Joy

The Young Man'S Prayer

Psalm 90:14

… That we may rejoice and be glad all our days." We never rejoice in the true sense of the term. We never possess solid gladness till we are …

God's Glorious and Everlasting Name

Isaiah 63:12

… Continue to know Him until you shall be able to say that He is the gladness of your joy and may join with the Psalmist and say, "I …

The Enchanted Ground

… Take care, thou who art full of gladness. There is no season in which we are so likely to fall asleep as that of high enjoyment. The disciples …

The Great Emancipator

Exodus 4:22

… God would have you become His servant that you may serve Him with joy and gladness all your days. Thus, then, I have opened up the voice of …

Mary'S Song

Luke 1:46

… I believe it is the same word which is used in the passage, "Rejoice you in that day and leap for joy." We used to have an old …

'Who Is This?'

Matthew 21:10

… hear the Prophet speak of One who is anointed with the oil of gladness above His fellows, and is therefore Man, but He is called by the same …

The Hope of Future Bliss

Psalm 17:15

… Then am I happy, for all around tends to make me blissful, when I can rejoice in the joys of others, and make their gladness my own. Envy …

Craving the Best Things

1 Samuel 21:9

… You will see the people with gladness in their faces wearing "beauty for ashes, and the oil of joy for mourning," and then will you say, as you …

A Sermon for the Time Present

Zephaniah 3:16-18

… behold God's joy in his people. "He will rejoice over thee with joy." Think of this! Jehovah, the living God, is described as brooding over his church …

Fourfold Satisfaction

Jeremiah 31:14

… And they shall joy and rejoice with unspeakable delight. What if you are barren for a while? God shall yet come to you and you shall be fruitful …

The Curse and the Curse for Us

Galatians 3:10-14

… You may rejoice, therefore, with joy unspeakable and full of glory. All this, you observe, is by faith—"That we might receive the promise of the Spirit through …

Good News for Seekers

Psalm 22:26

… every Christian to rejoice in the Lord! Let all the people praise Him and let the redeemed of the Lord be foremost in the joy! Nor is this …

My Restorer

Psalm 23:3

… Paul did not say, "For me to specially rejoice is Christ," or, "For me to feast on holydays is Christ." No, he said, "For me to live is …

The Mediator—Judge And Savior

Acts 10:42

… I rejoice in this bold telling of the Doctrine of the Cross in what some may call its boldness, but in what we will regard as its sublime …

The Headstone of the Corner

Psalm 118:22-25

… For what says the 24th verse? "This is the day which the Lord has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it." We date from our Lord …

The Spies

Numbers 13:32

… The young man is full of joy and gladness, for he has found the Saviour, and, like a young fledgling that has just taken wing, he delights to …

A Sabbath Miracle

Luke 13:10-13

… rejoice." The reduplication of the words indicates a double joy—a double gladness! As the Apostle says, "Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice." Be …

Our Life, Our Work, Our Change

Job 14:14

… And I see the Ancient of Days in that land where days are lost in one eternal day, and the soul swims in seas of joy forever! I …

Things That Accompany Salvation

Hebrews 6:9

… And as a necessary consequence, on the other side of Communion—which with one hand lays hold of Zeal, is Joy—joy in the Spirit. Joy, that hath …

A Sad Interior and a Cheery Messenger

Mark 16:10

… Then I will say something about the consoling messenger whose message ought to have transformed that mourning and weeping into the opposite, namely, into joy and gladness. And …

A Round of Delights

Romans 15:13

… All that joy may be shared by us, for thus says the Lord, "Rejoice, you Gentiles, with His people." Joy in their joy! Again, David says (verse 11 …

Negotiations For Peace

Acts 10:36

… Because He is so unspeakably glorious and gracious, serve Him with joy and gladness! Be it also known that Jesus the Savior must be received as Lord in …

'The Star Out of Jacob'

Numbers 24:17

… It is a wonderful verse which is repeated here. "There is joy in the presence of the angels of God." It does not say that the angels rejoice …

"The Marriage of the Lamb"

Revelation 19:7

… For the fullness of time has come—when His joy shall be full and He shall rejoice over the whole company of His redeemed as forever one with …

Awake! Awake!

1 Thessalonians 5:6

… Believe ye in Jesus, and ye shall “rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory.”

Jesus, The King of Truth

John 18:37

… Son who has come forth of the ivory palaces of gladness announces to us tidings of great joy! For this cause He also came into the world from …

God's Own Gospel Call

Isaiah 55:3

… Even if I had a little joy and gladness, I should never be really an honor to Him." He calls you to Him by the effectual nature of …

The Snare of the Fowler

Psalm 91:3

… the number of his people, and give thee joy and gladness, that the bones which he has broken may rejoice. “Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare …

The Overflowing Cup

Psalm 23:5

… It is a happy thing when a man gets rid of envy, for then he rejoices in the joy of others and with a secret appropriation which is …

The Marriage Supper of the Lamb

Revelation 19:9

… joy and Glory! We are looking across the blackness and darkness of the centuries into that promised millennial age wherein we shall rejoice with our Lord with joy …

The Happy Duty of Daily Praise

Psalm 114:1

… What a joy it is to have such a King! "O King," says David, and it seems to have been a sweet morsel in his mouth. He was …

The Christian's Helmet

1 Thessalonians 5:8

… But since you know that He will come, and come to your joy—and since you are in the light, you look with gladness to that coming! 5 …

Things to Be Remembered

… horrible pit and of the miry clay, to the very heights ofjoy and gladness! And as you go say, "My God, You are mine—mine, despite my sin …

Joy Born at Bethlehem

Luke 2:10-12

… Rejoice aloud all ye people, let your hills and valleys ring with joy, for a Saviour who is mighty to save is born among you. Nor was this …

Joy Hindering Faith

Luke 24:41-45

… sons of God shouted for joy when the world was made, but God did not think that was a work to rejoice over—He merely said that it …

"Glory Be Unto the Father"

Ephesians 1:3

… shall be able to approach Him with firmer confidence! We shall rejoice in Him with greater joy! Note that the text contains a possessive pronoun—it says, not …

Prodigal Love for the Prodigal Son

Luke 15:20

… They revealed his father's EXCEEDING JOY. The father's heart is overflowing with gladness and he cannot restrain his delight. I think he must have shown his …

A Present Religion

1 John 3:2

… That word “now” which is the sinners warning, and his terror, is to the Christian, his greatest delight and joy. “There is therefore”—and then the sweetest bell …

An Immovable Foundation

Psalm 11:3

… If we use this giant battering ram "if," now, it will show us our weakness and our strength so that we may correct the one and rejoice over …

The Condescension of Christ

2 Corinthians 8:9

… court of heaven when these bright spirits bowed before his throne in joy and gladness, and, all united, raised their voices in shouts and hallelujahs such as mortal …