David [00:00:00]:
All right, Here we go. 5, 4, 3. Wow. Here we are, the 17th of August, as I said earlier, and I’m so excited to be here today. We’re continuing our Study of Psalm 118, 24. This is a powerful verse. And as I said last week, probably 20 years ago, the Lord impressed me, nudged me to start declaring this verse, use my voice to declare this verse. Every morning as I started my day, and I’ve been doing that and pretty much every day for the last 20 years, I get up and say, this is the day that the Lord has made.
David [00:00:54]:
I will rejoice and be glad in it. And as I shared last week, I’ve continued that and it’s become even a declaration. This is the day that the Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it. This is the day my father God has made for me. He has blessed this day, and he has blessed me in this day. I’m blessed coming in, I’m blessed going out, I’m blessed in the city, I’m blessing the field. I’m blessed in my basket and I’m blessed in my storehouse.
David [00:01:27]:
Father God, thank you for commanding your blessing upon me. And I can go on and on and on with that and several scripture, other scriptures I brought in to play with that. But this is a powerful verse and I’m excited to share with you today. Last week, as we began, we, we found four key things out about this verse. Number one, it’s a declaration of God’s sovereignty. He made the day, and he is in this day. It’s a call to rejoice with purpose. Be glad, rejoice and be glad in this day.
Speaker B [00:02:08]:
Hallelujah.
David [00:02:09]:
Now we’re going to talk more about that today. It’s a prophetic, messianic verse. What we see is this psalm is a prophetic psalm that spoke to the day of redemption that was coming through Jesus Christ. And then we saw that this verse highlights the significance of our relationship with the Lord daily as we enter into praise with him every day and rejoicing in him. And then we also learned we can rejoice in the day. We can rejoice in days gone by like creation, Christmas, Easter, Pentecost, salvation, things like that. Or we can rejoice in the days to come. If there’s a birth gonna happen in your family, you can go ahead and start rejoicing and being glad in that day.
David [00:03:07]:
And if you know of a graduation that’s coming in your family, you can go ahead and start rejoicing and be glad in that day of graduation before it even arrives like the Rapture. We rejoice and be glad that Jesus is coming back to take us all to heaven together and that we’re going to go up together. I rejoice in that day. We rejoice and we’re glad for it now. We don’t have to wait till the day we can rejoice and and be glad in the Lord for what he’s doing throughout all generations, throughout all eternity. We can go ahead and start rejoicing and being glad in that praise God that thrills the Father’s heart. And so though rejoicing and being glad may seem similar, they have distinct nuances that deepen the meaning of them when both are used together. And so understanding these differences helps us know how to live this out daily.
David [00:04:14]:
And we’re going to look at that today. That’s where we’re going today, is exploring the differences in rejoicing and being glad and how they work together. Hallelujah. Praise God. The number one thing we want to look at today is this is rejoice comes from the Hebrew. And this word expresses a strong outward expression of joy. And so when we’re talking about rejoicing, we’re talking about that outward expression of joy. It’s often loud, it can be exuberant.
David [00:04:50]:
You can even be spinning around or dancing with joy. It carries a sense of delighting greatly in something or someone. And so it reminds me, I may have shared this last week, but it reminds me, my grandson just spent a week here with us, and we got up one morning to go to breakfast, and he said, papa, we’re going to Cracker Barrel today, right? And I went, yes, we are. And he just started going, oh, yeah. And he’s dancing around and he’s so excited. And so it’s that sense of delight, shouting and celebration. Even trembling, it can be trembling in a good way. You’re so excited, you’re just trembling.
David [00:05:35]:
You know, it’s active. It’s an intentional choice to celebrate. And it’s not based on feelings as much as it’s based on I want to rejoice in this. And so Psalms 2:11, and this is in the Common Study Bible, it says this. Serve the Lord with reverential awe and rejoice with trembling. Serve the Lord with reverential awe and rejoice with trembling. And so the awe of God that we serve him with, we’re so in awe of God that we rejoice with trembling, it just stirs that up within us. And we want to rejoice in him.
Speaker B [00:06:25]:
Hallelujah.
David [00:06:26]:
Praise God. Rejoicing with trembling is an outward demonstration of honor and respect. Praise God. An outward demonstration of honor and respect. Lord, I so honor your I so respect you. I want to demonstrate that. I want to show that Praise God. It’s like what we do when someone enters a room and we don’t want to honor them.
