Joy

Human Depravity And Divine Mercy

Genesis 8:21

… He did not rejoice in liberty. But God the Father now comes with the blessed Spirit and opens the door and the Believer is fully at liberty in …

Good Talk

1 Chronicles 16:9

… for you, His sweet love has appeared to you and helped you to rejoice in this, also, for Christ's name sake. Talk of this! You have gone …

'A Song of My Beloved'

Solomon 2:16

… have shadows forever—you may have the Presence of Christ even now to rejoice in! And I would have you ambitious to get two heavens—a Heaven below …

A Personal Application

Hebrews 9:26

… now we have access with boldness to this Grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God! By His offering of Himself upon the …

The New Heart

Ezekiel 36:26

… is not the nature that ever can sing the praises of God and rejoice in his holy name. The raven yonder has been feeding on the most loathsome …

The Two Effects of the Gospel

2 Corinthians 2:15-16

… The drunkard could drink, and could revel in his intoxication with greater joy, if he did not hear it said, “All drunkards shall have their portion in the …

The Faithful Olive Tree

Judges 9:8

… Let the trees of the forest rejoice before Him that made them! But, according to this parable or fable, they conspired together to deliver themselves from the Theocracy …

Faith Justifying Speech

Psalm 116:10

… Yet if it is genuine faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, we shall rejoice over you and with you with exceeding joy! Whoever you may be, if you …

Man Humbled, God Exalted

Isaiah 2:17

… When the Holy Spirit gives faith—joy and peace come immediately. But I believe that, as a general rule, God strips before He clothes, and when He means …

A Threefold Slogan

Luke 10:44

… Oh, Christians, never be satisfied with being merely saved! Up with you! Away! Off! Go onward to the high mountains, to the clearer light, to the brighter joy …

A Faithful Friend

Proverbs 18:24

… Fidelity is an absolute necessary in a true friend; we can not rejoice in men unless they will stand faithful to us. Solomon declares that “there is a …

The Novelties of Divine Mercy

Lamentations 3:22

… God help you to cling to him! When you cannot rejoice in the light of His Countenance, trust in the shadow of His wings and even there, like …

Some Reminiscences of Foreign Travel

… The upper arc of manifest glory we rejoice to behold; but the lower arch of the eternal purpose, upon which the visible display of grace is founded, is …

Preparing for the Week of Prayer

Revelation 8:3

… made more apparent during the days of this week, and I, for one, rejoice that the prayers of the saints shall thus together ascend before the Throne of …

The Smoke Of Their Torments

Genesis 19:27

… your way at peace with God and at rest in your conscience and rejoice forevermore! May the Master bless even my feebleness tonight to your profit and may …

“The Boy-Preacher of the Fens”

… Were it not for my vile heart, I might rejoice’. I am the least of God’s people, I am sure I am the worst. But yet I …

How God Condemned Sin

Romans 8:3

… The joy of His coming is still in our hearts. He lived here His two or three and thirty years, but He was sent, the text tells us …

Justification by Grace

… He says, “I have punished Christ; you may go free.” And after that, we may “rejoice in hope of the glory of God,” that “being justified by faith …

Our Lord's Posture in Ascension

Luke 24:50-53

… Then, next, like the disciples, let us be filled with joy, for we are told that "they worshipped Him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy." Yes, you …

Jacob's Waking Exclamation

Genesis 28:16

… Let us enter now the kingdom of Providence, again to rejoice that God is there. My brethren, let us walk the centuries, and at one stride of thought …

A Divided Heart

Hosea 10:2

… it honestly, and if you would take me at my word, I should rejoice that you had done so—renounce your membership, and no longer make a profession …

Holy Violence

Matthew 11:12

… What makes them so violent? Are they justified in this impetuous vehemence? We shall next rejoice in the fact, that they are sure to be successful in their …

Our Lord's Voluntary Poverty

2 Corinthians 8:9

… Let us, like the Master, count it all joy when we are thus stripped, for so shall we have fellowship with Him "who, though He was rich, yet …

Going Home—A Christmas Sermon

Mark 5:19

… It is unfair for you to make them feast or fast, unless you give them wherewithal to feast and make themselves glad on that day of joy. But …

A Vision of the King

Isaiah 33:17

… Oh what joy the sight affords! Crown Him, crown Him, 'King of kings, and Lord of lords.'" Again, a king's "beauty" consists in the trophies that tell …

God's Knowledge of Sin

Psalm 69:5

… How gentle and tender ought we to be with others who are foolish when we remember how foolish we are, ourselves! How sincerely ought we to rejoice in …

The Joint Heirs and Their Divine Portion

Romans 8:17

… If they drink but little from the river of pleasure, his draughts must be shallow too, for their joy is his joy, and his glory he has given …

More Than Conquerors

Romans 8:37

… They rejoice that Divine love is set upon them. They feel it shed abroad in their hearts by the Holy Spirit, which is given to them, and then …

'A Time to Love'

Ecclesiastes 3:8

… Come with me, you who truly love Him, and whose hearts leap with joy as you think of His Glory—come with me and see Him in His …

Praise for the Gift of Gifts

2 Corinthians 9:15

… If you have faith, joy and hope, who gave them to you? These did not spring up spontaneously in your heart. They were sown there by the hand …

Life, and the Path to It

Psalm 16:11

… But up there it is joy, joy, joy forever—"pleasures forevermore." Let these blessed joy bells ring in your ears and in your heart just now—and if …

Our Hiding Place

Isaiah 32:2

… If my lips are Divinely helped to extol Him and if your hearts are Divinely taught to rejoice in Him, we shall all be blessed! In speaking about …

Growth in Faith

Luke 17:5

… It is when we feel ourselves in the pinch, when we begin to pass through the fire that we fly to the Eternal God and rejoice that "underneath …

Confession of Christ

Matthew 10:32

… I am thus vile, and rejoice in it—and I hope to be viler in it! I confess Christ, that He is mine and I am His." I …

Dilemma and Deliverance

Psalm 9:10

… Know thyself, O man, and that will make thee miserable; know thy God, O Christian, and that will make thee rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory …

Christ’s First and Last Subject

Matthew 4:17

… One girl in a moment wrote down “Joy.” As soon as the teacher saw it, she expected that all would write the same, but another girl, more thoughtful …

First Visit to Scotland

… I have been among the noble mountains in the Highlands ; and you will rejoice to hear how much better I feel. Last Sabbath, I preached twice in Glasgow …

The Former and the Latter Rain

Jeremiah 5:24

… Now, was not the period after you had believed in Jesus the happiest that you ever spent? Yes, though there have been times of joy since then, yet …

A Troubled Prayer

Psalm 25:18

… exceedingly happy! Your cup should overflow with joy. I do not think, Brothers and Sisters, that you and I rejoice enough. When engaged this morning, seeing enquirers coming …

The Immutability of God

Malachi 3:6

… Jacob are not consumed.” Now, who are “the sons of Jacob,” who can rejoice in an immutable God? 1. First, they are the sons of God’s election …