Rejoice always. I Thessalonians 5:16 NIV
The NLT says, “Always be joyful.” A very small phrase coming from a man who was driven from this town and received word that great persecution and even death had come to the believers he had left behind. Doubt, fear, and questioning arose regarding the return of the Messiah.
The antithesis of despair is to rejoice, not when your team wins or when you have the world by the tail on a downhill swing. Happiness is a reaction, joy is a choice.
Years ago my daughters sang a children’s Christmas musical that sang the line, ‘You have to joice and rejoice to get it right.’ What great truth.
Re-Re-Rejoicing!
Gretchen