REJOICE, YES! REJOICE

Post date: Jan 1, 2014 5:00:34 AM

“Shout joyfully to the Lord, all the earth. Serve the Lord with gladness; Come before Him with joyful singing. Know that the Lord Himself is God; It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves; we are His people and the sheep of His pasture. Enter His gates with thanksgiving. And His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name. For the Lord is good; His loving kindness is everlasting And His faithfulness to all generations.” Psalm 100:1-5

There is no alternative to your rejoicing, nothing too good to accept as a substitute for that which you have been promised by God, nothing should take its place, every good and necessary step should be taken to achieve the promise and enhance its profit. Hallelujah, this is a new day, New Year with new opportunities to move on to and to take advantage of.

Begin it right with a good and acceptable thanksgiving to the Almighty God; begin it with a good shout of joy instead of a bitter sigh of frustration and unfounded anger; begin it with forgiveness of self and others; begin it with a pure and godly love instead of hate and thoughts of retaliation; begin it with the acceptance of yourself as right enough to wear the crown and be recognize instead of rejection of self; begin it with the right frame of thoughts and vow to keep it clean and acceptable to God; begin with greater hope and greater expectations.

Keep the right thoughts, keep the right words, keep the right company, keep encouraging yourself in good and acceptable things, and keep encouraging others also in the Lord as you follow Him; keep a clean spirit of perseverance, hope, faith and keep yourself within the house of the Lord. Believe in your God continuously; believe in all of His words, believe in His people and believe in the things He had promised you over the years despite the delays you have been having before now. Keep trusting His ability and His willingness to take you to the next level of your dreams and visions. With these, there is no way you miss His goodness. He is giving you this year with a purpose, with a desire and with assurance.

There is no alternative for you than to rejoice in the Lord Jesus Christ and in the word of His promise. There is no alternative to what God will do in your life; there is no substitute as good as what He had said and planned; and there is no replacement, no repair that can be as good as the original. God is bringing you face to face with His original plans despite the questions that had been asked, that which will be asked and that which will be imagined.

“Therefore, my beloved brethren whom I long to see, my joy and crown, in this way stand firm in the Lord, my beloved. I urge Euodia and I urge Syntyche to live in harmony in the Lord. Indeed, true companion, I ask you also to help these women who have shared my struggle in the cause of the gospel, together with Clement also and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life. Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice. Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things. The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.” Philippians 4:1-9

Our Lord Jesus Christ will withhold anything that will bless your life in 2014.  

HAVE A VERY HAPPY GOOD YEAR