Samuel Rutherford Quotes About Joy

Quotes about: Joy

• My Lord Jesus has fully recompensed my sadness with his joys, my losses with his own presence. I find it a sweet and rich thing to exchange my sorrows with Christ's joys, my afflictions with that sweet peace I have with himself.

  Samuel Rutherford

  Sweet, Jesus, Sadness

  Samuel Rutherford (1824). “Joshua redivivus: or, three hundred and fifty two religious letters ... To which is added, the Author's testimony to the covenanted work of reformation, between 1638 and 1649 ... As also, a large preface and postscript ... by the Rev. Mr. McWard. The tenth edition”, p.40

• No created powers can mar our Lord Jesus' music, nor spill our song of joy. Let us then be glad and rejoice in the salvation of our Lord

  Samuel Rutherford

  Inspiring, Music, Christian

  Samuel Rutherford (1867). “Letters of the Rev. Samuel Rutherford”, p.88

• I perceive we postpone all our joys of Christ, till He and we be in our own house above, thinking that there is nothing of it here to be sought or found, but only hope and fair promises; and that Christ will give us nothing here but tears, sadness, crosses; and that we shall never feel the smell of the flowers of that high garden of paradise above, till we come there. Nay, but I find it possible to find young glory, and a young green paradise of joy even here. We dream of hunger in Christ's house, while we are here, although He alloweth feasts to all the bairns within God's household.

  Samuel Rutherford

  Christian, Dream, Flower

• I had but one joy, the apple of the eye of my delights , to preach Christ my Lord

  Samuel Rutherford

  Eye, Apples, Joy

  Samuel Rutherford (1863). “Letters of Samuel Rutherford: With a Sketch of His Life”, p.350

• The bloom fell off my branches and joy did cast off its flower

  Samuel Rutherford

  Flower, Joy, Branches

• If Christ Jesus be the periode, the end and the lodging-home at the end of your journey, there is no fear ye go to a friend . . . ye may look death in the face with joy.

  Samuel Rutherford

  Jesus, Home, Journey

  Samuel Rutherford (1848). “Letters of ... Samuel Rutherford, whith biogr. notices of his correspondents, by J. Anderson, and a sketch of his life, &c., by A.A. Bonar”, p.648

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