REJOICE

By Rick Mathes

Philippians 4:4 (NASB77) ⁴   Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice!

If you are having a bad day it’s because you are only into you and you’d better have it your way or else! The reality of our born again experience is exactly the opposite. When you are a true Christian, the rest of your life is in fact none of your business. Jesus will do what He wants with your life, what He wants to do, where He wants to, if He wants to, if He feels like it, period. So if He is the hand and you are the glove, He’s doing with you everything He needs to do to accomplish His wishes. If He is always having His way with you everything is a cause to rejoice!

Everything that happens then with your surrendered life has a delightful blessing attached even if you are being persecuted. All things happen for His glory for and by those who are His. So lighen up when the clouds grow dark and remember from the KJV, “It came to pass.” Rejoice that yu can evidence Christ at all thimes.

Your response to world events is demonstrative of what you are made of. Of course I predicate this on the fact that you walk His talk. You might be the only Bible any unbeliever will ever see. Who you are in your lifestyle speaks volumes. I would rather see your sermon than hear it.

When His Spirit is upon us it is a very stimulating experience. We are activated and in an operational mode: alive to Him. Our minds and bodies leave our levels of mediocrity and reach beyond our reach to His level of Excellency.

Others will seek you out because you have become so influential. Your joyfulness is contagious and others will catch your smile and it will go a mile. Here Paul was in a jail cell and he was having a Holy Ghost revival over all the churches he planted were prospering.

Joy begets joy and heart to heart it continues like ripples on the water. It’s not an option to rejoice it is commanded. Paul didn’t ask us He told us that we must open our spiritual eyes to our Lord’s purposes. So don’t go around singing, “I did it my way,” when He did it all His way. Rejoice because His way prevailed, not yours.