If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words: (Isaiah 58:13)
One thing have I desired of the Lord, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in his temple. (Psalm 27:4)
When I remember these things, I pour out my soul in me: for I had gone with the multitude, I went with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holiday. Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him for the help of his countenance. (Psalm 42:4-5)
Have you ever been in church and just not felt happy? Have you ever been unhappy and someone had the audacity to tell you sadness is a sin and you should just get over it? This is wrong, but in some Jewish holidays, happiness was compulsory. This was because they were looking forward to the joy of Jesus coming to rule the Earth and make it new. No matter what makes you sad, Jesus will comfort you on that day. Something to look forward to for those who live for Christ.
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