- to "love mercy", not just do it (Micah 6:8, KJV)
-to do "acts of mercy, with cheerfulness" (Romans 12:8)
- to "joyfully" suffer in the loss in the service of prisoners (Hebrews 10:34)
- to be a cheerful giver (2 Corinthians 9:7)
- to make our joy the joy of others (2 Corinthians 2:3)
- to tend the flock of God willingly and "eagerly" (1 Peter 5:2)
- to keep watch over souls "with joy" (Hebrews 13:17)
From Piper's book Desiring God.
"The pursuit of true virtue includes the pursuit of the joy because joy is an essential component of true virtue." - John Piper
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