Developing Joy
Man was not originally made to mourn, but to rejoice. The Garden of Eden was man’s happy abode. As long as he was obedient to God, nothing in the Garden caused man sorrow. But Adam and the human race lost that joy when he fell into sin. Jesus Christ has come to bring restoration. Man can again have joy, real joy again. The joy Jesus gives is much sweeter and deeper than even that which Adam possessed. When we will be perfect in heaven, then we shall be perfectly happy. And in proportion as we...