Joy

Magdalene at the Sepulcher—an Instructive Scene

John 20:10-16

… When you cannot live without Him for very heartbreak, when all the joy of life is gone, when existence becomes only another name for grieving after an absent …

Jesus—"All Blessing and All Blessed"

Psalm 72:17

… We feared our sorrow would kill us—we sometimes think, now, that our joy is more likely to do so, for it becomes so intense that at times …

Life More Abundant

John 10:10

… There beats within the Believer's heart this day the same life which shall enjoy the fullness of joy in the Divine Presence. If you have only looked …

Do You Know Him?

Philippians 3:10

… There were extraordinary times within him; times both of ecstatic joy, when like a great angel, he stretched his mighty wings, and flew right up to heaven, and …

Resistance to Salvation

Mark 5:7

… And "the joy of the Lord is our strength." Perhaps if we were to let the ungodly know more about this joy and peace, they would throw down …

Sunlight for Cloudy Days

Psalm 40:17

… then? It is enough to make the bells of our hearts ring for joy! Let us listen again to the silver note of the text, "The Lord thinks …

Family Reformation—or, Jacob's Second Visit to Bethel

Genesis 35:1

… You will find joy in every page and your soul shall dance for joy as you see the great things which God has prepared for you, yes, and …

Jesus Affirmed To Be Alive

Acts 25:18

… Bearer of our sorrow and fountain of our joy. Sacrifice for our transgression and yet source of our righteousness. Jesus Christ is our All in All! God forbid …

Rightly Dividing the Word of Truth

2 Timothy 2:15

… Hear how people will say—"If I could feel joy in the Lord I would believe." Yes, that is the cart before the horse, for joy is the …

The Hedge of Thorns and the Plain Way

Proverbs 15:19

… Labor of a holy sort has ten thousand times more joy in it than purposeless leisure! The way of the sluggard is also difficult. The idle man walks …

The Safeguards of Forgiveness

2 Samuel 12:13

… That child might not have died, but might have grown up to be David's comfort and joy. And Absalom might not have turned out such a scapegrace …

Our Own Dear Shepherd

John 10:14

… At any rate, I know so much of my Lord that nothing gives me so much joy as to hear of Him. Brothers and Sisters, there is no …

Shoes of Iron, and Strength Sufficient: A New Year's Promise

Deuteronomy 33:24-25

… this would be my greatest joy, my highest blessedness. Ask for me the blessing of Asher’"Let Asher be blessed with children"; and may the Lord make my …

The Unkept Vineyard—or, Personal Work Neglected

Solomon 1:6

… Come and sit at His feet! Lean on His bosom! Rest on His arm and make Him to be the joy of your spirit! The Lord grant, dear …

The Superlative Excellence Of The Holy Spirit

John 16:7

… Jesus had become the Joy of their eyes, the Sun of their days, the Star of their nights—like the spouse, as she came up from the wilderness …

The Unbeliever’s Unhappy Condition

John 3:36

… No doubt, it was to the great Maker a joyous thing to fashion this world, but there are no expressions of joy concerning it at all equal to …

To the Saddest of the Sad

Exodus 6:9

… To me the preaching of the Lord's own gospel is a joy and a privilege; for notwithstanding that concern for your souls loads me with the burden …

Seeking Christ

… The Son of Mary, born in the manger, will not save you, unless He be also born in your heart, and live there–your joy, your strength, and …

The Church Awakened

Ephesians 5:14

… Again, I think the light here meant is a further kind of light—not merely the light of direction, guidance, and knowledge—but chiefly the light of joy …

Forgiveness, Freedom, Favor

Deuteronomy 15:2

… Oh, how we laughed for joy that day! We shall never forget it! We were not to be beggars or paupers any more—all the riches of Heaven …

Incense and Light

Exodus 30:7

… this time, all our days are sanctified by faith in the effectual expiation, joy in the prevailing intercession and delight in the clear shining of the Spirit which …

The Fight of Faith

… midst of the storm, and claps its boughs in the hurricane for very joy of triumph, though the earth be all in arms abroad. Such men lack the …

The Sojourn in Mesech

Psalm 120:5

… And in the rolling away you often will have all the greater joy. If the effort shall need the strength of an angel, then an angel will be …

Holy Work For Christmas

Luke 2:17-20

… She worked, but her work was most directly for Him, her heart's joy and delight. Like other children, the holy Child needed care, which only a mother …

A Summary of Experience and a Body of Divinity

1 Thessalonians 1:9-10

… They never take the Lord into their calculations; he never fills them with joy, nor even depresses them with fear; God is unreal and inactive to them. But …

'Pray, Always Pray'

John 16:26

… Once again, that day is a day of great joy—"your sorrow shall be turned into joy...In that day you will ask in My name." Perhaps someone …

Divine Interpositions

Psalm 18:16

… Brethren, let your hearts leap for joy as you behold the messenger of the covenant of grace, even Jesus Christ, the adorable and ever blessed Son of the …

The Weaned Child

Psalm 131:2

… One person, here, has been weaned from confidence in riches, but perhaps his heart, his affectionate heart, is clinging to some human love, some mortal joy. Well, Brother …

The Jewel of Peace

2 Thessalonians 3:16

… Fervent love reigns in our hearts, casting out all fear and causing us to joy in God by our Lord Jesus Christ. This is a great blessing! It …

Abijah, or Some Good Thing Towards the Lord

1 Kings 14:13

… She saw not the light, which was full of joy. In what an unhappy condition is that person who cannot derive comfort from the salvation of his own …

Barriers Obliterated

Isaiah 44:22

… Our delight in God is no longer manifest—we have little or no zeal in His service, or joy in His worship. Beneath that cloud we feel like …

Warning and Encouragement

Solomon 5:2

… we are not a whit refreshed! And the Sabbath that was once a joy and delight to us, has perhaps become a weariness and a burden! There is …

Without Christ—Nothing

John 15:5

… We may cause the Savior to have joy in us that our joy may be full! Great possibilities are before us! We aspire not only to produce fruit …

Faith—What Is It? How Can It Be Obtained?

Ephesians 2:8

… It was a childish ignorance, But now 'tis little joy To know I'm further off from Hea ven Than when I was a boy." For my own …

Heart Disease Curable

Isaiah 61:1

… The Gospel comes that the miseries of men may be relieved, that the despair of the troubled may be cheered and that joy may glitter on all sides …

The Children and Their Hosannas

Matthew 21:15

… If you inquire for anything else, such as, "Can children know joy in the Lord?" Oh can they not? Would God we had their joy and their delight …

The Fourfold Treasure

1 Corinthians 1:30

… your life is hid with him in God? Beloved hearer, there is no joy in this world like union with Christ. The more we can feel it, the …

Peace—a Fact and a Feeling

Romans 5:1

… by another Adam am I restored! I see it! I leap for joy as I see it and I accept it as from the Lord." This is not …

Unprofitable Servants

Matthew 25:30

… The presence of his father ought to have been his joy and his delight—and better than all merry-makings with his friends. And it would have been …

Untitled Sermon

Ephesians 1:12

… They do not waste their sweetness, though they pour it on the desert air, for God is in the lone places and beholds with joy His own handiwork …