Rejoice in the Lord Always
Posted in UncategorizedRejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. (Phillipians4:4)
Try to remember back to when you first put your trust in Jesus as your Lord and Savior. What was that feeling like? Was it freeing? Did you feel like nothing else really mattered?
Oh the day that we first believed. The truth of the Gospel washed us clean of all our iniquities. We were freed from the bondage of sin. We are “new creations” (2 Corinthians 5:17) and are called to live in such a way that demonstrates our faith in this truth. We are called to be “the salt and light” in a world where darkness is so prevalent (Matthew 5:13). We are tasked with living in the world but not of the world.
As Christians we need to be aware that we are living amongst a watching world. This should not be the reason that we rejoice but it should be a catalyst. We need to rejoice because of the grace and mercy that our Lord showed to us. We need to remember that when we do rejoice it will cause the watching world to wonder. They will wonder how we can rejoice when there are so many uncertainties
in the world.
We rejoice because we know how our story ends. We can rejoice because we are Heaven focused. We rejoice because the God of this universe loved us so much that He sent His Son to die on a cross. We rejoice because His Son, Jesus, rose again. We rejoice because those of us who are saved will spend an eternity with Him. We rejoice because if God is for us who can be against us?
(Romans 8:31)
by: Pastor Steve Doucette
April 4th, 2009 at 1:01 am
Yes! When I was saved - I was confused, but after I got baptized I truly felt “invincible”. God was in charge of my circumstances and path now……as time went on “I” took wrong turns and got bogged down by details and forgot to tap into that power! The power of the Holy Spirit in me! I have to remember that I am in the world and I have a job to do - so I must Rejoice - God is for me! Thanks for the reminder Steve!