I will rejoice! And I cannot help expressing my great love to all those …

The Joy of Harvest

… We rejoice in the Lord, yea, and we will rejoice. The joy of harvest generally shows itself by the farmer giving a feast to his friends and neighbors …

Household Salvation

Acts 16:32-34

… Why it makes my heart tingle with joy when I feel that I can honor my God. Rejoice, my brethren, that you have doors of usefulness set open …

A Drama in Five Acts

1 Corinthians 7:29-31

… yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation!" The Christian man is bound to live above his sorrows; he weeps …

Psalm 58

Psalm 58

… The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance. He will have no hand in meting out, neither will he rejoice in the spirit of revenge, but his …

The Lost Silver Piece

Luke 15:8-10

… neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost. Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of …

Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled

John 14:1

… I will bring forth joy! As You bid me I will put off my sackcloth and cast away my ashes and I will rejoice in the Lord always …

Under His Shadow

Psalm 91:1

… Such was her Beloved to her, the best among the good, the fairest of the fair, the joy of her joy, the light of her delight! Such is …