Joy

Oct. 3 — REFLECTORS OF THE LORD'S BEAUTY

Ps. 17:15

… Oh, the joy of beholding the face of a reconciled God! The glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ yields us Heaven below, and it will …

Oct. 7 — ALWAYS FIRST IN FELLOWSHIP

Mark 16:7

… greatest of mere men, but to see HIM is to be filled with joy and peace. And we shall see Him, for He promises to come to those …

Nov. 22 — NO CONDEMNATION

Jer. 50:20

… This makes us dance for joy. The reason for the obliteration of sin lies in the fact that Jehovah Himself pardons His chosen ones. His word of grace …

Dec. 14 — NOTHING OLD

Rev. 21:5

… What a joy to belong to a kingdom in which everything is being made new by the power of its King! We are not dying out: we are …

Dec. 17 — NEAREST AND DEAREST FELLOWSHIP

I Thess. 4:17

… Whether caught up into the air, or resting in Paradise, or sojourning here, we are with Jesus; and who shall separate us from Him? What a joy is …

March 2 — GIVING WITHOUT A WHISPER

Matt. 6:3

… he finds a special joy in his unknown benevolences. This is the bread, which eaten by stealth, is sweeter than the banquets of kings. How can I indulge …

April 23 — NO FEAR OF DEATH

Rev. 2:11

… This death kills all peace, joy, happiness, hope. When God is gone all is gone. Such a death is far worse than ceasing to be: it is existence …

May 6 — CURE FOR ENVY

Prov. 23:17

… the godly man, his end is peace and blessedness, and none can rob him of his joy; wherefore, let him forego envy, and be filled with sweet content.

Aug. 3 — THE RIGHT TO HOLY THINGS

Lev. 22:11

… Regeneration makes us fellow-heirs, and of the same body; and, therefore, the peace, the joy, the glory, which the Father has given to Christ, Christ has given …

Jan. 11 — FAITH SEES THE BOW

Gen. 9:14

… It is a bow of many colors, expressing joy and delight, and not a bow blood-red with slaughter, or black with anger. Let us be of good …

Feb. 1 — NEVER DESPAIR

Mal. 4:2

… Light, warmth, joy, and clearness of vision will come, and healing of every disease and distress will follow after. Has Jesus risen upon us? Let us sit in …

March 24 — ESTABLISHED AND KEPT

II Thess. 3:3

… Be this our joy. He will stablish us so that wicked men shall not cause our downfall, and He will keep us so that none of the evils …

Aug. 9 — PRUNING FOR FRUIT-BEARING

John 15:2

… Is not this a great joy? Truly there is more comfort in a promise of fruitfulness than if we had been warranted riches, or health, or honor. Lord …

Feb. 5 — JUSTICE SATISFIED

Exod. 12:13

… What a joy is this! The Lord sees the deep inner meaning, the infinite fullness of all that is meant by the death of His dear Son. He …

March 3 — NOT LEFT TO PERISH

Ps. 16:10

… Our inward death as to joy and hope may proceed very far; but it cannot run on to its full consequences, so as to reach the utter corruption …

The Dejected Lover

Solomon 3:1-4

… You have good cause to be full of doubts and fears when your fellow disciples are full of joy and love. Use the means! Use all the means …

Jan. 18 — CHRIST AND HIS CHILDREN

Isa. 53:10

… Our eyes meet! What a joy is this!

May 13 — DAY IS AT HAND

Rev. 2:28

… If I have not at this hour all the light and joy I could desire, yet I shall have it; for as surely as I see the morning …

Nov. 8 — THE MAGNITUDE OF GRACE

II Cor. 12:9

… It has made the writer laugh for joy. God's grace enough for me! I should think it is. Is not the sky enough for the bird, and …

Faith and Feeling

… Yet should we have the gravest reason to distrust the life of our faith, if it did not sometimes blossom with joy, and often bring forth fruit unto …

Foretastes of Heaven

… that land which is very far off, and sees a little of the joy and blessedness which is reserved for the people of God hereafter. By the Holy …

Psalm 61

Psalm 61

… Our King, his eternal existence, our personal joy in this, and our joy for our descendants. Verses 4, 7. 1. My privilege, I will abide (Ps 61:4 …

Psalm 37

Psalm 37

… There is a joy in holy activity which drives away the rust of discontent. So shalt thou dwell in the land. In "the land" which floweth with milk …

The Happiness of Religion

… happy thing, for it lights up this valley of tears, and fills the wells in the valley of Baca to the brim with streams of love and joy.

Nov. 9 — NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE

Ezek. 34:30

… We take God to be our God when we believe in Him; but we get the joy of Him when we know that He is ours, and that …

A Good Man in An Evil Case

Psalm 55:22

… It shall be our joy to daily take up our cross and follow Jesus, but there are certain burdens of care and sorrow, of which the text speaks …

A Word with those who Wait for Signs and Wonders

Luke 11:29

… Now, that joy and peace of mind and the discovery of the Gospel when it for the first time flashes on the mind may produce extraordinary sensations in …

A Comforting Message for the Closing Year

Psalm 37:7

… My Brothers and Sisters, remember how our minds used to wander after 50 pretended comforts and we found no joy in any of them? One day we thought …

The Lamb In Glory

Revelation 5:6

… But if Immanuel's face appears, My hope, my joy begins— His name forbids my slavish fears, His Grace removes my sins." In Christ you are in the …

Clear Shining after Rain

… and the joy of the Lord, after seasons of sorrow, makes the soul fruitful. Thus we grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour …

Christ Seen as God's Salvation

Luke 2:30

… I had seen so little of it the first time—enough to make me leap for joy, it is true—but on the second discovery, I beheld that …

Wonders

Joel 2:26

… Who is a pardoning Godlike You? Or who has Grace so rich and free? In wonder lost, with trembling joy We take the pardon of our God Pardon …

Morning, December 29

1Sa 7:12

… on the land, on the sea, in honour, in dishonour, in perplexity, in joy, in trial, in triumph, in prayer, in temptation, “hitherto hath the Lord helped us …

"You Are Now the Blessed of the Lord"

Genesis 26:29

… When they drove him from one well, he dug another, yet all the time he, with joy, drew, "water out of the wells of salvation." He might almost …

Evening, July 12

2Ti 4:18

… dead at thy feet—thou hast in that hour a foretaste of the joy that awaits thee when the Lord shall shortly tread Satan under thy feet, and …

Evening, July 23

1Jn 1:7

… But forgiveness of sin is a present thing—a privilege for this day, a joy for this very hour. The moment a sinner trusts Jesus he is fully …

God's Firebrands

Zechariah 3:2

… Sin is a fire which destroys the comfort of mankind, here, and all the joy of mankind hereafter. It is a flame which yields no comfortable warmth. The …

Morning, January 29

2Co 4:18

… Whether it be for hope, for joy, for consolation, or for the inspiring of our love, the future must, after all, be the grand object of the eye …

Morning, July 21

Is 37:22

… Let us shout for joy, for the Lord reigneth, and his foes shall be as straw for the dunghill. “As true as God’s own word is true …

Morning, June 14

Ps 37:4

… thus certified of the great fact that true religion overflows with happiness and joy. Ungodly persons and mere professors never look upon religion as a joyful thing; to …