Joy in All Things

Our readings in this series are from the book, The King’s Heart: The Kingdom of God and Civil Government. Here is an excerpt from page 136:

“Christians can take the joy they have in Jesus into their work. They rejoice among their spouses and families, in the beauty of creation and the delights of culture – all of these good gifts and expressions of God’s grace. Christians rejoice in each day’s provision, and for good health, safety, friendship, and a multitude of daily blessings and delights. Joy is thus a primary attribute of all who truly know the Lord Jesus Christ, and such joy cannot be restricted to personal devotions, Lord’s Day worship, or any supposed realm of merely spiritual experience. The joy we know and sing must spill out into and shape our approach to every area of our lives. This includes our participation in matters of public policy. For the Christian, the public square is but one more arena where God intends to raise a banner for His joy, by employing the people who know His joy to announce and embody it to the world, including within the framework of public policy.”

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