A Letter Of Joy

A Letter Of Joy

Rejoice in the Lord always.

Again I will say, rejoice!

Philippians 4:4

Go with me back in history a couple of thousand years. Let’s go to Rome . . . to a rather drab little room, surrounded by high walls. . . . Inside we see a man seated on the floor. He’s an older fellow, shoulders stooped and balding. Chains are on his hands and feet. . . .

It is the apostle Paul. . . . The apostle who was bound only by the will of God is now in chains—stuck in a dingy house—attached to a Roman officer. . . .

He is writing a letter. No doubt it is a complaint letter to God. No doubt it is a list of grievances. . . . He has every reason to be bitter and complain. But he doesn’t. Instead, he writes a letter that two thousand years later is still known as the treatise on joy— Philippians. . . .

Why don’t you spend some time with it?

The Inspirational Study Bible