"FOR THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS RIGHTEOUSNESS, AND PEACE, AND JOY IN THE HOLY GHOST." It is every believer's privilege to rejoice in God, for God is reconciled to him in the person and through the work of Jesus; all charges against him are blotted out; all his sins are freely and fully forgiven; he is justified from all things and stands before God in Christ, accepted, beloved, and blessed. To him God is love; with him God is at peace, for he is now a son. This is the testimony of God, realized in the soul by faith. God is the believer's exceeding joy, and we rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory. If we joy in persons, they change; if we joy in friends, they die; if we joy in possessions, they fly away; but if we joy in God, though that joy may be interrupted, yet the Lord remains eternally the same, and we shall joy for evermore. Beloved, look at Jehovah in Jesus; there you see Him as the Father of mercies, the God of all comfort; rejoice in Him as your God, your portion, your all in all. Throughout this day, joy in God as your Father, your Friend, and your Saviour. In this rejoice and be exceeding glad.

For Meditation:
O that I could now adore Him,
As the heavenly hosts above,
Who for ever bow before Him,
And unceasing sing His love!
Happy songsters!
When shall I your chorus join?