Joyful gratitude is to the benefit of every believer. Ingratitude is behind every joyless believer. Ingratitude is a plague, it robs people of their great future.
You cannot be grateful and be stranded. Malachi 2:3 (KJV).
Only those who think well, thank well. If you cannot think, you cannot thank.
“The eyes that look are many, but the eyes that see are few.” May we be among the few that see.
Philippians 4:4. Being joyful is to our benefit. It takes joy and rejoicing to retain God’s presence.
You make known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.
~ Psalm 16:11
It takes fullness of joy to enjoy the fullness of His presence. God inhabits the praises of His people.
Nature abhors vacuum. When joy is absent, depression sets in. For a man to be oppressed, the devil creates depression and ingratitude around him first.
Praise is a lifeline out of the pit of depression for every believer. It takes joy and rejoicing to come out of prison. Paul and Silas sang their way out of their prison.
Your real asset is you, not things.
You want to be out of your pit? Sing, O barren! (Isaiah 54:1-3). Sing your way out of the stench. For it’s your turn to be decorated.
Beware of being offended by God. (Matthew 11:6). No one can contend with God and conquer. (John 9:4).
When you are offended by your Helper, you will lose access to help. God is the master Helper of mankind. (Psalm 121:1-7)
Joy and rejoicing is an every winning covenant card. (Luke 17:1, Numbers 11:1)
Complains will only complicate your matter, it doesn’t solve it.
Rejoice in the Lord always, again I say, Rejoice!
Sermon excerpt from Bishop David Oyedepo – December 31, 2022 (Covenant Hour of Prayer)
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