Daily Bread – March 16, 2024 (The Seventh Day – Genesis 2:1-3) Psalms 100:1 – Make a joyful shout all the Earth. The fundamental attribute of praise is the shout of joy. Everyone who puts their trust in Christ Jesus and everyone who loves Him are to forever shout for joy (Psalms 5:11, 32:11, 35:27, 95:1, 132:16; Isaiah 44:23; Zephaniah 3:14). All who are righteous and upright before God are to shout for joy, for this is the kind of praise that is beautiful to Him (Psalms 32:11, 33:1). The joyful shout of praise glorifies the Lord and magnifies His Name (Psalms 35:27). Through Christ Jesus, the oil of joy has been poured out upon us and the shout of joy put within us. Therefore, let us shout for joy (Psalms 132:9,16; Isaiah 61:3)! This is the kind of joyful praise the Lord should receive, and it is exactly this kind of praise which the Lord provides to us through the gift of the Holy Ghost (John 4:14; Psalms 87:7)! Joy is one of the manifestations of the Kingdom of God produced by the Holy Spirit (Romans 14:17). Joy is an evidence of the Holy Spirit at work in our lives (Galatians 5:22; Romans 14:17, 15:13; Psalms 46:4). Not only do we enter into the presence of the Lord by joy and rejoicing, but joy and rejoicing are also the expressions of life that come from being in His Presence (Psalms 16:11; Matthew 25:21, 23; 1 Samuel 4:5). Shout for joy and watch God do wonders, for there is a creative power of God at work when the sounds of joy are heard (Job 38:7; 2 Chronicles 20:22; Nehemiah 8:10). Blessings, Pastor Mark Spitsbergen
Daily Bread 3/16/2024
