Joy

The Eye and the Light

Luke 11:33-36

… Let us never enquire, "Have any of the rulers believed?" Whether the rulers have or have not believed, let us follow the Lamb wherever He goes and rejoice …

Helps

1 Corinthians 12:28

… Try to bring yourselves down to "weep with them that weep," as well as to "rejoice with those that rejoice." Do not sneer at a difficulty because it …

The Shortest of the Seven Cries

John 19:28

… Rutherford used words somewhat to this effect, “I thirst for my Lord and this is joy; a joy which no man taketh from me. Even if I may …

The Best Christmas Fare

Psalm 119:103

… Let us see whether there is not something for our spiritual palate, something to satisfy our spiritual appetite, that we may eat, and be content, and rejoice before …

Am I Sought Out?

Isaiah 62:12

… How does one's heart rejoice over the reformatories and the midnight meetings— over the attempts to bring that class of souls to Christ. I have often heard …

Christ Our Passover

1 Corinthians 5:7

… that not a bone of his spiritual body shall be broken hereafter; and rejoice, also, to see him roasted in the fire, because thereby I see that he …

Knowledge. Worship. Gratitude.

Romans 1:20

… Oh, to rejoice in God all the day, and to make him our exceeding joy! Thus, and thus only, do we glorify him as God. Without the fire …

Concerning Prayer

Psalm 86:6

… You shall notice that in happy prayers, in times of joy, men use similes and metaphors and tropes and symbols and the like. But when it comes to …

The Heavenly Singers and Their Song

Revelation 5:8-10

… I rejoice in this, that if the thunders are let loose, if plagues and deaths around us fly, the child of God is still under the Mediator's …

The Education of Sons of God

Hebrews 5:8

… If we do the will of the Lord thoroughly, then are we delivered from all evil, and enter into the joy of our Lord. We also have to …

The Consecration of Priests

Exodus 29:1

… Never let your joy concerning the Atonement lessen your horror of transgression— "With your joy for pardoned guilt, Mourn that you pierced the Lord." I am persuaded that …

The Bible Tried and Proved

Psalm 12:6

… To such I say—Eat the fat and drink the sweet, and rejoice that there are fat things full of marrow in this Book. But remember that men …

Glory!

1 Peter 5:10

… I believe that there will be a kind of awe upon the angels at the sight of men—when they see us in our glory, they will rejoice …

A Song Among the Lilies

Solomon 2:16

… First, here is A DELIGHTED TO HAVE CHRIST. ‘My beloved is mine.’ The spouse makes this the first of her joy notes, the cornerstone of her peace, the …

S. S.—or, the Sinner Saved

Romans 9:30-33

… Yet when the Gospel burst in upon the midnight of their souls, they received its light with joy and accepted the good news from Heaven with much readiness …

The Incomparable Bridegroom and His Bride

Solomon 5:9

… When we shall do that, then we may expect to see "greater things than these"—days that will make us laugh for joy of heart—and well-near …

'The Lord Is My Shepherd'

Psalm 23:1

… When the shepherd finds his wandering sheep, he rejoices over it, but he takes care that the sheep shall not rejoice, and he makes it sorrow for having …

A Traveller’s Letters Home (Continued)

… To-morrow will be the Sabbath, and in this I rejoice, for rest is sweet, and sweetest when made “holiness to the Lord.” I send tons of love …

The Certainty And Freeness Of Divine Grace

John 6:37

… We are, by the words of our text, admitted into one of the secrets of the Divine council chamber and rejoice as we perceive that the chosen ones …

A Prince and a Savior

Acts 5:31

… Is this a hard thing to ask of you? I think it is the joy of my life to be the subject and the servant of King Jesus …

God's Glory in Hiding Sin

Proverbs 25:2

… Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, you righteous: and shout for joy. Be demonstrative about it, make other people hear of it. Do not be ashamed to …

Faith Seeing God's Glory

John 11:40

… We have God's Word for that, for we are told that they rejoice over one sinner that repents. A poor woman upstairs in an attic found the …

A Greater Than Solomon

Luke 11:31

… The fruit of the Spirit is joy. I want you to get that joy and to enter into this peace. Blessed combination, joy and peace! Peace, peace, there …

The Mission of Affliction

2 Samuel 16:11

… Moaning and repining Sunday school teachers will not bring children to Christ. "The joy of the Lord is our strength." The patience which makes us possess our souls …

Delight in the Almighty

Job 22:26

… If you do not rejoice as we do; if you are not as sensible of sanctification as we are—you are not in Christ at all," is a …

Jehovah's Valuation of His People

Isaiah 43:3

… But if, with childlike confidence, you accept every Word of God as true, then His Word shall be to you the joy of your heart and the delight …

The Indwelling and Outflowing of the Holy Spirit

John 7:38

… What grander celebration could there have been? Heaven rang with Hosannas and earth echoed the joy! The descending Spirit is the noblest testimony among men to the Glory …

Eternal Life Within Present Grasp

1 Timothy 6:12

… say, "God, my exceeding joy." The Lord's visits fill us with such calm content and overflowing peace that we rejoice with joy unspeakable. Those who know this …

Three Important Precepts

Proverbs 23:19

… Then would your heart "rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory." The text says, "Guide your heart in the way," that is, get your very soul into …

Carried by Four

Luke 5:16-26

… He has later still listened to Cephas, whose rough cutting sentences have hewn him down, and convinced him of sin; but ere he can find joy and peace …

A Sacred Solo

Psalm 28:7

… greatly to rejoice! Let him indulge the holy humor to the best of his ability! What, now, is the outcome of this sacred, soul-satisfying joy? He says …

Jubilee Joys

The river of our peace at certain seasons overflows its banks ; and, at times, the believer's joy is exceeding great. Even princes, who fare sumptuously every day …

The Beginning of Months

Exodus 12:1

… Joy! Joy! Joy! "I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in the Truth of God." If any of you enjoy the privilege of …

A Suitable Watchword

Psalm 12:1

… Go your way! Rejoice in your God and remember how He has said, "Delight yourself also in the Lord; and He shall give you the desires of your …

The Blessing of Full Assurance

1 John 5:13

… Occasionally they have assurance, but the joy is not abiding. They are like a minister I have heard of, who said he felt assured of his salvation, "except …

The Unwearied Runner

Isaiah 40:31

… Even so, as the Christian runner advances nearer to Heaven, he enjoys new delights such as celestial spirits rejoice to experience. In proportion as he draws nearer and …

Man's Extremity, God's Opportunity

Deuteronomy 32:36

… I believe that there are some of us whom God cannot trust with much joy. If we carry much sail, His wisdom and His love compel Him to …

Dangerous Lingering

Genesis 19:16

… and neighbors, saying unto them, Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost Isay unto you, that likewise joy shall be in Heaven over …

Thought Condemned, Yet Commanded

Matthew 6:31-33

… You remember how the Apostle Paul said to the Ephesian elders, "Neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy …

Prayer for the Church

Daniel 9:17

… I firmly believe that the better a man's own character becomes and the more joy in the Lord he has in his own heart, the more capable …