Thoughts for another day

July 29, 2008

Today's verse: Philp. 4:4. Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice. (KJV)
(Pls. read the above before you read further. Thanks)

Circumstances we behold in today’s times are so gloomy and ominous that most of us feel dull and lack chirpiness. Wherever you turn, people only talk about the news and what’s happening with the economy; the rising costs and shrinking salaries, etc. Apart from this we contend with unruly children or some financial crunch or some disease or situation of discomfort. Now with all this around, out of the blues comes the above verse. Wonder what a person feels when asked this question right in the midst of despair all around.

Whatever the answer from the people of the world we, the believers in Christ have another take – we rejoice. And we do it because we know our God. We know who He is and what He is capable of. We know that He loves us tremendously and He is looking upon us each day to seek Him so He can work in our lives. Ever so powerfully that none dare lift even a hand to scare us.

God’s cloak of warmth and contentment is over us and in every way; He assures, He is there when we need Him. He reveals His plan for our lives and we are to just trust Him to take care of our every need, no matter what the hurdle, even as we work out His plan in our lives, according to His will. And because we believe in Him who is so Awesome and so Magnificent, we can rejoice. When down in the dumps we rejoice, when at the zenith of success, we can smile and praise Him. When all things seem to be going wrong we can rejoice, even when death and destruction are around us, we can still smile and look up. For, Jesus never ditches nor fails us. Eventually, we must remember, we will come out victorious.