David [00:06:56]:
We stand and we applaud them. We clap, we all stand together and greet them. So we come each day rejoicing in the Lord, outwardly expressing our joy and honoring him, and showing respect for him. Isaiah 61:10 and the new king James Version says this, I will greatly rejoice. Not just rejoice, but I will greatly rejoice in the Lord. My soul shall be joyful, and in my God. And we know that word soul there is our mind, our will, and our emotions. So my soul shall be joyful in my God.
David [00:07:44]:
For he has clothed me with the garments of salvation. He has covered me with the robe of righteousness. And as a bridegroom decks herself with ornaments, and as a bride adorns herself with jewels, that’s how I rejoice in the Lord. I come with joy to him, recognizing what he’s done in my life. And so I want to bring joy and rejoicing and honor and respect to him. It’s like I’m being clothed with righteousness. And I come presenting myself to him in a way that he sees me as a bridegroom decked with ornaments, or as a bride adorns herself with jewels. It becomes something that the Lord sees and enjoys and desires and is blessed by.
David [00:08:43]:
This is the joy you express outwardly.
Speaker B [00:08:47]:
Hallelujah.
David [00:08:48]:
Praise God. Can you see it? Can you see it? Have you done it lately? Can you see yourself rejoicing in this way in the Lord? An example of this is when King David brought the Ark of the Covenant back to Jerusalem and he danced before the Ark all the way to the temple. They’d gone out and the Ark had come back. They’d gone out to Obed Edom’s home and taken the Ark, and they were bringing it back into Jerusalem to put it in the temple in its place, back in its proper place. And David was so excited at what God had done and so wanted to honor him that he danced before the Ark of the Covenant, all the way back into Jerusalem to the temple where they placed it. The priest placed it back in its proper place. Let’s read this. 2 Samuel 6:14 15 in the New King James Version says then David danced before the Lord with all his might.
David [00:10:03]:
With all his might. He just didn’t two step and dance around. He danced with all his might. And David was wearing a linen ephod. So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of the Lord with shouting and with the sound of the trumpet. And so they were all shouting. They’re all dancing, they’re all rejoicing, the trumpeters are playing. And this was a grand, a grand procession bringing the glory of God back into its proper place there in the temple.
David [00:10:43]:
Then King David’s dancing was an expression of uninhibited joy. Let me say that correctly. King David’s dancing was an expression of uninhibited joy. He didn’t care what people thought. He didn’t care what he looked like. He wanted to rejoice and honor God. It was a reverence for, for God’s presence coming back into Jerusalem, his glory coming back. It was a spontaneous overflow of his heart.
David [00:11:17]:
It came from within him. This was David’s genuine worship to the Lord God. King David’s dance highlights a genuine and passionate relationship with God. David had a heart for God. Scripture tells us that it demonstrates that true worship. Hear this. True worship transcends social norms and personal dignity.
Speaker B [00:11:53]:
Hallelujah.
David [00:11:55]:
True worship is not based on and built around social norms and personal dignity. It’s our heart expressing ourselves to God in thanksgiving and praise. And so that’s what rejoicing is all about. That’s the definition there. I wanted to give you a good picture of that. But then it goes on to say, rejoice and be glad now. Glad now. Rejoicing was an outward expression.
David [00:12:25]:
Glad there in the Hebrew this. This means to be joyful inwardly. A sense of contentment, satisfaction and well being. Wow. You’re contented, you’re at peace. You live and walk in a place of satisfaction in your relationship with God. And you know that things are okay. It’s a sense of well being.
David [00:12:57]:
All is right in the world. It doesn’t matter what’s going on around me. I know all is right because I’m in relationship with my father, God. It describes an internal state of gladness or delight. All can be trouble and stress around you. But I can be glad at heart and delighting in you because I’m in relationship with the Lord God. Even if it’s not loudly expressed, it’s genuine. It’s what isn’t in us is in us.
David [00:13:37]:
It’s what we’re grateful for. It speaks more to the heart’s posture. It takes pleasure in someone or something.
Speaker B [00:13:49]:
Hallelujah. Hallelujah.
David [00:13:53]:
This verse is saying, come and be glad. Take pleasure in me every day. Come, be contented in our relationship. Be satisfied. Know that I am with youh always.
Speaker B [00:14:11]:
And you’re gonna be great.
David [00:14:14]:
You’re secure, you’re safe. Have joy. Inwardly, it’s an inward joy, an inward expression of joy versus an outward demonstrative expression. So while there are times we want to express ourselves outwardly, those times come and go. But that inward joy is something you can walk in every day, all day long, 24 7, knowing that God’s presence is right there with you. He never leaves you. He never forsakes you. He is always with you.
