“In thy presence is fullness of joy” (Psa. 16:11).
Because the joy that we receive at New Birth is not an earthly joy, but the joy of the Lord
Himself, it must multiply and become stronger, richer and fuller throughout eternity. Moreover
it is not a selfish joy. It is a joy that is shared by many people upon this earth and in heavenly
places — by all those in fact that have come or are now coming into the same experience of
New Birth. Earthly joys cannot be shared like this. But this joy is a heavenly joy which it is
our privilege to seek to introduce to, and share with, many others on earth.
What was it that enabled David to rejoice with great joy, and how was he also able to make
others rejoice with him? There were these several occasions in his life, each one of which
makes a point of progress in his own knowledge of the joy of the Lord, which was his strength.