Returning to the Joy of Salvation
Lifeway Voices
“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!” – Philippians 4:4
Are you perplexed by these words from the apostle Paul? “How am I supposed to do that?” you ask. Rejoice in the Lord always? Morning, noon, and night? In good times and bad, happiness and sorrow?
At face value, Paul’s command seems impossible, perhaps even a bit insensitive. After all, how could a person trudging through poverty or suffering in illness or abandoned in relationships possibly be able to experience any amount of happiness, let alone rejoice always?
