In John 15:11 Jesus spoke about full and permanent joy. What advantage is there in Christ? Humans cause so much misery and grief. Only Christ makes our joy abiding and absolute. The joy of this world is temporary and only partial. The joy of Christ remains and is complete.
Jesus said, I have told you this so that my joy may be in you, meaning a joy that abides or remains. So what Jesus actually told his disciples was to remain in him, that his words should remain in them, and that they should remain in his love. Why? So that his joy would remain in them.
What is this utmost joy? It helped Jesus go through the most horrible experience of the cross, so it must be wonderful. As we obey Christ and love each other, we too can experience this kind of full and abiding joy. That's what Jesus said.
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