February 16

Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, O righteous ones; shout for joy, all you upright in heart. — Ps 32:11 BSB

Joy is a Christian duty. God wants all His children to be happy, even though they will experience troubles. Yes, we will face many difficulties, but God still desires us to rejoice.

However, we must notice what kind of joy we are called to have. It’s not the world’s joy—"Be glad in the Lord." Those whose happiness depends on earthly things have no guarantee that it will last, for everything in this world is temporary.

But when our joy comes from the love of Christ, it is secure because He loves us to the very end. To be glad in the Lord means doing our daily tasks with trust, leaving all our cares, worries, and anxieties with Him.

"And should the twilight darken into night,
And sorrow grow to anguish, be thou strong;
Thou art in God, and nothing can go wrong
Which a fresh life-pulse cannot set aright."