The next several posts will be focusing on joy from the book of Philippians.
Christians can have extraordinary joy by knowing
that our name is written in the book of life.
Philippians
4:3-4 “I urge you, true companion, help these women who labored with me in the
gospel, with Clement also, and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are
in the Book of Life. Rejoice in the Lord
always, again I will say, rejoice!”
Rev. 3:5 “He
who overcomes shall be clothed in white garments, and I will not blot out his
name from the Book of Life; but I will confess his name before My Father and
before His angels.” What joy that will
be to hear Jesus say our name in front of God!
In Luke 10:17
We have the 70 disciples who had gone out and come back, reporting to Jesus “Then
the 70 returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in
Your name. And Jesus said to them (vs.
20) Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you,
but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven.”
Sin robs us
of joy, but salvation gives us joy. Acts
8 – The eunuch, as he came up out of the waters of baptism, went on his way rejoicing!
Psalm 51:12
“Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me by Your generous
Spirit.”
This song says it best:
No tears in
heaven, no sorrows given.
All will be glory in that land;
There'll be no sadness, all will be gladness,
When we shall join that happy band.
All will be glory in that land;
There'll be no sadness, all will be gladness,
When we shall join that happy band.
Glory is
waiting, waiting up yonder,
Where we shall spend an endless day;
There with our Savior, we'll be forever,
Where no more sorrow can dismay.
Where we shall spend an endless day;
There with our Savior, we'll be forever,
Where no more sorrow can dismay.
Some morning
yonder, we'll cease to ponder
O'er things this life has brought to view;
All will be clearer, loved ones be dearer
In heav'n where all will be made new.
O'er things this life has brought to view;
All will be clearer, loved ones be dearer
In heav'n where all will be made new.
No tears in
heaven fair
No tears, no tears up there,
Sorrow and pain will all have flown;
No tears in heaven fair
No tears, no tears up there;
No tears in heaven will be known.
No tears, no tears up there,
Sorrow and pain will all have flown;
No tears in heaven fair
No tears, no tears up there;
No tears in heaven will be known.
How thankful
we should be that we have the reason for rejoicing if our name is written in
the book of life.
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