Deuteronomy 12:7-8 -- On Commandments for the Promised Land

"And there ye shall eat before the Lord your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the Lord thy God hath blessed thee.
Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes."
Deuteronomy 12:7-8


Here, God is describing a little of what he expects when he leads the Israelites to the promised land, and I love that one of the things is rejoicing.  Pretty cool commandment. :)

He also says that we shouldn't do whatever we feel like doing according to our own personal code, and a few verses later he mentions that we need to follow his commandments... basically the same laws for everyone.  Which seems fair, right? :)

Today, in our individual lands of promise, let's remember to rejoice, and that we're also part of a community, where we need to work together, following the same rules, in order to help each other and do God's will.  ... And then let's remember to rejoice again, because I think we get distracted from that one way too often. :)