Joy

A Vision of the Latter-Day Glories

Isaiah 2:2

… be able to see him, not with alarm and terror, but with joy and gladness. for you shall say, “Here he is, the man who died for me …

Delay Is Dangerous

Genesis 24:55

… bow before their God with gladness! They come into His Presence with thanksgiving, and into His courts with joy! The richest joy, the noblest festivities, the most enchanting …

Psalm 9

Psalm 9

… Gladness and joy are the appropriate spirit in which to praise the goodness of the Lord. Birds extol the Creator in notes of overflowing joy, the cattle low …

The Wordless Book

Psalm 51:7

… Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which You have broken may rejoice. Brothers and Sisters in Christ, we cannot sin with impunity! Worldlings may …

Things Present

1 Corinthians 3:22

… You may eat of your harvest with gladness when the Lord's sheaf has been waved and your increase shall be sweet when the first fruits have been …

The Memory Of Christ's Love

Solomon 1:4

… There is only one more preparation for remembering Christ and that is to feel gladness and joy in Him—"We will be glad and rejoice in You." Come …

Fragrant Spices From the Mountains of Myrrh

… lost, our numbers fail; All hail, redeeming love, all hail!” Now with joy and gladness let us approach the subject of Christ’s delight in His Church, as …

Our Glorious Leader

Luke 19:28

… It is such a sight that it makes men first rejoice in their hearts and then rejoice with their tongues. They shall "rejoice with joy and singing," which …

God Rejoicing in the New Creation

Isaiah 65:17-19

… But be you glad and rejoice forever in that which I create: for, behold, I create Jerusalem a rejoicing, and her people a joy. And I wiil rejoice …

A Solemn Warning for All Churches

Revelation 3:4

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

Gathering in the Chosen

Jeremiah 31:8

… Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them and make …

A High Day in Heaven

Luke 15:10

… to share in his joy. Our proverb "The more, the merrier," just expresses what the angels think, so they rejoice, with the utmost gladness, over those who repent …

The Welcome Visitor

John 11:28-32

… but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man takes from you. And in that day you shall ask Me nothing …

Sorrow at the Cross Turned into Joy

John 16:20-22

… but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man will take from you." John 16:20-22 . WE were singing, just …

Meditation on God

Psalm 104:34

… yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation!" Was it not because his meditation on Christ was so sweet that …

Why May I Rejoice?

Luke 10:20

… natural joy and directing its gladness into a more elevated channel. "Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your …

Cheering Congratulation

Psalm 32:1

… My observation has been that the joy of those who have been graciously forgiven after having greatly transgressed, rather exceeds than falls short of the joy of such …

Psalm 133

Psalm 133

… Therefore it is called "the oil of gladness", because it rejoiceth our hearts, by giving us spiritual gladness, and peace of conscience.— Thomas Adams. Verse 2. Down upon …

Joy in a Reconciled God

Romans 5:11

… It is an abiding joy. If I rejoice in the sun, it sets. If in the earth, it shall be burnt up. If in myself, I shall die …

Death—a Sleep

1 Thessalonians 4:13

… It stretches its wings and flies away up to yonder realm of joy! And there, reveling in delight, bathing itself in bliss, it finds a rest from the …

Plenary Absolution

Psalm 103:12

… Wipe those tears away, smooth those wrinkles from your brow—take up the song of joy and gladness and say with the Apostle Paul—"Who shall lay anything …

The Joy of Redemption

Isaiah 44:23

… The fact is, the world is one great organ and it is man that plays it—and when he is full of joy and gladness, he puts his …

Jesus Christ Immutable

Hebrews 13:8

… If He changed, your joy might change. But, if the stream of your gladness springs solely and only out of this great deep of the Immutability of Jesus …

Sharing Christ's Life

John 14:19

… Meanwhile, His spiritual Presence is our joy and our gladness, but His corporeal Presence—a Doctrine which our faith grasps and lays hold of—His corporeal presence is …

The Joy Of Jesus

Luke 10:21

… What if we can find no joy in our own circumstances? What if even spiritual affairs within our soul are full of difficulty? Let us joy and rejoice …

'His Great Love'

Ephesians 2:4

… I will extol You, O LORD; for You have liftedme up, andhave not made my foe to rejoice over me. "I will exalt You, for You have exalted …

Israel's Cry and God's Answer

… of Egypt! Yes, that they may, by-and-by, with the utmost joy and gladness, leave the land of their captivity! I. The first thing I have to …

A Visit From the Lord

Psalm 106:4

… That I may see the good of Your chosen, that I may rejoice in the gladness of Your nation, that I may glory with Your inheritance. He longs …

The Child Of Light Walking In Light

1 John 1:6

… But soon the Light brings great joy, for the soul perceives deliverance from the evils which it mourned. Thus the Light of God and gladness in the end …

A Worthy Theme for Thought

Psalm 48:9

… of praise so full of jubilant gladness that your very body shall seem as if it could hardly bear the joy! I have sometimes seen an old church …

Peter's Prayer

Luke 5:8

… sackcloth would be taken away and you would be girt about with gladness and rejoice in Him, world without end! The Lord Himself bring you to this. Amen …

A Willing People and an Immutable Leader

Psalm 110:3

… He would not have slaves to grace his throne, but free men, who, with gladness and joy, should be willing in the day of his power. 4. We …

The Joy of the Lord, the Strength of His People

Nehemiah 8:10

… for God had made them rejoice with great joy: the wives also and the children rejoiced: so that the joy of Jerusalem was heard even afar off.”— Nehemiah …

Repentance after Conversion

Psalm 51:17

… sound but sighs—'Make me to hear joy and gladness.'" 8. That the bones which You have broken may rejoice. When God makes us feel the weight of …

Christ the Conqueror of Satan

Genesis 3:16

… do not at all regret of fear it, but rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy, for this is the constant token of the covenant. There …

Owl or Eagle?

Psalm 102:6

… yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy in the God of my salvation." This is the way to leave the owl in the desert and …

The 'Beau Ideal' of Life

Psalm 90:14

… At any rate, I know that I did, for I wished to obtain whatever of gladness and joy could be had even in my youthful days. There is …

Who Is This?

Jeremiah 30:21

… Are you the Lord's people? Many of you humbly rejoice in this high honor, but there may be a few here who are of another mind—you …

Heavenly Rest

Hebrews 4:9

… Sometimes his vats overflow, his barns are crammed, his heart is full of joy and gladness, there are periods with him when he flourishes like a green bay …

The Prayer of Jabez

… As the furious storm gives place to the clear sunshine, so the night of weeping precedes the morning of joy. Sorrow the harbinger; gladness the prince it ushers …