Ashes and Joy
Isaiah 9:3 You have enlarged the nation and increased their joy; they rejoice before you as people rejoice at the …
Isaiah 9:3 You have enlarged the nation and increased their joy; they rejoice before you as people rejoice at the …
I need to give a bit of background on today’s verse. A couple of weeks ago we looked at the …
Matthew 18:12-13 NRSV What do you think? If a shepherd has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone …
I will praise you, O Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonders. I will be glad and …
Deuteronomy 12:1-7 These are the decrees and laws you must be careful to follow in the land that the Lord, the God …
Again and again, I am reminded by these joy verses that finding true, God-given joy is about looking to Him …
Matthew 5 – the Beatitudes 11 “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil …
Psalm 5 11 But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your …
1 Samuel 2:1-2 Then Hannah prayed and said: “My heart rejoices in the Lord; in the Lord my horn is lifted high. My mouth boasts over …
Jeremiah 15:15-18 ESV O Lord, you know; remember me and visit me, and take vengeance for me on my persecutors. In …