The Daily Spurgeon

He died a real death, but now he lives a real life, he did lie in the tomb, and it was no fiction that the breath had ...

It is said that he carries them [as a shepherd does]; this is mercy; but this is not all, for he carries them in his bos...

The genius of the Christian religion is joy, its proper spirit is delight, and its highest exercise is praise. “They s...

“They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.” [Psalm 126:5] Hence, present distress must not be viewed as if it would last for ever: it is...

There was nothing in the character of Jupiter, or any of the pretended gods of the heathen, to make glad a pure and holy spirit, but there i...

I would not speak falsely even for God, but I bear my testimony that the happiest moments I have ever spent have been occupied with the wors...

Whenever the assemblies of God’s people meet, there should be much of holy joy. Some people are so afraid of joy, that one might suppose the...

[L]et me notice that some Christians appear to try to live by experience. If they feel happy today, they say they are saved, but if they fee...

The most healthy state for a Christian is that of unbroken and intimate fellowship with the Lord Jesus Christ. From such a state of heart he...

The worldly religionists’ service has no gladness in it. “Serve the Lord with gladness” seems to the carnal mind to be a perfect monstrosity...

This is the day of Zion’s trouble: at this hour the Church expects to walk in sympathy with her Lord along a thorny road. She is without the...

“There is a river the streams whereof make glad the city of God.” Believers drink of that river and thirst not for carnal delights. They a...

The Christian has joy as other men have in the common mercies of life. For him there are charms in music, excellence in painting, and beauty...

A man who knows that his trials will not last long, can be cheerful under them. If he sees a Father’s hand in the midst of every adversity, ...

“Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for...

Think of this! Jehovah, the living God, is described as brooding over his church with pleasure. He looks upon souls redeemed by the blood of...