David Ingall shared a profound revelation that can be found in 2 Corinthians 6:10. He discussed what Paul meant when he said, “Sorrowful, yet always rejoicing.”
David Ingall
The founder and ministry director of Burning Heart, David Ingall, shared about rejoicing in moments of sorrow and pain. In 2 Corinthians 6:10, Paul described himself as sorrowful yet always rejoicing. According to David, Paul treated sorrow and rejoicing as something that could come together. “There is a tension between them, yet somehow he knows that they don’t cancel each other out,” he narrated. For him, this was very important. In his experience as a Pastor, he heard people say that they couldn’t rejoice, especially when there was too much pain and sorrow.
Many interpret Paul’s message to say we should ignore the sorrow and gloss over the tough stuff.
“Paul knew that you can’t wish away grief and unhappiness and pretend it doesn’t exist. He’s not asking you to do that,” he highlighted. He added that it’s okay to struggle and weep, but people can still rejoice even in the midst of trials.
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Sorrowful, Yet Always Rejoicing
Paul also wrote, ‘Rejoice in the Lord.’ Paul was not denying the struggles of life, but he was saying that even in the midst of storms, people still had a reason to rejoice. Furthermore, David recalled Paul’s situation as he wrote the verse. He was in prison, most likely waiting for trial or execution. And as bad as it was, he knows that what he had in Jesus was even better.
“A few verses earlier, he describes the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus, my Lord. Next to which, everything else is dumb or rubbish in comparison,” he explained. Moreover, he said that even Paul couldn’t fully describe how special and precious knowing Jesus was. Nothing could shake Paul’s greatest joy, even in prison and death, because nothing could take it away from him.
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