Nehemiah 2:2
Wherefore the king said unto me, Why is thy countenance sad, seeing thou art not sick? this is nothing else but sorrow of heart. Then I was very sore afraid
Sorrow of the heart will manifest as sadness on the face. In like manner joy of the heart will show as happiness, laughter etc on the face.
In March 1992, a research shows that an average 4-years old laughs 400 times a day, while a typical adult laugh only 15-16 times.No wonder Jesus exhorted us to be as little children if we cherish God’s kingdom.
Joy is a weapon in the battle of life. Without joy in your heart, there is a limit to where you can get to.
Isaiah 12:3
Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.
All the entitlements in the kingdom are available only to the joyful; therefore don’t let anything steal your Joy.According to Nehemiah 8:10, your joy is your strength
Actually, medically speaking laughter releases a chemical substance called endorphin(s) that energises and act as a natural painkiller.
Again when you laugh you get more oxygen into your brain and this make you think more clearly.
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT REJOICING
1. Rejoicing makes it easy to hear God’s voice (Isaiah 30:29-30) and you know how important hearing God is.
2. Joyful heart produces healthy body and prolongs life Prov.17:22
3. Rejoicing invites God’s presence, when genuine rejoicing fills the air God comes down! Isaiah 64:5, Psalm 100
4. Rejoicing keeps you running in the race of life.
5. Coming to the house of God with joy guarantees that you will go back home with greater joy. (Isaiah 51:11)
Please take note that joy is different from happiness.Joy is of the heart while happiness is temporary. Happiness has an immediate cause,while joy naturally spring forth
6. Sin steals joy, righteousness establish it. Psalm 51:12, 45:7, 64:10
7. God’s spoken words known as rhema, (which can come when you are waiting on God or during Preaching) brings joy. (Jer 15:16, John 15:11),
Anytime you are sad, you don’t sit at home. Whenever you need joy come to the church. “For out of Zion shall go forth the law and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem (Isaiah 2:3)
The Word will locate you in the church and it will generate joy (Ps.119:111)
WHEN DO YOU REJOICE
· #During trial 1Peter 4:12,13
· #When there is a loss of properties Heb 10:34
· #During persecution Acts 5:41
· #Time of fruitlessness Hab 3:17-18
Beloved, there is power in rejoicing. Its result does not follow natural law.In fact it works like magic (Hab 3:17-19)
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