“This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.” ( Psalm 118:24) Each day is a day to be grateful for and celebrate life. We may not always “feel” like it, but we must, “Give thanks in all circumstances for this is the will of God…” (1 Thessalonians 5:18). He commands it for our own benefit and He deserves it no matter what! When we rejoice and praise God each day, it breaks off a spirit of heaviness.
Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice. Philippians 4:4
I love how Paul reiterates “again” to rejoice. When things get rough in life, it’s not always our automatic choice to rejoice. Our spirit man has to remind our flesh that we must rejoice no matter what the circumstances because it’s in the process of rejoicing “breakthrough” occurs.
When we enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise, He comes to our support! Our lips become fruitful when we acknowledge who He is and what He has done in our lives. We reposition ourselves with praise and step into a higher place with Him, seated above all things in Christ! Above life’s problems, above negativity, above warfare, above our own flesh. So thank Him!