“Let Israel rejoice in him.” — Psalm 149:2

Be glad of heart, O believer, but take care that thy gladness has its spring in the Lord. Thou hast much cause for gladness in thy God, for thou canst sing with David, “God, my exceeding joy.” Be glad that the Lord reigneth, that Jehovah is King! Rejoice that He sits upon the throne, and ruleth all things! Every attribute of God should become a fresh ray in the sunlight of our gladness. That He is wise should make us glad, knowing as we do our own foolishness. That He is mighty, should cause us to rejoice who tremble at our weakness. That he is everlasting, should always be a theme of joy when we know that…

we wither as the grass. That He is unchanging,
should perpetually yield us a song, since we change every hour. That He is
full of grace, that He is overflowing with it, and that this grace in covenant
He has given to us; that it is ours to cleanse us, ours to keep us, ours to
sanctify us, ours to perfect us, ours to bring us to glory — all this should
tend to make us glad in Him. This gladness in God is as a deep river; we
have only as yet touched its brink, we know a little of its clear sweet,
heavenly streams, but onward the depth is greater, and the current more
impetuous in its joy. The Christian feels that he may delight himself not
only in what God is, but also in all that God has done in the past. The
Psalms show us that God’s people in olden times were wont to think
much of God’s actions, and to have a song concerning each of them. So let
God’s people now rehearse the deeds of the Lord! Let them tell of His
mighty acts, and “sing unto the Lord, for He hath triumphed gloriously.”
Nor let them ever cease to sing, for as new mercies flow to them day by
day, so should their gladness in the Lord’s loving acts in providence and in
grace show itself in continued thanksgiving. Be glad ye children of Zion
and rejoice in the Lord your God.

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Producer: Todd Adkins
Voice Artist: Ian Cullen