Phil 4:4- Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice.
The word rejoice means to be glad or have joy or take delight. It seems strange that a man in prison would be telling a church to rejoice.
The condition in Philipi was not the best, so when Paul makes this request, it almost seems unreasonable. But Paul’s attitude teaches us an important lesson; our inner attitudes do not have to reflect our outward circumstances. Paul was full of joy because he knew that no mater what happened to him, Jesus Christ was with him. Several times in this letter, Paul urged the Phillipians to be joyful, probably because they needed to hear this.
It is easy to get discouraged about unpleasant circumstances or to take unimportant events too seriously. If you haven’t been joyful lately, you may not be looking at life from the right perspective.
The joy of the Lord is your strength. It is our responsibility and a privilege to rejoice in the Lord. We do not rejoice because things are bad. We rejoice because of who God is. He Said I AM. That means he is whatever we need him to be for us.
The word rejoice means to be glad or have joy or take delight. It seems strange that a man in prison would be telling a church to rejoice.
The condition in Philipi was not the best, so when Paul makes this request, it almost seems unreasonable. But Paul’s attitude teaches us an important lesson; our inner attitudes do not have to reflect our outward circumstances. Paul was full of joy because he knew that no mater what happened to him, Jesus Christ was with him. Several times in this letter, Paul urged the Phillipians to be joyful, probably because they needed to hear this.
It is easy to get discouraged about unpleasant circumstances or to take unimportant events too seriously. If you haven’t been joyful lately, you may not be looking at life from the right perspective.
The joy of the Lord is your strength. It is our responsibility and a privilege to rejoice in the Lord. We do not rejoice because things are bad. We rejoice because of who God is. He Said I AM. That means he is whatever we need him to be for us.
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