Philippians 4: 4[KJV] –Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, rejoice.
Paul was in the confinement of a prison, bound with chains and fetters in Asia Minor, and He wrote to the free believers in Philippi. He had gained an untold dimension of inward peace and tranquility before he made such statement of reality.
Joy in God is of great consequence in the Christian life; and we need to be again and again called to it, for it outweighs all causes for sorrow.
Joy is one of the predominant features of Paul’s writings, and He modeled unto us how to keep happy, calm and collected amidst the afflictions prevailing distresses we are faced with.
Exhibiting and manifesting such holy joy is a chief duty of the believer, in whatever circumstances and ordeal, we must rejoice in afflictions and trials, and keep our joy and innermost calm intact, and when though “sorrowful, yet always rejoicing” (2 Corinthians 6:10).
Divine joy is the fruit of the Holy Spirit and a supernatural force that God gives us to live by. It comes from within the depths of our being and flows outwardly affecting the other parts of our being, which are our soul and body. When we exercise our faith and yield to the Holy Spirit within us by allowing this joy to flow then we are facing and dealing with the trials of life God’s way, and surely victory is certain.
James 1: 2 (KJV)
My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into various trials.
There is a positive angle of persecution and trials that God’s Word wants you to see to be able to “count it all joy”, just as Paul counted it all joy because the purpose of his imprisonment was for the “furtherance of the gospel”, and also whatever we experience in our ordeal of faith is not meant to destroy us but to bring out the best in us and at the end and also to bring glory to God.
DECLARATION
I rejoice always; it is my default mode. I am unperturbed and undisturbed nothing. I come out as a winner and champion in every ordeal. Glory to God!
SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES
Hebrews 6: 10; Matthew 10: 17 – 24
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