Joy

Memorable Services at the Tabernacle, 1861-1874

… This surprised me and made me glad, and caused me to rejoice in God, and I ask you to rejoice with me. I thank God for the acceptance …

Our Glorious Transforming

Ephesians 2:13

… blessed Father, and again to look up to him, and say, " Abba," and rejoice in that filial spirit? There is no way for me to come nearer except …

The Long Pastorate Commenced, 1854

… But now, instead of advising our young brethren, and hinting at their indiscretions, we rather rejoice in their impetuosity and earnestness. We like to see much freshness and …

Psalm 113

Psalm 113

… children, " according to that of the prophet: "Rejoice, O barren, that didst not bear; break forth into joy and rejoice, thou that didst not travail with child: for …

Psalm 66

Psalm 66

… The flint a gushing rill." There did we rejoice in him. We participate this day in that ancient joy. The scene is so vividly before us that it …

Letters on Private and Public Affairs, 1856-1890

… For such a joy, I would cheerfully have suffered much ; and, lo ! it comes without it. I can bear my willing testimony to the faithfulness of the Lord …

Psalm 132

Psalm 132

… saints are commanded to rejoice in the Lord. Happy religion which makes it a duty to be glad! Where righteousness is the clothing, joy may well be the …

Manoah's Wife and Her Excellent Argument

Judges 13:22

… Joy filled them—inexpressible joy—at the thought of it! But, at the time when the good news was first communicated, Manoah, at least, was made so heavy …

Frost And Thaw

Psalm 147:16-18

… No man can rejoice when the terrors of conscience are upon him. When the Law of God is sweeping through the soul, music and dancing lose their joy …

Frost and Thaw

… No man can rejoice when the terrors of conscience are upon him. When the law of God is sweeping through the soul, music and dancing lose their joy …

Spring In The Heart

Psalm 65:10

… You, perhaps, have a little of your self-righteousness left, and while it is so you cannot get joy and comfort. The royal robe which Jesus gives will …

Strength in Weakness

… We hear about this gentleman very soon, for he is not appreciated; his brethren are not “willing for a season to rejoice in his light;” they even show …

Spring in the Heart

… It is not a faith which brings great joy and peace, but still it is a faith which keeps the heart from despair, and prevents its sinking under …

Prayer 22 — The Presence of God

… we understand the language of the Old Covenant and are made to joy and to rejoice therein. Father, we thank Thee for the Book, we thank Thee for …

Early Criticisms and Slanders (Continued)

… For myself, I will rejoice; the devil is roused, the Church is awakening, and I am now counted worthy to suffer for Christ’s sake… Good ballast, father …

Psalm 145

Psalm 145

… Those who bless God from their hearts rejoice to see him enthroned, glorified, and magnified in power. No subject is more profitable for humility, obedience, hope, and joy …

The New Park Street Tracts

… Do you feel that the Lord has a right over you to do as he pleases? Do you feel that you have no claim upon him? Then, rejoice …

Timely Reflections

Romans 13:11

… But in the day of our new birth, we wept tears of sacred joy! We were thrust from death into life, from condemnation to acceptance, from everlasting peril …

Psalm 104

Psalm 104

… they delight in anointing with perfumed oils, and regard the shining of the face as a choice emblem of joy. God is to be praised for all the …

The Question of Fear and the Answer of Faith

Job 23:6

… I rejoice that God is Almighty, for he will lend me his omnipotence—’he will put strength into me.’” Now, here is a great thought; if I had …

Psalm 117

Psalm 117

… all the race of man, even as Moses had prophesied when he said, "Rejoice. O ye nations, his people" (De 32:43), for so the Hebrew has it …

Divine Sovereignty

Matthew 20:15

… I cannot rejoice in the fatherhood of God towards me till I know that I am one with him, and a joint heir with Christ. I dare not …

Psalm 14

Psalm 14

… Wrestling Jacob and prevailing Israel shall alike rejoice before him when he is revealed as their salvation. O that he were come! What happy, holy, halcyon, heavenly days …

Psalm 71

Psalm 71

… greatly rejoice when I sing unto thee. It shall be no weariness to me to praise thee. It shall be a delightful recreation, a solace, a joy. The …

The Saviour's Many Crowns

Revelation 19:12

… him whom having not seen I love, but in whom believing, I rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory. And it is a happy thought for me …

Divine Destruction and Protection

Ezekiel 17:29

… He does beget, as it were, creatures after his own image that he may live in them; that he may manifest to others the joy, the pleasure, the …

Christ—The Power and Wisdom of God

1 Corinthians 1:24

… rejoice “with joy unspeakable, and full of glory;” for he who has taught you your need of a Saviour, will give you that Saviour’s blood to be …

Our Expectation

Isaiah 53:10

… We love Him that died, but we rejoice that He who died is not dead, but always lives to make intercession for us! Dear children of God, do …

Living Temples for the Living God

Isaiah 66:1

… But when He once has made the heart empty and waste and desolate, then He comes and makes the wilderness to rejoice and the desert to blossom as …

Faith Illustrated

… might prevent their being exalted above measure? “Nevertheless,” said he, “rejoice not in this, but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven.” The assurance of our …

Repentance Must Go With Forgiveness

… repent; and in proportion as we repent of sin and hate evil, we rejoice in the fullness of the absolution which Jesus is exalted to bestow. You will …

The Tabernacle of the Most High

Ephesians 2:22

… They sang together and shouted for joy when the world was made, why shout they not now? Look ye here and see the reason. That stone is imbedded …

Canaan on Earth

Deuteronomy 11:10-12

… our dear Lord his vineyard keeps, And all the clusters grow.” Christian, then, rejoice, rejoice! Thy mercies come from heaven; however small they be, still they are thy …

'Our Light Affliction'

2 Corinthians 4:17

… And then—I speak what I know and testify what I have felt—there comes into the soul a great calm, a quiet joy so deep and so …

Speaking on God's Behalf

Job 36:2

… I know of no joy comparable to that of hearing that one has been made the instrument of the conversion of a soul. It keeps our spirits up …

Sins of Omission

Jeremiah 11:8

… Think, dear Friends, especially you who know God, and rejoice in Him, how ill you have treated the Father of your spirits! He deserved, since He has bought …

Peter Walking on the Sea

Matthew 14:28-31

… God preserve such a man! How I rejoice at every mention of our brother Muller at Bristol! What lessons of trust in God's promise and His Providence …

Christ—Our Substitute

2 Corinthians 5:21

… He endured my sufferings to this end that my joy may be full, and that his joy may be fulfilled in me. He laid in the grave that …

The March!

Numbers 10:35

… O Hell, how did you shake! O Death, how were you plagued! O Earth, your Sun had indeed risen that day! Heaven, surely you did rejoice, and the …

The Wounds of Jesus

Luke 24:40

… He who reads that with the eye of faith, and is blessed with the Spirit, will find much cause for joy when he contrasts the priesthood of Christ …