David [00:15:02]:
This inward gratefulness and joy can spark the outward expression of rejoicing. But what this verse is saying, it’s inviting us to have those outward expressions. Come, rejoicing in this day. But come and be glad. Come and be grateful. Have a grateful heart for this day, and walk in that sense of gratefulness and gladness all day long. No matter where you are, who you’re with, what you’re doing, be grateful, be glad. As I said last time, our friend, Brother Jackie Liston, I love his saying, hey, I’m grateful.
David [00:15:45]:
How about you? And he’ll ask me, what are you grateful for today, David, Praise God. Gratefulness. And there’s a lot of benefits that comes from gratefulness. We’ll study that at another time. We’ve talked about it before. But people who have a grateful heart, they’re healthier, they live longer, they have a better mindset, better outlook on life. They do better in every way. So what the Lord is saying here, come rejoicing and be grateful.
David [00:16:19]:
Life’s going to be a lot better. No matter what’s going on around you, life’s going to be a lot better. If you come, you’re joyful and you’re grateful.
Speaker B [00:16:29]:
Hallelujah.
David [00:16:29]:
Thank you, Lord. Psalm 32:11 Let me share this with you. And this is where the Hebrew word for be glad. This is one of the verses that’s used in it says, be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous. So here it is again. Hey, all you righteous people, be glad and rejoice. So be glad in here and rejoice out here. Let it be known.
David [00:16:59]:
Let people know you’re rejoicing in the Lord. This inward gratefulness and joy sparks, like I said before, an outward expression of joy. And so somebody says, hey, how are you doing today? Oh, I’m doing great, God has blessed me. And this is going, and this happened. And so you begin to share with them your perspective on things. So that inward gratefulness now has become an outward expression. And so see how they work together. And then your outward expression even brings more gratefulness in your heart and peace and contentment and satisfaction.
David [00:17:45]:
And you’re. You’re even more grateful than you were. You’re glad, Glad, glad in this day.
Speaker B [00:17:52]:
Hallelujah.
David [00:17:53]:
Psalm 511 says this. But let all those that put their trust in thee rejoice. Let them ever shout for joy, because thou defendest them. Let them also that love thy name be joyful in thee. And so we see again, but both expressions there, that outward shouting for joy, but that inward being joyful in the Lord all day long in every way. The second thing we see here in this verse with the difference in rejoicing and being glad is this. Every day is made with purpose. And so this verse is saying, come every day, this is the day.
David [00:18:51]:
Today is the day that the Lord has made. And so we touched on this last week. But God makes every day with purpose and intention. It said, this is the day the Lord has made. And that word made there in the Hebrew means this. It means this is the day that the Lord created. This is the day the Lord ordained. This is the day the Lord prepared for a reason, for a purpose.
David [00:19:28]:
He has filled this day with opportunity and possibility so that we can execute his plan. Wow. Think about it. I just outlined what God did. He created, ordained, prepared. He had a reason for that, a purpose for that. He put opportunities and possibilities in this day as a part of creating it, so that we could use all that, be inspired by all that to go execute his plan. Psalm 118:24 is a reminder that each day is created by God and meant to be received with gratitude and joy.
David [00:20:12]:
God, thank you for everything you did to create this day. Thank you for all that you’ve put into this day, Father God, give me the eyes to see, the ears to hear, and the heart to understand all the opportunities and possibilities you have in this day, so that I may execute them well and see your kingdom come here in the earth. Praise God. Praise God. We all have that privilege. We all have that honor, and we all have that opportunity every day to come into this day, seeing it from God’s perspective and going, all right, Lord, what are we doing today? What have you got for me today?
Speaker B [00:20:58]:
Hallelujah.
David [00:21:00]:
Jeremiah 29:11. And you know this verse. You’ve heard it before. This is from the Niv it says, for I know the plans. Now this is the Lord talking. For I know the plans I have for you. So God knows the plans. He has plans for you.
David [00:21:18]:
Intentional plans, declares the Lord. For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord. Plans to prosper you. And that word prosper there in the Hebrew means to bless you so that you increase, so that you advance, so that you make progress, so that you succeed, so that you profit in what you’re doing.
Speaker B [00:21:46]:
Hallelujah.
