Rejoice Always

 

Text: Philippians 4:4, 6(KJV)

4- Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say Rejoice.

6- Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

In times like this, people tend to find it much easier to grumble, complain, murmur and worry to depression, all on a daily basis, but it is not meant to be like that. We are encouraged to rejoice in the Lord our God again and again. Our faith in Jesus brought to mankind the package of rejoicing which is not based on happenings which has made a lot of people to lose out. We are meant to be thankful and rejoice about life for the gift of Jesus. It is always said, “If you cannot think, you cannot thank”. We are meant to have our hearts fixed on the benefits and our inheritance in Jesus which is one of the core ethics of our Christian faith. We should learn to count our blessings one by one and not generalizing them like we always do. If you can think which is difficult to do but you can be deliberate about it, stop and think about the great works God has done in your life and our divine inheritance which is far beyond physical endowment in our faith. We should always be grateful and rejoice because that is all God wants from us by sending and giving His son in the bodily form. Philippians 3:1- Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous but for you it is safe. Let us remember to be glad continually, and by doing this, it becomes a lifestyle to fulfill the purpose of His birth, death and resurrection.

This attitude of rejoicing is a precious gift that God has given to us, so we should not shut that door in our lives, but instead embrace it with high esteem. So many things have happened without our knowledge, it all happened behind the scene, but we should be happy and rejoice in Him who is waving away those negative happenings. If we take a moment to think about the mind-blowing things He has done for us through Christ, we will rejoice even more. The amazing part is no matter the things that are not working currently; there are still quite a number of them He has perfected, so we should be sincere to wear the face of rejoicing. Romans 12:12- Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayers. Again, it says in 1Thessalonians 5:16- Rejoice evermore. And also in 1Thessalonians 5:18- In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. Also remember, God’s presence around means you will never pass through those concerns alone because he is in that matter, so rejoice my brothers and sisters because Jesus did it all. GRUMBLE NO MORE BUT REJOICE ALWAYS TO ATTRACT GOOD.

PRAYER POINTS:                                                                                   

1. Oh Lord, may I be addicted to Joy and rejoicing as it is my divine inheritance for his birth to the point that it becomes a lifestyle, in Jesus name.

2. Help me Lord to obey this command of rejoicing again and again, so that it flows to those around me as a gift in Jesus name.

ACTION QUOTE: Do not allow that need to keep you unhappy but look and see other reasons to rejoice.