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- In Psalm 30:5, the psalmist says joy is found on the other side of suffering — weeping lasts for the night, “but joy comes with the morning.” But Paul’s testimony in the New Testament claims that he found joy together with his suffering. He said this in 2 Corinthians 6:10, talking about being “sorrowful, yet always rejoicing.”
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May 2, 2021 · How do joy and sorrow mingle in the Christian life? Does joy come only after sorrow passes, or can it come in the very midst of our griefs?
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Sep 21, 2018 · Joy and Sorrow Mingled. Jesus responds, “No, I don’t speak in contradictions. I will say again, as I said in Matthew 5 and Luke 6, ‘It is precisely when you are being reviled and persecuted that I command you to rejoice and be glad. It is precisely when you are being hated and slandered that I command you to rejoice and leap for joy.’”
- We Will Have Sorrows in This Fallen World.
- The Risen Lord Jesus Promises to Turn Our Sorrows Into Lasting Joy.
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God decreed death as the penalty for sin. Although Christ has taken away the sting and victory of death (1 Cor. 15:54-57), He has not yet taken away the fact of death and the emotional pain that we feel when someone that we love dies. So we need to recognize:
I want to ask and answer three questions: (1) What kind of Savior is He? (2) How does He turn our sorrow into joy? (3) Why does He turn our sorrow into joy?
I conclude with two applications and a final observation: First, in times of suffering, spend more time in God’s Word. A time of sorrow and grief is not the time to neglect your Bible. Of course, you should be seeking the Lord before such trials hit, so that you’ll already have the wisdom you need to get through the storm (see Prov. 1:20-33). But y...
Where is the boundary between appropriate and inappropriate grief? When and how should a grieving person move on?I mentioned three faulty approaches to suffering. What are some others that you have encountered?What does biblical joy look like? Does it mean always being upbeat and smiling? If not, then what does it mean?If suffering is for our ultimate good, should we try to avoid it (through prayer, medicine, better circumstances, etc.)? Why?Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy.
And the young men and the old, together, For I will turn their mourning into joy. And will comfort them and give them joy for their sorrow. John 16:20. Verse Concepts. Truly, truly, I say to you, that you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice; you will grieve, but your grief will be turned into joy.
Jul 19, 2020 · First, sorrow and joy are not equals. In God, and for his people, the sackcloth of sorrow and the garment of gladness are not equal and opposite sides of the coin. Sorrow and joy are asymmetrical for God’s people. Sackcloth always serves gladness. God takes our mourning, and turns it into dancing.
Take a look just a few passages where the Bible weaves joy and sorrow together. Joy & Rejoicing. Acts 15:3 And being brought on their way by the church, they passed through Phenice and Samaria, declaring the conversion of the Gentiles: and they caused great joy unto all the brethren. Sorrow & Grief.
