Joy (is Learned)

Not all joys are equal. When we look at Scripture to answer the question of which joys we should pursue, we see that God has commanded us to rejoice in Him to the utmost - and that to rejoice more greatly in other things is sin. It's not that other pleasures are inherently bad, or that our desires for them are too strong; it's that other pleasures are ultimately inferior to God, and our desires are too easily satisfied. The goal of our obedience to God is not to deny ourselves all pleasure, but to glorify God's name above all else by rejoicing in Him above all else. For while the things of this world can make us happy, the greatest and everlasting joy is found in Christ.