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And my soul shall be joyful in the Lord: it shall rejoice in his salvation.
—Psalm 35:9 (KJV)
David spoke of the joy that his soul found in the Lord and in His salvation, as we see in Psalm 51:12 (KJV) in which he prayed after falling into sin with Bathsheba, "Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit." In Luke 10:17-20 we read what Jesus told the seventy He had sent out to minister in His name:
The seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name! And He said to them, I saw Satan falling like a lightning [flash] from heaven. Behold! I have given you authority and power to trample upon serpents and scorpions, and [physical and mental strength and ability] over all the power that the enemy [possesses]; and nothing shall in any way harm you. Nevertheless, do not rejoice at this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are enrolled in heaven.
If you and I had no other reason at all to rejoice, salvation is reason enough in itself for us to be exceedingly joyful. Just imagine how you would feel if everything in your life was perfect, but you did not know Jesus, or, even worse, if you had to face your current circumstances without knowing the Lord.
Sometimes we hear people say, "I feel like I am between a rock and a hard place." When people who don't know Jesus say this, they are being honest; they are between a hard place and a hard place. But for those who are in relationship and fellowship with the Lord, they are between the Rock (Jesus) and the hard place. Standing on the Rock is a much better place to be than whatever is available to those without Christ.
—Psalm 35:9 (KJV)
David spoke of the joy that his soul found in the Lord and in His salvation, as we see in Psalm 51:12 (KJV) in which he prayed after falling into sin with Bathsheba, "Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit." In Luke 10:17-20 we read what Jesus told the seventy He had sent out to minister in His name:
The seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name! And He said to them, I saw Satan falling like a lightning [flash] from heaven. Behold! I have given you authority and power to trample upon serpents and scorpions, and [physical and mental strength and ability] over all the power that the enemy [possesses]; and nothing shall in any way harm you. Nevertheless, do not rejoice at this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are enrolled in heaven.
If you and I had no other reason at all to rejoice, salvation is reason enough in itself for us to be exceedingly joyful. Just imagine how you would feel if everything in your life was perfect, but you did not know Jesus, or, even worse, if you had to face your current circumstances without knowing the Lord.
Sometimes we hear people say, "I feel like I am between a rock and a hard place." When people who don't know Jesus say this, they are being honest; they are between a hard place and a hard place. But for those who are in relationship and fellowship with the Lord, they are between the Rock (Jesus) and the hard place. Standing on the Rock is a much better place to be than whatever is available to those without Christ.
