Charles Spurgeon Commentary John 15:11

"These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy may be in you, and [that] your joy may be made full." — John 15:11 (ASV)

These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.

Good children are truly happy when their parents are happy in them. When they, through the good teaching and example of their parents, bring honour and joy to their parents, then they themselves are sure to be joyful. Oh, that we might so live that Christ's joy might abide in us, for then our joy would be full.

And that your joy might be full.

If Christ is not pleased with us, we cannot be glad; and if he has no joy in us, we cannot have joy in him. These two things rise and fall together.

When the father of the family looks with joy upon his boy, then the boy is happy; but when the father has no joy in his son, then be sure of this, the son has no joy in his father, but he is sad at heart.

O God, may we never grieve you, for if we do, we ourselves will be grieved. At least, I trust that we will; we would not have it otherwise. But, oh! that we might have the testimony that Enoch had before his translation, that we have pleased God!

Then we will have true pleasure in ourselves.