DCLM Daily Manna Thursday, June 16 2022
TOPIC: Rejoice Evermore!
TEXT: Deuteronomy 16:13-22
KEY VERSE:
Seven days shalt thou keep a solemn feast unto the LORD thy God in the place which the LORD shall choose: because the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thine increase, and in all the works of thine hands, therefore thou shalt surely rejoice.” – (Deuteronomy 16:15)
In 2011, Richard Stearns, the president of World Vision, visited a church in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, after the devastating earthquake there. Singing loudly and happily in that service was Demosi Louphine, a 32-year-old unemployed mother of two. During the earthquake, a collapsed building crushed her right arm and left leg. After four days, both limbs had to be amputated. Despite the fact that she had lost her job, her home, and two limbs, she was deeply grateful because God spared her life. It is always good to rejoice in the Lord no matter our condition.
If those that were under the law rejoiced before God, much more must we that are under the dispensation of grace. It is our duty, not only to rejoice during feasts, but also to rejoice evermore in the Lord. While rejoicing, we should do what we can to assist others and be fair and just in our dealings with them. We are to supply the necessities of the stranger, the fatherless, and the widows. We must rejoice in God, not only because of what we have received and are receiving from Him daily, but because of what He has promised.
Whatever challenges you may be facing today, God wants you to rejoice. In the midst of pandemic and dwindling economy, the Lord wants you to rejoice always. Philippians 4:4 says, “Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice”. Remember Demosi of Haiti; the loss of her limbs did not stop her from rejoicing in the Lord. Therefore, no matter what your condition may be, rejoice!
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
Rejoice in the Lord always!
THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:
2 Chronicles 34-36