you songs in the night. It will lift you into a holy walk. The
joy of the Lord can do this. He wants you to possess His joy. "These
things have I spoken unto you, and that your joy might be full"
(John xv:11). Let the Holy Spirit, who is given to you of God, make
the Lord Jesus Christ a greater reality in your life. Let the joy of
the Lord be your joy. Rejoice in God, the God and Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ. Let your joy be to do His will. Accept all from His
hands. Rejoice in all things. "Rejoice in the Lord always, and again
I say, Rejoice" (Phil. iv:4). Rejoice and glory in tribulation.
"Count it all joy when ye fall in divers temptations" (James i:2).
Having Christ, brought nigh to God, a perfect access into His
presence, yea the right to come with boldness, a rejoicing and
praising spirit should be manifested by us.

And look at the joy which is set before us. How it ought to lift us
over all the present day trials and temptations and give us victory
over the cares and anxieties, the pleasures and deceitful riches of
this present evil and fast closing age. "Enter thou into the joy of
_Thy_ Lord." This _is_ our blessed and glorious future. We shall
share His future joy as we shall share His glory. And it is but a
little while longer and weeping, which endured for the night, will
give way to the _joy of the morning_.

"This Same Jesus."

"AND He led them out as far as to Bethany, and He lifted up His
hands, and blessed them. And it came to pass, while he blessed them,
He was parted from them, and carried up into heaven. And they
worshipped Him, and returned to Jerusalem with great joy and were
continually in the temple, praising and blessing God" (Luke xxiv:50-53).
Something else is reported in the first chapter in the book of
Acts in connection with the Return of our blessed Lord to the
Father. "And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went
up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, which also said,
Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? _This same
Jesus_, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in
like manner as ye have seen Him go into heaven". (Acts i:10-11).
This blessed message must have been the reason why they returned to
Jerusalem with _great_ joy. Instead of tears and sorrow at that
parting there was joy, because they knew and believed that He who
had said "I will come again and receive you unto myself," this same
Jesus would come for them. W