John 15:11 These things have I spoken to you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. I. THE BEAUTY AND PERFECTION OF HIS OWN CHARACTER. 1. As an innocent child. 2. As a righteous man. II. HIS EXQUISITE SENSE OF THE MEANING AND BEAUTY OF NATURE. No artist, or poet, or psalmist so revelled in the glories of creation. He might well do so; for He knew it with the knowledge not of a spectator or student, but of a Maker. III. HIS TESTIMONY OF HIS FATHER, DECLARING HIS NAME AND WONDROUS LOVE. If a Newton cannot tell his discoveries without being overjoyed; if a reformer cannot but be enthusiastic about his mission, what must Christ have felt, whose work was to reveal the Father? IV. HIS LIFE OF SERVICE AND SELF-SACRIFICE (Hebrews 12:3). (J. T. Stannard.) Parallel Verses KJV: These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. |
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