I WILL REJOICE.

 

MARCH 28.
 
I will rejoice.
Psalm 60:6

 

WHEN we cannot rejoice in possession,
  we may rejoice in hope.
 
If the present be gloomy,
   the prospect is bright and shiny.
 
God had spoken, and the Psalmist would rejoice;
  because if God gives us his word,
    he will never dishonor it.
 
There are some things in which we may always rejoice,
  therefore the Apostle says,
     “Rejoice evermore.”
 
We may rejoice in Christ Jesus as a Saviour to the uttermost;
   so that no case can be desperate.
 
We may rejoice in God as our father,
   who will care and provide for us in time,
  and be our portion for evermore.
 
We may rejoice that our names are written in heaven;
  and being written there,
    no one can block them out.
 
We may rejoice, that,
  let whatever changes may take place in the world
  or the church,
   we can want no good thing while we walk uprightly.
 
We may rejoice, even in the worst of times,
  that all things shall work together for our good.
 
We may rejoice, that however full our cup
  of sorrow may be now,
  in the next world our cup of joy will be full.
 
Beloved, read God's promises,
  study God's character,
  look forward to Christ second coming, and
  say even in the darkest day,
     “I will rejoice.”
 

Rejoice evermore in the truth, and the power,

  And the grace of your heavenly Friend,

‘Till to us who believe he his glory doth give,

  And a kingdom that never shall end.

 
James Smith 1849