Fullness of Joy

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"As the Father hath loved Me, [the Lord Jesus], so have I loved you: continue ye in My love. These things have I spoken unto you, that My joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full." John 15:9, 119As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. (John 15:9)
11These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. (John 15:11).
If you do not know the Lord Jesus Christ as your Savior, you are robbing yourself. Your rejection of the salvation provided by the death of God's Son on Calvary is causing you to miss the highest joy.
Not that a Christless man can have no joy. He may know the joy of health, friendship and domestic life. He may acquire money, power and fame, for God in mercy allows these blessings. It is "the goodness of God."
But, there are greater, higher and more lasting joys than these. An unsaved soul cannot know the joy of sins forgiven, the comfort and companionship of the Lord Jesus Christ, or the joy of becoming like Him. It is God's desire that all His children should be joyful—full of joy.
"If a man love Me, he will keep My words: and My Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him." John 14:2323Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. (John 14:23).
"Hitherto have ye asked nothing in My name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full." John 16:2424Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. (John 16:24).
"These things I speak in the world, that they might have My joy fulfilled in themselves." John 17:1313And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves. (John 17:13). "And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full." 1 John 1:44And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full. (1 John 1:4).
"Thou wilt show me the path of life: in Thy presence is fullness of joy; at Thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore." Psa. 16:1111Thou wilt show me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. (Psalm 16:11).
This joy is the portion of every true believer, those who have taken Christ as their Savior and know their sins forgiven.
But, how different for the one who is without Christ! God is a holy God and must punish sin. So, for those who "obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ" there is an eternal hell—they are lost forever! Oh, come to Christ today.