David [00:21:48]:
God has put all that within us. Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, not to hold you back, but plans to give you a hope and a future. Paul said that we serve the God of hope, the God of active expectation. That word there in the Greek, the word hope there. When Paul talks about he’s a God of hope, it means active expectation, confident expectation and unshakable expectation. That’s who the God of hope is and that’s who we serve. And we can actively expect him and look for what he’s promised us and know that he’s working in our behalf. In fact, we can expect with confidence that he is doing what he said.
David [00:22:42]:
And we can know with unshakable expectation. Doesn’t matter what’s going on around me, what’s going on in the world, what you’re telling me or not telling me. I know that, I know that. I know that. I know that what God said is true. And here’s what he’s doing. God has planned each of our days and our future with purpose and intention. God has planned each of our days and our future with purpose and intention.
Speaker B [00:23:20]:
Hallelujah.
David [00:23:21]:
God has a purpose for you today. He has an intention for you today. A plan for you today. Just get up, rejoicing and being glad in him and say, lord, show me what’s the way today. What are we doing? Where are we going? Who are we touching and pouring into today? Who can we help today, Lord? Who can we love?
Speaker B [00:23:43]:
Hallelujah.
David [00:23:45]:
Lamentations 3, 22 and 23. This is from the ESV version. Says the steadfast love of the Lord never ceases. His mercies never come to an end. They are new every morning. Great is your faithfulness. Hallelujah. There’s a great worship song that’s written based on that verse.
David [00:24:11]:
And it’s a great, great verse to sing to the Lord every day. Wow. Think about this. The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases. His mercies never come to an end. They are new every morning. Great is your faithfulness God doesn’t expect us to live on yesterday’s grace and mercy. And I know I’ve said that before in some way or another, but it’s worth saying again.
David [00:24:46]:
He gives it to us new every day. He pours out of himself, grace and mercy every day. That’s for that day and for you in that day. And he does that with his love and with his purpose.
Speaker B [00:25:05]:
Hallelujah.
David [00:25:07]:
Know that this is all driven by God’s love. And so our love, our appreciation should be driving us, encouraging us, inspiring us to rejoice and be glad.
Speaker B [00:25:21]:
Hallelujah.
David [00:25:22]:
Proverbs 16:9 in the NIV says this. In their hearts, humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps. We may have a plan. We may know we need to get from here to here, but God will show you the way. He will establish your steps, your course. Another version says, he will order your steps in line with his will and purpose. All we have to do is seek Him. All we have to do is ask him for that direction.
David [00:25:59]:
Even when we make plans, God is there, ready to guide our daily path with divine purpose. He’s ready to show you the way. He’s ready to open doors for you. He’s ready to provide connections for you.
Speaker B [00:26:18]:
Hallelujah.
David [00:26:20]:
Provision for you. God is ready.
Speaker B [00:26:24]:
Hallelujah.
David [00:26:25]:
Ephesians 2:10 and the NIV love. This verse says, for we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works which God prepared in advance for us to do so. Before the foundation of the world, he had already prepared good works for us to do so. He has given us and prepared for us daily opportunities for us to walk in his purpose.
Speaker B [00:27:01]:
Hallelujah.
David [00:27:02]:
To walk in his purpose. And I’ll probably touch on this again, but that word there we are God’s handiwork. That word, handiwork there is the Greek word poiema. It’s where we get our English word poem or poet. And so we are God’s poem. It means to weave together, weave together a tapestry of words that express what the writer is wanting to express, what the person is wanting to say. So we are God’s handiwork, His poem in the earth, His Word woven into us and together in us in a way that we express Him. And as we do this, we do good works which God has prepared in advance for us to do.
David [00:28:08]:
Think about that, guys. Just meditate. That’s who you are, whether you realize it or not.
Speaker B [00:28:16]:
Hallelujah.
David [00:28:17]:
And every day you have an opportunity to go forth and be God’s poem. In the earth to someone could be your family, your spouse, your mother, your father, brothers and sisters, sons and daughters, cousins, nieces, nephews, friends, colleagues, people you work with, people you meet. Pastor Kanye and I were out walking. We walk early, and we were out walking very early this morning. There was an elderly gentleman walking the path also out there. And we stopped and just said hi to him. And he was telling us about he had brought a bag of apples. He was feeding the deer that are out there along that path.
