Joy

Psalm 59

Psalm 59

… What a blessed morning will soon break for the righteous, and what a song will be theirs! Sons of the morning, ye may sigh tonight, but joy will …

Psalm 22

Psalm 22

… The thought of the joy of his people gave comfort to our expiring Lord. Note the characters who partake of the benefit of his passion; "the meek," the …

Psalm 62

Psalm 62

… Yet dare not rejoice over them but with fear and trembling. Cave ne inhaereas, says pious Kempis, ne capiaris et pereas; "Beware thou cleave not unto them, lest …

Light. Fire. Faith. Life. Love.

… gravity of the father; but especially do I rejoice to see a godly man keep up the vivacity, the joy, the earnestness of his first love. It is …

The “Down-grade” Controversy Foreshadowed

… We rejoice in the liberty of our fellow-men, and would have them proclaim their convictions ; but if they touch these precious things, they touch the apple of …

Spiritual Transformations

Isaiah 4:13

… Their joy cannot be increased, for God over all is "blessed forever." But still, it is written, "He will rest in His love, He will joy over you …

Psalm 49

Psalm 49

… Not a rag of all his raiment, not a coin of all his treasure, not a joy of all his honour, can the dying worldling carry with him …

Psalm 116

Psalm 116

… if one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; if one rejoice they all joy."... The death of saints is precious, because the sympathy of prayer is …

“Through Much Tribulation”

… Possibly, much of the flimsy piety of the present day arises from the ease with which men attain to peace and joy in these evangelistic days. We would …

Psalm 24

Psalm 24

… The words are not unsuitable for the sacred dance of joy in which David led the way upon that joyful occasion. The eye of the psalmist looked, however …

The Great Catastrophe at the Surrey Gardens Music Hall

… I was free, the iron fetter was broken in pieces, my prison door was open, and I leaped for joy of heart. On wings of a dove, my …

Psalm 15

Psalm 15

… Those who rejoice that everything is done for them by another, even the Lord Jesus, and therefore hate legality, are the best doers in the world upon gospel …

Psalm 55

Psalm 55

… He had rather that thou wouldst free thyself of thy burden by casting it upon him, that he might rejoice in thy joy and comfort. Now, true confidence …

The Soul Winner

… If you are eager for real joy, such as you may think over and sleep upon, I am persuaded that no joy of growing wealthy, no joy of …

Psalm 10

Psalm 10

… The presence of God is the joy of his people, but any suspicion of his absence is distracting beyond measure. Let us, then, ever remember that the Lord …

Psalm 144

Psalm 144

… He meant to use many instruments of music, that by all means he might express his great joy in God. The Old Testament dispensation abounded in types, and …

Psalm 94

Psalm 94

… we did not fail, we were held up by an unseen hand, the devices of the enemy were frustrated, and we sang for joy. O faithful Keeper of …

Psalm 102

Psalm 102

… When our days have neither light of joy nor fire of energy in them, but become as a smoking flax which dies out ignobly in darkness, then have …

John Ploughman's Pictures

… She is a pleasure, a treasure, and a joy with- out measure. A good wife and health are a man's best wealth ; and he who is in …

John Ploughman's Talk

… Sweetly the sparrows chirrup and the swallows twit- ter around the chosen spot which is my joy and rest. Every bird loves its own nest ; the owl thinks …

Joy And Peace In Believing

Romans 15:13

… Remember that joy and peace are, though eminently desirable, not infallible evidences of safety. There are many persons who have great joy and much peace who are not …

Enduring the Cross

“For the joy that was set before Him He endured the cross.” What was the joy? Oh, ’tis a thought must melt a rock, and make a heart …

Great Joy In the City

Acts 8:8

… Now, thirdly, IT WAS A JOY WHICH HAD ABUNDANT CAUSE—"There was great joy in that city." First, there was joy in Samaria because the Gospel was preached …

Days of Heaven Upon the Earth

Deuteronomy 11:21

… These are the persons that know, in deed and in truth, that there are days of Heaven upon earth! They travail and, therefore, they know the joy of …

Evening, December 20

Mt 20:8

… This joy, overwhelming as it is, is a hungry thing—you pine for more of it. To be a soul-winner is the happiest thing in the world …

Nov. 26 — HEAVENLY ALCHEMY

John 16:20

… Then the more sorrow the more joy. If we have loads of sorrow, then the Lord's power will turn them into tons of joy. Then the bitterer …

The Shameful Sufferer

Hebrews 12:2

… Now, this is the joy which Christ felt, it was the joy of feeding us with the bread of heaven—the joy of clothing poor, naked sinners in …

March 1 — JOY FOR THE CAST-OUT

Isa. 66:5

March 1 JOY FOR THE CAST-OUT "Hear the word of the Lord, ye that tremble at his word; Your brethren that hated you, that cast you out …

Sweetness in Sorrow

… There is joy in sorrow. There is music in this harp with its strings all unstrung and broken. There are a few notes we hear from this mournful …

Untitled Sermon

Exodus 15:1

… David said, "God is my exceeding joy." I know of no greater word than that word, "exceeding," because, however far you go, if your joy is, "exceeding," it …

From The Dunghill To The Throne

Psalm 113:7

… When the Lord begins to work with you, even before you find Christ to the joy of your soul, you will find the joy of sin to have …

The Rising Sun

Malachi 4:2

… There is joy about the creatures' movements! Even so, when the Lord appears to His people, they move with delight and dance for joy of heart! The Lord …

Justification, Propitiation, Declaration

Romans 3:24-26

… Christ would have His people happy—happy, however, with a holy joy which is not, therefore, a dim and second-rate joy. It is the very joy of …

A Bottle in the Smoke

Psalm 119:83

… In fact, joy and sorrow are twins; the blood which runs in the veins of sorrow, runs in the veins of joy too. For what is the blood …

Loved and Loving

… fact than our oneness with Christ and our enjoyment of that oneness! Joy! Joy! JOY! He whom we love is ours! We can also see the other side …

The Joy of Victory

… O, what a thrill of joy shall be felt by all the blessed, when their conquests shall be complete in heaven; when death itself, the last of foes …

Danger. Safety. Gratitude.

… May He preserve each one of us till we see His face in Glory at the last! Did you notice that the text indicates what a joy it …

Earth’s Seasons

… of joy lie buried beneath the dark clods of despair; when our soul is fast fettered like a river bound with ice, without waves of joy, or flowings …

The Honored Servant

Proverbs 27:18

… enter you into the joy of your lord. That is a beautiful reward—not so much to have a joy of our own as to enter into the …

Morning, May 14

Ro 8:17

… He delights the more in his joy, because he calls them to enter into it.