FAITH CAPSULE: Regardless of your challenge, rejoice to gain His attention.

Psalm 9

Waiting on God is failure impossibility as Isaiah 64:4 described God stating, “For since the beginning of the world men have not heard nor perceived by the ear, nor has the eye seen any God besides You, Who acts for the one who waits for Him. You meet him who rejoices and does righteousness, who remembers You in Your ways…” God is rich in mercy because of His great love. It is blessing as God responses with action to those who wait on. However, the blessings of God demands condition. Among conditions of God to act is for one to wait with rejoices.
The important of Joy and rejoicing before God is identified through pages of the bible. Among verses are, Psalm 9:2, “I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to your name, O most High.” Psalm 16:11, “In Your presence is fullness of joy…”  Proverbs 8:30, “…I was daily His delight, rejoicing always before Him.” Verses affirms the truth that with joy, man is accessible to God that acts for ones who wait on Him. The Apostle Paul articulates this perfectly when he stated, “Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!” (Philippians 4:4)
Waiting with rejoices before God to act for one is trusting on God. The book of Psalm 33:21 buttressed, “For our heart shall rejoice in Him, because we have trusted in His holy name.”
The word of God is true as Psalm 70:4 also emphasized the need of seeking God with rejoices, “Let all those who seek You rejoice and be glad in You…” Going by words in the bible, it is true that there is no assess-able way of gaining His presence without rejoicing.   Isaiah 25:9 also confirmed the importance of rejoicing before God stating, “And it will be said in that day: “Behold, this is our God; we have waited for Him, and He will save us. This is the Lord; we have waited for Him; we will be glad and rejoice in His salvation.”” Rejoicing before God is the condition that will provoke answer from God by acting when He is sought.
Gain and retain joy in the word of Jesus as it is written, “These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full.” (John 15:11) “And these things we write to you that your joy may be full.” (1 John 1:4) Paul the apostle buttressed, “…Christ is preached; and in this I rejoice, yes, and will rejoice.” (Philippians 1:18) Ones that believe in the living word of God shall be full of joy. Rejoice as you wait on God and God shall not look away from waiting on Him.

Prayer for today: Ask for the grace of God’s word to become established in your life.