THE JOY OF SERVICE
“These things have I spoken unto you, that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be fulfilled.”– Joh 15:11 “My servants shall sing for joy of heart.”– Isa 65:14. ON THE eve of Gethsemane and the night before His crucifixion “these things” were said by our Lord: how could He have even a thought of Joy? Note how confidently He speaks of it–abiding, remaining, persistent joy! Like a hot geyser-spring, rising from unknown depths on an ice-bound world. How could He think of joy at such a moment? One answer alone seems possible. He knew that …