“and enjoy it” [Joshua 1:15]
January 16
<p><b>“and enjoy it”. </b> The whole world needs to know this! There is enjoyment, deep and lasting joy, in serving the Lord. It was so for the Children of Israel in the Old Testament and it is just so for the followers of Jesus in the New.
To be a Christian and be miserable about it, as some suggest by their demeanour, is a contradiction. The soul that calls upon God for cleansing from sin, for salvation through Christ and peace with God knows true joy.
I’m glad the Lord told Joshua to tell the Children of Israel that they were to enjoy what God had in store for them. The same message is given by Jesus to His followers – their joy is to be full. There is rejoicing evermore in the Presence of the Lord. Enjoy it!</p>