Joy

Pleading With the Indifferent

Lamentations 1:12

… innumerable sins confessed to Him were blotted out, each one, and peace and joy bestowed where all before was fear and trembling! Now, there are hundreds in this …

A Vivid Contrast

John 7:53

… candlestick,' and I would have entertained this Prince of Prophets with the greatest joy!" So you think, but had you lived in Christ's day, John might still …

The Pierced Heart of Jesus

John 19:32-37

… And let me tell you it is Christ's joy to wash you from your sin! Start not back because your conscience is troubled. He has opened a …

The Fullness and the Filling

John 1:16

… The sympathetic nature which melts at a tear and smiles at the joy of others, was as truly His as the heroic nature that parleys not with fear …

The Majestic Voice

Psalm 29:4

… If a man has in him a desire towards Christ, the voice of God makes him bring forth that desire, to the joy and rejoicing of his soul …

The True Apostolical Succession

Psalms 45:16

… to call the Redeemer blessed.” I might look down below, and look with joy, too, upon many families! With some of you God has dealt very graciously, for …

Their Desired Haven

Psalm 107:30

… What fine store does the trustful soul take on board when it comes to Jesus Christ! Of joy, of love, privilege, holiness, delight and fellowship, for we have …

The Soul's Crisis

Luke 18:37

… blind eyes of yours and give you the light of life and the joy of eternal salvation? What if you should have to go home and say to …

'Tempted of the Devil'

Matthew 4:1

… said, "to fulfill all righteousness." Some persons after Baptism are favored with great joy, as the eunuch, to wit, "he went on his way rejoicing." But this is …

The Family Likeness

Romans 8:14

… is in the Word, opened up by the Spirit, that we get His joy and guidance. Sometimes that will occur under the preaching of the Gospel when the …

Secret Sins

Psalm 19:12

… On the one hand, there is a transient happiness, and afterwards overwhelming woe; in this case there is a solid peace and everlasting joy, and after it overflowing …

The Centurion's Faith and Humility

Luke 7:6-8

… He is coming and at His coming there shall be a glorious time, a millennium, a period of light, and truth, and joy, and holiness, and peace! We …

Salvation of the Lord

Jonah 2:9

… Soon, soon, the saints of earth shall be saints in light; their hairs of snowy age shall be crowned with perpetual joy and everlasting youth; their eyes suffused …

Circumcision and Uncircumcision

Galatians 5:6

… Name ever dear to me! Now shall my labors have an end In joy, and peace, and thee!" It is singular, and strangely indicative of a trembling conscience …

The Root That Bears Wormwood

Deuteronomy 29:18

… to you!)—it tells you not that sin will end in pleasure and joy, but that the wrath of God will abide upon you if you do not …

A Painful and Puzzling Question

Mark 4:40

… Our well-springs of joy come from Christ! Faith makes men happy. "How is it that you have no faith?" You squander your substance to get a day …

Faith's Way of Approach

Romans 10:17

… And I was so afraid that some good thing that would have blessed me might escape me if I was inattentive." It is a great joy to preach …

Vanity Deprecated

Psalm 119:37

… He the made the world out of nothing can certainly restore to you the joy which you have lost! And may I tell you what I think is …

Limiting God

Psalm 78:41

… But alas! such a state as this was never contemplated in his promise; I shall sink at last and never see his face with joy.” What hast thou …

The Man Who Shall Never See Death

John 8:51-53

… Overthrow and ruin are the death of a soul, just as perfection and joy are its life forever. The separation of the soul from God is the death …

Black Clouds and Bright Blessings

Ecclesiastes 11:3

… rootlet of that plant will suck up moisture and begin to laugh for joy. Out of the black sky comes the bright daisy and the garden is painted …

Good Cheer From Christ's Call and From Himself

Mark 10:46-52

… feast his eyes upon Him! If God has given your soul peace and joy and liberty, use your newfound liberty in delighting yourself in His dear Son! Bartimaeus …

A Clear Understanding

Matthew 13:51

… But he that received the seed in the stony places, the same is he that hears the word, and with joy receives it, yet has he not root …

The Personality of the Holy Ghost

John 14:16-17

… In Romans 15:13 , it is written, “Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope through …

'He Blessed Him There'

Genesis 32:29

… feet! Be this my happy choice— My only care, delight and bliss, My joy, my Heaven on earth, be this— To hear the Bridegroom's voice!" But once …

The Queen of Sheba

Matthew 12:42

… She found it to her benefit and returned with joy. "But"—Christ seems to say, "I am as wise as Solomon. I am able to instruct you as …

Salvation to the Uttermost

Hebrews 7:25

… What! not smile, sir? Had I given that estate to any man who walked the street, less poor than thou art, he would have danced for very joy …

The Best of Masters

John 14:27

… He gives me joy on earth, with a fullness of bliss hereafter.” Oh! Christ is a good paymaster. “The wages of sin is death, but the gift of …

God's Word Not to Be Refused

Hebrews 12:25

… The Author and Finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before Him endured the Cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the …

The Great White Throne

Revelation 20:11

… but you will, in the righteousness of Jesus, pass the solemn test with joy! It may not be at the same moment as the wicked that the righteous …

The Need of Decision for the Truth

… all your own strength and pride, and have then been filled with the joy and peace of God, through Jesus Christ, I will trust you among fifty thousand …

Psalm 130

Psalm 130

… depth; prayer; conviction; light; hope; waiting; watching; longing; confidence; assurance; universal happiness and joy...Just as the barometer marks the rising of the weather, so does this Psalm …

The Scarlet Line in the Window

Joshua 2:21

… in Jesus to the salvation of your soul and, therefore, it is your joy to do His bidding. Thus I have enlarged upon the first point of the …

Believers A Blessing

Zechariah 8:13

… been blessed by the Holy Spirit to their children's salvation! What greater joy can we have than to see our children walking in the Truth of God …

Unreasonable Reasons

Matthew 14:31

… Dear child, what is wrong with you? Here is a beloved wife, we will say, and for many years she has been the joy of her husband. He …

A Prayer for Everybody

Matthew 15:25

… For my own part, I have often learned what a joy it is to cast anchor under the lee of a great impassable thing that I cannot understand …

The Sad Plight and Sure Relief

Romans 5:6

… Look at them rushing to murder one another with shouts of joy! Look at them returning blood-red from the battlefield! Listen to the acclamations with which they …

COME AND WELCOME

John 6:37

… heard such a sermon as this, I think I would have leaped for joy to think that there was such mercy to be had by me! I would …

Elijah Fainting

1 Kings 19:4

… It seems to be the way with us all—we must pay the price for any joy that we experience. We cannot have great exhilaration without having some …

To the Rescue

Isaiah 49:24

… Publicans and harlots, the dregs of the town, the refuse of the population, entered into the Kingdom of God, hailed it with joy and were received into it …