Be Thou Joyful
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
The Ways of Freedom
The word simchah is Hebrew for joy. Scripture says, "Rejoice in the Lord always", "the joy of the Lord is your strength", "rejoice and be exceedingly glad", "rejoice and shout for joy!" God didn't have to command us to be joyful. He could have commanded us to be miserable and we'd have to, because He's the lawgiver. But the amazing thing is, He doesn't say be miserable, He says be joyful. "Rejoice in the Lord always, again I say rejoice!" Too many believers act like He said be miserable, gloomy, defeated, sad, and worried. The good news is He never said that, and therefore you don't have to. If He did say it, it would still be enough that He gave His life for you. But not only did He give His life to save you, He commands you on top of that to rejoice and be exceedingly glad! So who are you to disobey God? Start obeying Him today. Rejoice in the Lord, because He loves you, He died for you, and you have eternal life- and because in God, "joy" is a command.

Today's Mission
Obey God today and start rejoicing in your salvation!

Galatians 5:13
13 For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
It is absolutely clear that God has called you to a free life. Just make sure that you don’t use this freedom as an excuse to do whatever you want to do and destroy your freedom. Rather, use your freedom to serve one another in love; that’s how freedom grows. For everything we know about God’s Word is summed up in a single sentence: Love others as you love yourself. That’s an act of true freedom. If you bite and ravage each other, watch out—in no time at all you will be annihilating each other, and where will your precious freedom be then?

Have a blessed day and week.
May Yeshua Hamashiach bless you,
Love, Lizzy