Rejoice. It’s the Law.

The Christian life is filled with ups and downs. The lows can be low and existential while the highs can be other worldly. On this note, it is important to remember that the spiritual and eternal spoils we have obtained in Christ are so very great that the Scriptures regularly command us to rejoice. For example, Isaiah 12:6:

Shout, and sing for joy, O inhabitants of Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.

It’s not a suggestion. Here the news is so good that we are told to shout for joy. Now, when’s the last time you did that? Yet, if we saw our salvation for what it truly is, we would do nothing but shout for joy. May the Lord help us in this great duty of rejoicing before him by opening our eyes to see.