May Our Gloom Be Banished By Joy

Most of us know the song, “Rejoice in the Lord always, again I say rejoice!” (You’re welcome; it’s now stuck in your head!) But as familiar as we may be with this chorus, are we equally familiar with the cooperative effort required of us to have joy in our lives? As we see in the letter to the Philippians, there are a series of commands for us to do in order for us to be able to rejoice. And the end result of that joy? Peace. Sure sounds like the fruit of the Holy Spirit, doesn’t it?!