“Rejoicing Regardless” at Communion Christian Centre.
Philippians 3:1-3
When you do anything in the Kingdom and not mix it with rejoicing, the equation is not complete. When you fast and pray and not mix it with praise, the equation is not balanced. Scientists know that when the equation is not complete, there is no product. A believer must live in joy and joy is not determined by what is happening around you. Joy has nothing to do with who left your life or who came into your life. Joy makes you healthy and aglow in the Spirit of the Lord. You have to be a self-excited individual as a believer.
The Spirit of God in you has the ability to quicken you to be able to withstand any condition with your joy not been affected. Even when it looks like you have been disappointed, joy shines through. There have been so many happenings in 2020 that can make many fall into depression but as a spiritual being, joy should be our default setting. We do not struggle with unbelievers, we are set apart. Everything has been made available for us.
A person who is void of joy is a person who does have the Spirit of God in him/her. He is a person who does not believe in the capabilities of God. He is a person who does have an idea who God really is.
We do not have confidence in the flesh because we know that flesh can fail. Some people put their confidence in money, some put their confidence in government. Imagine, the health system of the most developed nations of the world failed when the virus came. You trust in the flesh, it will fail you. The only thing that can never fail is God. Remember Paul and Silas in the prison who started praising God, God stepped into the situation and took them out of the prison. When you pray and fast, mix it with joy. Prayer and fasting without celebration and thanksgiving is “Aluta”.
Regardless of anything that has happened, rejoice in the Lord. The challenges of life can be very overwhelming but there is speed of accomplishment for everything you are doing when you mix it with rejoicing. God can break protocols for you when you rejoice. After you have sown seeds, harvest comes. You cannot harvest without rejoicing. It takes joy to harvest. As we move into the new year, let rejoicing be your factory setting.
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