David [00:29:09]:
And so we stop and talk to him for a moment just to bless him. Who knows what that did for him, how God uses that. But that was an opportunity to bless others and walk in God’s purpose today. The third thing we want to see here is what I call the complete picture. And so Psalm 118, 24 pairs rejoicing our outward celebration with being glad, our inner delight to show a complete response to God’s goodness. And so here’s an aspect and the qualities of rejoice. It was an outward visible or audible joy. And it can be expressed vocally.
David [00:30:04]:
Singing, shouting, praising, talking, having communication with one another. It can be shared in a conversation. It can be a physical lifting of the hands and worship and praise. It can be clapping. It can be singing, spinning, dancing, all the ways we express things outwardly. Sometimes it may even seem ecstatic, overflowing. I can’t. I can’t contain it.
David [00:30:38]:
Oh, this is more. It’s actionable. It’s an actionable celebration in response to a moment of breakthrough or blessing, of revelation or insight.
Speaker B [00:30:55]:
Hallelujah.
David [00:30:56]:
Rejoice in the Lord. Scripture says there in Thessalonians, rejoice in the Lord always in all things. Rejoice in the Lord. Hallelujah. The word be glad there in the Hebrew is an inward felt gladness. It’s seeing the Lord. It’s recognizing him in everything, in every aspect of your day, knowing that it’s him and acknowledging him in it. It’s a heart of gratefulness.
David [00:31:39]:
Being glad can be expressed through journaling us, writing and journaling our thoughts and our feelings and our insights. It’s seeking the Lord and pursuing the Lord. It’s reading, it’s meditation. It’s studying the Word. It’s being so secure in your relationship and resting in his presence, his peace, his satisfaction and his contentment. It is very much a deep emotion, affection, appreciation for God in response to the presence and faithfulness of the Lord every day. And then together, rejoicing and being glad, they reflect upon full response to the Lord’s Ongoing provision. God is the God of provision.
David [00:32:49]:
There is no lack in the Lord. He is the source of all things, and all things flow from Him. All life flows from Him. All provision in every way flows from Him. So what we see is one expression is in the moment, that rejoicing outwardly is in the moment. But our other expression is ongoing gratefulness and appreciation. That gladness of heart which becomes our testimony, what we can share with others, which becomes our story. We will express our joy and experience inner gladness because of what God has done, what and what he is doing and what he will do.
David [00:33:44]:
Praise God. Praise God. Praise God. Praise God.
Speaker B [00:33:50]:
Hallelujah.
David [00:33:51]:
Thank you, Lord, for the opportunity to rejoice and be glad in you. When we recognize that this is the day the Lord has made, it calls for more than just happiness. It invites both a visible celebration, rejoicing and an internal attitude of gratefulness. Gladness. Even in challenging seasons we can say, I choose to rejoice with my words and actions and be glad in my heart and spirit, because God made today. So I encourage you, let joy rise outwardly and gladness rest in you inwardly.
Speaker B [00:34:48]:
Hallelujah.
David [00:34:51]:
Declare this verse with me. Let’s do this together. Repeat after me. Psalm 118:24. I’m reading this from the new King James Version. Say this. This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it.
Speaker B [00:35:13]:
Hallelujah.
David [00:35:15]:
Even in challenging seasons we can say this. Repeat this after me. I choose to rejoice with my words and actions and be glad in my heart and spirit. Because God made today.
Speaker B [00:35:37]:
Hallelujah.
David [00:35:39]:
Our Lord made today, and he made it for you, and he made it with you and mine. So let’s rise outwardly with joy and let’s express our gladness and sense it inwardly and praise the Lord all the day long.
Speaker B [00:35:59]:
Hallelujah.
David [00:36:00]:
Let’s bow our heads in prayer. Father, I know that many people may be going through some tough times right now. Through a trial or tribulation. The enemy is coming against them in some way. But we know they can still rejoice and be glad and find joy in you and gladness in you, gratefulness in you, Lord, because you were here and you made this day. And as you said to the disciples, you’re going to have tribulation in life. But rejoice, be glad, for I have overcome the world. And so, Father, we thank you.
David [00:36:38]:
You have overcome. And as we rejoice and we’re glad in you, you overcome through us. You give us the victory we are more than conquerors in Christ Jesus. And we thank you for this day that you have made. And we choose, Lord, to rejoice and be glad in it. And in Jesus name we say it is so. Amen.
Speaker B [00:37:07]:
Hallelujah.
David [00:37:08]:
God bless you. Go out there and rejoice and be glad today. Find every opportunity to do that this week and be blessed. Pastor Kanye is coming now with a closing thought and a prayer. We’ll see you next week.
