Joy

An Encouraging Lesson From Paul's Conversion

Acts 9:13-16

… love," "in whom, though now we see Him not, yet believing, we rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory." Let us believe that the Father works up …

Inward Conflicts

Solomon 6:13

… O make this heart rejoice or ache! Decide this doubt for me; And, if it is not broken, break, And heal it, if it be." Thus, if time …

Jesus, The Substitute For His People

Romans 8:34

… Herein is our joy—our Lord has suffered the extreme penalty and given blood for blood, and life for life. He has paid all that was due, for …

The God of Peace

Romans 15:33

… Brethren, again I say, for the gospel’s sake, for the truth’s sake, that we may laugh at our enemies, and rejoice with joy unspeakable, let us …

Gratitude for Great Deliverances

Psalm 102:19-22

… If there are any such people here, I pray God to now give them the comfort which they so sorely need—that they may even rejoice in the …

Pedigree

2 Corinthians 11:22

… This much we know and in this much even we, the Gentiles, do unfeignedly rejoice. For the Son of David is He who has made both one and …

Sowing in the Wind, Reaping Under Clouds

Ecclesiastes 11:4

… I know the joy of being saved. Since I have had fellowship with Him, I will make a point of being more industrious than ever because God has …

Freedom Through Christ's Blood

Zechariah 9:11

… May the Lord graciously grant to you "access by faith into this Grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the Glory of God!" II. Secondly, and …

Christ the Cause of Division

John 7:43

… This is our God! We have waited for Him—let us rejoice and be glad in Him." But it was not so—"There was a division among the …

Christ with the Keys of Death and Hell

Revelation 1:18

… Let us rejoice that nothing in Heaven, or earth, or in places under the earth is left to itself to engender anarchy. Everywhere, serene above the floods, the …

Prologue — Introduction by Dinsdale T. Young

… Many will now rejoice to see that day. Decidedly this selection of the great preacher's prayers supplies a want. Many of us have long hoped for such …

'And It Was So'

Genesis 1:7

… My testimony is—and it was so! Is not that yours also? Oh, the joy of believing in Jesus! Oh, the bliss of casting one's self into …

Christ's Loneliness and Ours

John 16:31

… but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man takes from you

Church Increase

Isaiah 49:20

… The more "imprudent" they are, in the cause of God in the judgment of stolid, cold-hearted professors, the more I rejoice in them! Imprudence which believes in …

Letters to Father and Mother, January to June, 1850

… When I look at the horrible pit and the hole from which I have been digged, I tremble lest I should fall into it, and yet rejoice that …

Christ in Bonds

John 18:24

… And still more in His plea for His disciples in the garden, "If therefore you seek Me, let these go their way." It is with wondrous joy in …

Paul's Desire to Depart

Philippians 1:23

… Faith is precious but what must sight be? To view Jesus as the Lamb of God through the glass of faith makes the soul rejoice with joy unspeakable …

Moses—His Faith and Decision

Hebrews 11:24-26

… If they rejoice, I will wait to rejoice till they rejoice." His faith led him on to personal action. He did not say, "I am placed by Providence …

Visits From the Lord

John 21:7

… If He returns, these are the first to rejoice with unspeakable joy. Knowledge is said to open the eyes, but as for me, the dust of many learned …

Who Is This?

Isaiah 62:11

… Indeed, that sanctification is the essence of salvation! This will give you great joy, I know, for no man really desires salvation—rightly understanding what he desires, without …

The Dumb Singing

Isaiah 35:5

… In very many cases, those who now "rejoice in hope of the glory of God" were the very worst of men! There are multitudes who now bless God …

The Bitterness of the Cross

Zechaariah 12:10

… As the sycamore fig never ripens till it is bruised, so there is a high joy of fellowship that needs bruising by a sense of our own weakness …

The Believing Thief

Luke 23:42-43

… What joy I have when I see a despairing one find peace! I have had this joy several times during the week just ended. How much I desire …

The Tenses

2 Corinthians 1:10

… joy, for Your Presence makes even the darkness to be light." 7. Because You have been my help, therefore in the shadow of Your wings will I rejoice …

Mr. Spurgeon’s Opinions on Subjects of General Interest

… I have not the slightest wish to be one or the other ; but I rejoice in being a loving brother to the latter. " Yours heartily, At various times …

No Tears In Heaven

Revelation 7:17

… sympathy and make us rejoice to be co-sufferers with the Angel of the Covenant. The Savior can make our hearts leap for joy by reassuring us that …

All Comers To Christ Welcomed

John 6:37

… Shall rejoice in Your name. There is not a place where God is not to be found! All the points of the compass are compassed by God. You …

The Beatitudes

Matthew 5:1-12

… Hence I do rejoice that regeneration once truly worked of the Spirit of God is an incorruptible Seed which lives and abides forever! But beware, professor, lest you …

Faith Purifying the Heart

Acts 15:9

… But if you have a faith which never touches your heart—a faith which never causes you to rejoice or mourn, a faith which neither makes you hate …

Jehovah-Shammah—a Glorious Name for the New Year

Ezekiel 48:35

… Heaven! Welcome, welcome, Son of God! How will all His faithful ones rejoice with unspeakable joy and sing and sing again, for now the day of their reward …

The Healing of One Born Blind

John 9:32

… to God and gives us faith in our heavenly Father that we joy and rejoice in Him—and are able to understand His will. Thus, you see, our …

Our Service For Christ Never Finished

Luke 17:7-10

… for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus." We are the servants, the slaves of Christ, and we rejoice to be so because in …

God's Tender Mercy

Luke 1:78

… And when He had found it, He laid it on His shoulders, rejoicing, and when He came home, He said to His friends and neighbors, "Rejoice with Me …

'Pray Without Ceasing'

1 Thessalonians 5:17

… It comes immediately after the precept, 'Rejoice evermore;' as if that command had somewhat staggered the reader, and made him ask 'How can I always rejoice?' and, therefore …

The Great Cross-bearer and His Followers

Mark 15:20

… And yet joy mingles with this emotion, for the glorious Sin-Bearer has thus taken away our sin and we return from our exile! His Substitution is infinitely …

Certain Curious Calculations About Loaves and Fishes

Mark 8:19-21

… What a block of marble the great world presents for the Infinite Sculptor! What a monument of Grace will the human race become when it shall rejoice in …

Think Well And Do Well

Psalm 26:3

… The young Christian, in the early flush of his joy, may think on the loving kindness of God. It will help to keep him joyful and yet to …

The Security Of Believers—Or, Sheep Who Shall Never Perish

John 10:27-30

… I know how in their inmost souls they rejoice in My name. I know them and approve their secret thoughts." O sweet words, understood in that sense! And …

Onward!

Philippians 3:13

… Is it not the joy of a Christian to be perfectly like his Lord? Who would wish to stop short of it? To be obliged to live under …

"On His Breast"

John 13:23-26

… You know them, they are the Brethren who feel like singing all the while, for Jesus is their Friend, and they rejoice in Him. There was one in …