Philippians 4:4 tells me to "Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice." That little verse is quite emphatic -- even repeating a second time this command to rejoice all the time, even in every trying and unpleasant circumstance that we don't understand! Someone has said that this wonderful word, Rejoice, is used 74 times in the New Testament. The interesting thing to me is that almost half of these were given by the Apostle Paul in his epistles -- the one who said in II Corinthians:
"Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong."
As we walk this road of life, we will not always experience happiness, delight, pleasure, etc., but we can always experience the true joy that comes from rejoicing in the Lord! So on this Monday when we had hoped for a beautiful day of sunshine, and it is instead dreary and rainy, let us remember that no matter what the outward circumstances may be, Jesus is Always the source of our joy and it is a sweet privilege to trust in Him and rejoice in Him --not most of the time, but Always!!
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