Rejoicing in the Lord Is Your Strength

Good morning

This morning’s word from Scripture…

1 Chronicles 15:29.
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“As the ark of the covenant of the LORD entered the City of David,
Saul’s daughter Michal
looked down from a window,
and saw King David leaping and dancing for joy, and despised him in her heart.”
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When the ark of the covenant arrived, David,
overjoyed with all his might,
danced❗️
I believe that was an expression of his thanksgiving to the LORD…🤔
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Among us Christians, too,
there are three kinds of Christians❗️
① Those whose faith has grown cold.
② Those whose faith is lukewarm.
③ Those whose faith is on fire.
There are these three types❗️
David, who rejoiced in the LORD, and Michal, who could not rejoice in the LORD, are contrasted❗️
David… out of thanksgiving to the LORD, danced until he was almost naked…😨
so his joy exploded, no longer caring what people thought,
but…
his wife Michal, far from rejoicing…
looked down on David…😓
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Heaven is the place entered by those who rejoice in the LORD from the heart.
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By nature… those who were sinners… those who were headed for hell…
were saved by the cross of Jesus ✝️
…and made able to enter heaven❗️
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The blessing of spending eternity in heaven after we die —
we cannot thank Him enough for it.
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On the other hand… Michal, who despised her husband David…😓
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In 2 Samuel 6:23…
“And so Michal, Saul’s daughter, had no children to the day of her death.”
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Their fates were divided, light and darkness.
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How grateful are you
to Jesus,
who gave His own life to save you
from the place of eternal suffering…🤔
Do you sometimes rejoice that sinful you were saved?
When the thanksgiving for salvation is lost…
faith also grows cold❗️

Rejoicing in the LORD is your “strength.”

Shalom 😄