Rejoice Always 1 Thessalonians 5:16
‘Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.’ PSALMS 100:1-2
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ (Ephesians 1:3).The injunction to rejoice cannot be interpreted as a general exhortation to Christians to ‘be happy at all times’. Happiness is not at our command, and cannot be turned on and off like a tap. Instead, Paul…
more1 Shout for joy to Yahweh, all you lands!
2 Serve Yahweh with gladness.
Come before his presence with singing.
3 Know that Yahweh, he is God.
It is he who has made us, and we are his.
We are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving,
and into his courts with praise.
Give thanks to him, and bless his name.
5 For Yahweh is good.
His loving kindness endures forever,
his faithfulness to all generations.‘Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.’ PSALM 100:4
Lord, I have so much to be grateful for… (list at least ten!)Joy and gratitude are linked. Researcher Brené Brown found, without exception, that every person she interviewed who described living a joyful life pracised gratitude and attributed their joyfulness to a habit of thankfulness.
1 I will sing of loving kindness and justice.
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To you, Yahweh, I will sing praises.
2 I will be careful to live a blameless life.
When will you come to me?…4 A perverse heart will be far from me.
I will have nothing to do with evil.
5 I will silence whoever secretly slanders his neighbour.
I won’t tolerate one who is arrogant and conceited.
6 My eyes will be on the faithful of the land,
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that they may dwell with me.
He who walks in a perfect way,
he will serve me.
…1 Hear my prayer, Yahweh!
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Let my cry come to you.
2 Don’t hide your face from me in the day of my distress.
Turn your ear to me.
…1 Hear my prayer, Yahweh!
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3 For my days consume away like smoke.
My bones are burned as a torch.
4 My heart is blighted like grass, and withered,
…8 My enemies reproach me all day.
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Those who are mad at me use my name as a curse.
9 For I have eaten ashes like bread,
and mixed my drink with tears,
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