FAITH CAPSULE: The news of joy will only settle when there is a place for rejoicing.

Psalm 16

Living life for the glory of God is the key to retaining the presence of God. Living for the glory of God demands knowing and understanding God by His word. 
With desire, give yourself to studying the word and not skimming through the word. 
Apostle Paul repeatedly used the word rejoice in his speech because he knew the effectiveness of the word as a source of revelation to living life to the glory of God. 
It is indeed to get the revelation of rejoicing. 
The book of Philippians 4:4 states, “Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!”
Rejoice can also be joy activated. 
Are you one that possesses reason to be in joy but remains dormant? 
For example, one that accepts Jesus as Lord and Savior will be the reason for having joy in the heart. 
The joy accepted is not written over the forehead of the one who gives self to Jesus. 
The only way joy can be evident in the life of one that accepts Jesus is joy activated by rejoicing. 
Again, the joy of not rejoicing is the same as one lacking to gain the presence of God.
For Mary to receive news of joy, the Angel Gabriel commanded Mary to rejoice. Luke 1:28, “And having come in, the angel said to her, “Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women!” 
The news of joy will only settle when there is a place for rejoicing.
Think of it: when the water tank is not in place, there will be no place to retain water for storage.
The above analogy is the same in that Angel Gabriel delivered favorable news of joy where there was a place for rejoicing.
Very importantly, joy and rejoicing maintain the presence of God.
Psalmist buttresses, “…In Your presence is fullness of joy…” (Psalm 16:11) 
“Then I was beside Him as a master craftsman; and I was daily His delight, rejoicing, always before Him.” (Proverbs 8:30) 
God cannot be in a joyless environment. 
The revelation about joy and rejoicing maintains a believer in the presence of God.
The attributes of God are visible around anyone that chooses to acknowledge Him. 
Psalmist describes Him, “Good and upright is the Lord…” (Psalm 25:8) 
He is a good God that does no evil but good. 
With the understanding that He is a good God, living life should always be with rejoicing. 
Living life by rejoicing is trusting in God, knowing God does no evil but good.
Psalm 33:21 testifies, “For our heart shall rejoice in Him, because we have trusted in His holy name.” 
Without a doubt, there is no way to gain His presence without rejoicing.
Praising and thanking God magnifies God, the character of having the joy to rejoice before God.

Prayer for today: Ask to continually rejoice by praising God by magnifying Him with thanksgiving.