Tim Keller | February 11, 1990
When the Bible says joy comes in the morning, it doesn’t mean you’ll wake up every morning with a smile on your face. It means there’s a joy of such intensity in the Christian life that nothing can put it out.
A Christian will receive a joy of such intensity that no sorrow, in the end, can overwhelm it. Sorrow is always a temporary condition for a Christian, and joy is a permanent condition.
To look at the fruit of joy, let’s ask 1) what’s the definition of joy? 2) what’s the opposite of joy? 3) what’s the counterfeit of joy? and 4) how do we cultivate joy in our lives?
This Month's Featured Book
This month, we're featuring a new book by Matt Smethurst that was just released. In it, Dr. Keller’s key insights on prayer, suffering, friendship, justice, vocation, and more are distilled to offer practical wisdom on the profound ways God’s grace transforms our lives.