Joy

The Gospel in Power

1 Thessalonians 1:5-10

… They rejoice in the Lord always, and again they do rejoice. There are some such in this house. I bless God for every one of them. May there …

July 23 — ABSOLUTELY NO REMEMBRANCE

Heb. 10:17

… We may rejoice in Him without fear that He will be provoked to anger against us because of our iniquities. See! He puts us among the children; He …

Christ's Plea for Ignorant Sinners

Luke 23:34

… which is this—WE NOW REJOICE IN THE PARDON WE HAVE OBTAINED. Have you obtained pardon? Is this your song?— "Now, oh joy! My sins are pardoned, Now …

Nov. 24 — PARDON AND FORGIVENESS

Ps. 103:9

… it is His joy that our joy should be full. Come, let us seek His face. There is no reason for despair, nor even for despondency. Let us …

April 12 — HE REMEMBERS NO MORE

Jer. 31:34

… When we are mourning over our transgressions and shortcomings, and this is our duty as long as we live, let us at the same time rejoice that they …

Jan. 31 — GOD ALWAYS HEARS

Micah 7:7

… He will hear us all the more because of the unkindness and oppression of others, and we shall soon have reason to cry, "Rejoice not against me, O …

May 17 — NO NEED TO STINT

Prov. 28:10

… Let us live on our God and rejoice in Him all the day. Help us, O Holy Ghost!

July 12 — WHOM, WHEN, HOW TO DELIVER

II Peter 2:9

… We may leave the "how" with the Lord, and be content to rejoice in the fact that He will, in some way or other, bring His own people …

May 4 — VICTORY IN REVERSES

Micah 7:8

May 4 VICTORY IN REVERSES "Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a …

Sept. 27 — THE DIVINE LIGHT IN DARKNESS

Ps. 18:28

… Soon I shall rejoice in a candle of God's lighting. I am dull and dreary just now. Perhaps it is the weather, or bodily weakness, or the …

April 11 — CLOSE FELLOWSHIP

Jer. 31:34

… O my soul, rejoice in this knowledge, and bless thy God all this day!

June 22 — HE WITH US; WE WITH HIM

Prov. 10:27

… And what if we should soon be called to the higher sphere? Certainly there would be nothing to deplore in such a summons, but everything to rejoice in …

July 30 — PROMISE OF FUTURE MEETING

John 16:22

July 30 PROMISE OF FUTURE MEETING "I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice." John 16:22 Surely He will come a second time, and then …

March 17 — FEAR TO FEAR

Jer. 1:8

… Can you not trust Him? Do they pour ridicule upon you? Will this break your bones or your heart? Bear it for Christ's sake, and even rejoice …

July 26 — A CHANGE OF NAME

Hosea 2:16

… We no longer tremble under His lash, but rejoice in His love. The slave is changed into a child, and the task into a pleasure. Is it so …

The Multitude Before the Throne

Revelation 7:9

… This is a peculiar subject of their joy—that God has a Throne, that He sits upon it and that He rules over all things, and all things …

Jan. 1 — THE BIBLE'S FIRST PROMISE

Gen. 3:15

… By faith let us rejoice that we shall still reign in Christ Jesus, the woman's seed.

Oct. 6 — THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR GUIDE

John 16:13

… We rejoice that the Holy Spirit is come and abides among us. He condescends to act as a guide to us, and we gladly accept His leadership. "All …

Tearful Sowing and Joyful Reaping

Psalm 126:6

… He thought, at first, he should only have to tell these great Truths of God and men would leap for joy. Have you ever seen fancy pictures at …

'Going and Weeping'

Jeremiah 50:4

… We should "rejoice in the Lord always," yet we must not despise others if they should seem to give more prominence to another phase of spiritual experience, namely …

Pictures of Happiness

Psalm 144:15

… You have had such visitation from God that teaching in the Sunday school has become a greater joy to you than it ever was! There are, I know …

July 3 — A GUIDE ALL THE WAY

Ps. 48:14

… Should not each one seek this in youth, rejoice in it in middle life, and repose in it in old age? This day let us look up for …

The Minstrelsy of Hope

Psalm 67:6

… May it be increased—and may all the Churches throughout Christendom receive the benediction from the God of Israel such as shall make them rejoice with joy unspeakable …

Spiritual Liberty

2 Corinthians 3:17

… Up! rejoice! rejoice! The Christian ought to live up to his income, and not below it. Then, if you have the “Spirit of the Lord,” dear friends, you …

Nov. 10 — WALK WITHOUT STUMBLING

Ps. 121:3

… How greatly would they rejoice if they could give us a disgraceful fall, drive us from our position, and bury us out of memory! They could do this …

Sept. 3 — OUT OF SPIRITUAL DEATH

Ezek. 37:13

… to be brought out of the grave of spiritual death, and made to rejoice in the light and liberty of spiritual life. None could work this but the …

Aug. 10 — HE LOWERS TO RAISE

I Sam 2:7

… If I am now enduring the bringing low I may well rejoice, because I see in it the preface to the lifting up. The more we are humbled …

An Antidote to Satan's Devices

Genesis 3:1

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

Guests for the Royal Feast

Matthew 22:8-10

… They hold, as we rejoice to hold, that there is an Election of Grace. In holding the Doctrines of Grace with a firm grasp, they do well, but …

The Hope of Heaven

… They are to reign with Christ, and have a portion of His joy; to be honored with Him, to be accepted in Him. This is heaven indeed! If …

A Song Concerning Loving Kindnesses

Isaiah 63:7

… Tell how He has blessed you with countless mercies and it will make the daughters of despondency rejoice, and the sons of mourning lift up their heads! Last …

Psalm 2

Psalm 2

… the great Father of the Ages. "Rejoice with trembling," —There must ever be a holy fear mixed with the Christian's joy. This is a sacred compound, yielding …

Faintness and Refreshing

1 Kings 19:8

… When Christ's disciples had cast out devils, He said to them, "Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you, but rather rejoice because …

A Song and a Solace

Job 10:12

… What a joy it is to live in this respect! You know that when a person is very sick and ill, and can scarcely turn in bed, or …

A Sweet Bow

Micah 7:18

… Sons of men, rejoice that such a God has revealed Himself to you! This should cause a universal Hallelujah, the whole world over, as soon as ever it …

Psalm 52

Psalm 52

… If not with righteous joy, yet with solemn contempt. Schemes so far reaching all baffled, plans so deep, so politic, all thwarted. Mephistopheles outwitted, the old serpent taken …

Morning, August 29

Ps 51:1

… said of our sins? How sweet the remembrance that inexhaustible mercy is waiting to be gracious to us, to restore our backslidings, and make our broken bones rejoice!

The Blood of Christ's Covenant

Zechariah 9:11

… And they of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man, and their heart shall rejoice as through wine: yes, their children shall see it and be glad; their …

The Saint's Heritage and Watchword

Isaiah 54:17

… Ah, you enemy, delight in your imagination, for it shall be disappointed! Rejoice in your design, but it shall be utterly confounded! There is a God in the …

Pardon and Justification

Psalm 32:1

… could you look back upon it with joy? Could any one of you look back upon it and say, "I rejoice in these unbridled revellings. I always find …