“Even before heaven, joy abounds along the hard road that leads through death to resurrection. Nothing can compare with the joy of walking in the light with Jesus as opposed to walking in the darkness without him. Jesus said, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life’ (John 8:12). Following Jesus does indeed lead through suffering and death. But the path is luminous with life and truth. Jesus promised, ‘I am with you always, to the end of the age’ (Matt. 28:20). And where Jesus is present there is joy—joy in sorrow for now, but joy nevertheless. ‘These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full’ (John 15:11)."
-From John Piper's
What Jesus Demands from the World
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