Tag Archives: Joy

Peirasmos: A Path to the Crown By Joel B. 1 Peter 4:12 Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, when his glory shall be ...

Miriam: Dancing with Joy Before the Lord By Joel B. Exodus 15:20-21 And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances. And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the LORD, for he ...

‘God will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy.’ (Job 8:21) Sometimes, well, quite often, we find it hard to feel joy. We know we should have it in our hearts, as Christians. We do, after all, have more to be joyful about than ...

‘For whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For His sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that ...

Some days are just plain tough.  They are overrun with challenges and personal shortfall and can make a person who wants to please Jesus feel, well, disappointed in themselves.  We aren’t alone in our disappointment.  Paul, one of Jesus’ greatest servants, told us in Romans 7:19 that he often found ...