Love Does Not Rejoice In Evil, But Rejoices With The Truth

Here we have another two sides of one coin.

One of the premises of the Bible is that God designed, and created, the world. He designed the physical. He designed the spiritual. He designed people. And part of the design is a lifestyle that agrees with God's heart.

He designed it like a road. People can walk in the center, on the right side, or on the left side. This gives cultures flexibility to function differently. But it also gives a definite right and wrong. Right means staying on the road. Wrong means getting off the road.

If we walk on the road, we live in agreement with God's heart. And if we live in agreement with his heart, we live in line with God's intended meaning, and value, for creation.

Because of the presence of sin, no one stays on the road 100% of the time. Some stay on the road more than others. But everyone gets a traffic citation, and we cannot pay the fine. Thankfully Jesus paid the fine for us.

Love seeks the best for others by striving to stay on the road. Love also desires the best for others. Love does not rejoice when someone else gets a traffic citation. It is not the best for them. It is not the best for ones they interact with. Love does rejoice when someone returns to the road. Even if it is only one tire. When someone agrees with God's heart, he agrees with the design of creation, and he lives more in the way of peace, and joy.