Rejoice      

Psalm 118:24

This is the day the LORD

     has made.

We will rejoice and be glad

      in it.  (NLT)

     Whenever a new day is given to us, it is because we have a gracious and merciful God. As for the children of God, we should be glad and rejoice, because we know that the One who holds our lives in His hands is not yet finished with us in this short life. Our mission is not yet complete.  For those who ignore God and live as they please, they, too, should rejoice, because God is giving them another day to change their ways, and be adopted into His Family. God does this because He puts the highest value on all human beings. Everyone born into this difficult life should really trust God no matter what their circumstances may be, because He is the One in charge.  There are many reasons to begin each new day with thanksgiving to God, because without His sovereign control over creation and without His special love for mankind there would be no reason to rejoice, no life to enjoy, and absolutely no hope after this life is over.

     If you are one of the many who take this life for granted, or you wake up dreading the day to come, or you feel like a victim of circumstance and there is no way out, you don't know the Living God who created you and personally saved you from living this life in vain. Without the Lord God, Jesus Christ,  you will have no true understanding about life or the purpose for your existence.  Without Jesus you will be grasping at straws and hoping to get lucky.  And after too many wrong straws drawn, you will simply give up, hoping the end will really be the end.  Living this difficult life without the hope of Jesus, is not really living at all—no hope for tomorrow, no hope for the next day, and no hope when this life is over.  Without Jesus, my friend, there is simply no hope in living or in dying.

                                          A Whisper of Hope

There is reason to rejoice, child...for when you live in Me, your life will never end and it will only get better.  You need not worry about this dangerous world, because in Me, you are safely in My mighty hands.  Be glad that I AM who I say I AM.

Psalm 31:7

I am overcome with joy

     because of Your unfailing love,

for you have seen my troubles,

and you care about the anguish

     of my soul.  (NLT)

   Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say again, rejoice!

                                       (Philippians 4:4)