Joy

Christ Is All

Colossians 3:11

… As a man, I rejoice that I am an Englishman, but not with the same holy joy which fills me when I remember that I am a Christian …

The Hiding of Moses by Faith

Hebrews 11:23

… He will never be envious of her, but rather rejoice that, if he is Amram, God has given him a Jochebed whom his son, Moses, will mention in …

The First Five Disciples

John 1:37-51

… The old name we are taught to read with sorrow and a new name is given to us and we rejoice in it. There may be some here …

The Prosperous Man's Reminder

Hosea 13:5-8

… It may be that you would never have known the holy joy and sacred peace which you now possess if you had been allowed to climb to those …

Holiness, The Law of God's House

Ezekiel 43:12

… He will save, He will rejoice over you with joy. He will rest in His love, He will joy over you with singing"? The Church is God's …

God's Love Shamefully Questioned

Malachi 1:2

… Some of us have had the same experience, while others of us have the still greater joy of belonging to a family where all or nearly all love …

The Heart Full and the Mouth Closed

Ezekiel 16:62

… There is our blessed standing—God help us to rejoice in it! II. We pass on, secondly, to notice WHAT WE HAVE LEARNED IN THE PROCESS OF REACHING …

Everyday Religion

Galatians 2:20

… To him, God is joy so rich that other joy is comparatively flavorless! But perhaps the result of all our work may be adversity. Some men row very …

Godly Fear and Its Goodly Consequence

Proverbs 14:26

… it shall come to pass. "Yet," he said, "will I rejoice in the Lord. I will joy in the God of my salvation." That was the simple consequence …

Small Rain for Tender Herbs

Deuteronomy 32:2

… His joy is in His people. And when He can rejoice in them, their joy is full. Let us try to be little in our own esteem, that …

The Necessity of Ministerial Progress

… to day.” It is in vain to talk to them about liberty, and joy in the Holy Ghost; they will not have it. Let us learn from these …

The Lessons of the Foot-washing

John 13:3-5

… Let brotherly love continue and always so live that when your Master looks down upon you He may joy and rejoice in you, as I trust He does …

The Peacemaker

Matthew 5:9

… For then the assurance greets him, "So persecuted they the Prophets that were before you." And whereas he has a command to rejoice at all times, yet he …

Deliverance From the Pit

Job 33:24

… and he shall see His face with joy: for He will render unto man His righteousness. He looks upon men, and if any say, I have sinned, and …

God Is With Us

Romans 8:31

… It is only when we behold the Lord Jehovah in the Person of Jesus Christ that our hope and joy can begin! When we see Deity Incarnate, when …

Pleading For Prayer

Romans 15:30-33

… Even thus, the faithful are our joy and crown, but the unstable are our sorrow and weakness. Every ministering servant of the Lord Jesus Christ is in much …

Fire—the Need of the Times

Luke 12:49

… Mark well the joy he feels! He is not like a man who has learned fresh mathematical truths of a cold, unemotional nature, but he is ready to …

A Good Soldier Of Jesus Christ

2 Timothy 2:2

… But still I rejoice, and will rejoice when I see the work of the Holy Spirit in you. And I will venture to say that I have seen …

The Holy Spirit Compared To The Wind

John 3:8

… and giving him joy and comfort. That is the south wind that blows softly and gives a balminess in which poor troubled hearts rejoice. And yet "all these …

The Pilgrim's Grateful Recollections

Deuteronomy 8:3-6

… Let the child of God remember this, and when he feels himself very weak in himself, and driven to his Lord in prayer, let him rejoice that he …

Simeon

Luke 2:25

… The flock shall be cut off from the fold and there shall be no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy …

The Power Of Aaron'S Rod

Exodus 7:12

… What power can make this gay sinner become a saint? As well ask over a moldering grave, "Can these dry bones live?"—how shall he find joy in …

The Sons of God

Romans 8:16

… God hath not forsaken us; the tokens of his goodness are with us, and we may rejoice in full many a gracious boon which is ours this very …

Christus Et Ego

Galatians 2:20

… In the light of that Man, the second Adam, the heavenly federal Head of all His people—in His light we rejoice. Interwoven with our history and personality …

Israel's God and God's Israel

Deuteronomy 33:26-28

… Jesus, the Bridegroom, puts the fasting days away and gives us to rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory! Oh, to know Him, to see Him, to …

Satan in a Rage

Revelation 12:12

… Say, "Rejoice not over me, O my enemy; though I fall, yet shall I rise again." Tell him you know his Master. Tell him he may nibble at …

Joyful Transformations

Isaiah 42:16

… Now, my dear Friend, we have felt great joy in seeing your anxiety, but we are beginning to feel great sorrow to think that that anxiety should last …

Redeemed Souls Freed From Fear

… Amid our mournful changes we rejoice to hear the Lord’s own voice, saying, “Fear not: for I have redeemed thee.” Everything is not changeful wave; there is …

'Bought with a Price'

1 Corinthians 6:19-20

… Now, at this day, you and I rejoice that Jesus Christ has espoused us unto himself in righteousness or ever the earth was; we rejoice in that language …

Heavenly Geometry

Ephesians 3:16-19

… Our joy must be increased, and then, but not till then, we shall be able to comprehend the length and breadth of Divine love. We are to be …

Order and Argument in Prayer

Job 23:3

… Sometimes the child of God can rejoice when he sees his enemies get thoroughly out of temper and take to reviling. “Now,” he says, “they have reviled the …

Life by Faith

Galatians 3:11

… You all know that the moment your faith ceases to hang simply upon Jesus, or even if it suffers a little check, your joy evaporates. Joy is a …

The Way

John 14:6

… have done that, you are a saved soul! Go your way and rejoice with joy unspeakable. Thus we see what kind of way it is, but for what …

Children'S Bread Given To Dogs

Matthew 15:27

… Genuine faith may be in the soul like a hidden seed, but as yet it may not have budded and blossomed into joy and peace. Comfort is the …

True Prayer—True Power!

Mark 11:24

… Once more look up and rejoice. Though you have sinned against him he loves you still. Ye have not prayed unto him nor sought his face, but behold …

Tender Words Of Terrible Apprehension!

Psalm 9:17

… You know that you have offended Him; you are conscious that you can not meet Him with joy and peace and, therefore, you are like Adam, when he …

Reminiscences as a Village Pastor

… I rejoice that God allows us to preach in churches and chapels, but I do not pretend that we have any apostolical precedent for it, certainly none for …

“Forward!”

… to day.” It is in vain to talk to them about liberty, and joy in the Holy Ghost; they will not have it. Yet let us learn from …

In the Sunny South (Continued)

… His own presence, and the fulness of joy which comes with it. By night, upon our bed, we have seen the unseen. I have tried sometimes not to …

What Meanest Thou, O Sleeper?

Jonah 1:5-6

… Such things are quite possible. “But do we not rejoice very much when we hear the gospel?” Yes, and some folks will laugh in their sleep. John Bunyan …