When we think of the word reJOIce, we rarely see the word JOY there. One of the fruits of the spirit is love (Christ), and he brought JOY…peace…. Galatians 5: 22 – 23.
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
Yet when Christ came, he brought love, joy, peace and all good fruits.
Psalm 100 Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands.
2 Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing.
3 Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.
5 For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.
Joyfulness always brings good tidings; it did when Jesus was born and it’s the key to praise. Isaiah 21: 3 Therefore with joy shall ye draw water of the wells of salvation, Luke 2: 30 Simeon says for my eyes have seen your salvation. To see the saving grace of God we joy in the lord and his salvation. Philippians 4:4
4 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is nearby. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
Philippians show how the lord gets near when we praise, even Christ birth angels were praising when Jesus appeared physically. Romans 4: 20 Strong in faith giving glory to God. The children of Isreal echoed this statement ” How could we sing to the lord in a strange land”.
Psalms 137:4-6 Oh, how could we ever sing GOD’s song in this wasteland? If I ever forget you, Jerusalem, let my fingers wither and fall off like leaves. Let my tongue swell and turn black if I fail to remember you, how shall we sing The LORD’s song in a strange land?
John 8: 56
56 Your father Abraham rejoiced at the thought of seeing my day; he saw it and was glad.
Abraham rejoiced and saw the day of the lord. Scriptures say Job praised God and God restored him. Psalm 103: 1 Let all that I am praise the lord, with my heart, with my whole heart I will praise his holy name.