Good Morning,
"Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing." (Pa. 100:1-2) I was meditating on this particular part of the verse that says to, "serve the Lord with gladness." Serve
is to do our work and to busy about our labor; to attend and comply
with the commands or demands of another; to wait on another in order to
satisfy. I was
wondering about myself, "am I really
serving God with gladness?" Am I waiting on Him in order to truly
satisfy Him? Have I been busy serving and attending in order to comply
with His commands, with gladness? Gladness is having a cheerful or happy disposition by nature; experiencing pleasure, joy, or delight: made happy; being very willing. So,
am I cheerful and happy as I serve God? I know Christians who serve
God from a lot of disposition, but how many of us do it from a place of
gladness? Disposition is a prevailing tendency, mood, or inclination. Being
Christ-like
means that we should have a prevailing tendency to be happy, joyful,
and delightful, not sad, mournful, mad, and miserable. We should be
happy to serve God in our lives everyday. Now, I am not saying that we
should be walking around with a pasted smile on our face, but that 9
times out of 10, our nature should be pleasurable. You say, "but that's not my nature", I do not have a happy disposition. Well, I believe God's Word, and what He says about our new nature, and
He says this; "Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased." (Ps. 4:7) Next scripture verse says this; "You have turned my mourning into dancing for me; You have put off my sackcloth and girded me with gladness." (Ps. 30:11) The Word says, "in the mouth of two or three witnesses let every word be established," (Mtt. 18:16). So, here is our third witness; "You love righteousness, uprightness, and
right standing with God and hate wickedness; therefore God, Your God,
has anointed You with the oil of gladness above Your fellows." (Ps. 45:7) God has put His nature of gladness in our hearts, He has girded us, and anointed us with His gladness. Girded means that He has encompassed us, equipped us, and clothed us with gladness. Anointed means He has spread gladness like oil on us, it means to smear and spread upon. Put means that He has placed gladness in our heart,
which is our minds, will, inner most being, our inclination, our
determination. So,
after all that is said and done we must incline ourselves to be glad as
we serve God. It is our God-given nature. We can choose or will or
incline ourselves to be happy as we continue to walk and labor in
Christ. We can be determined to be happy! It is not based on our
circumstances, but our new nature, which is of God. Do not allow
circumstances to dictate to you what your response should be at any
given time. Be determined
to put off sackcloth, [which is sadness, mourning, madness, and being
miserable] and let yourself be clothed with gladness and come before his
presence singing. We are glad people by nature! Act like
it.
is to do our work and to busy about our labor; to attend and comply
with the commands or demands of another; to wait on another in order to
satisfy. I was
wondering about myself, "am I really
serving God with gladness?" Am I waiting on Him in order to truly
satisfy Him? Have I been busy serving and attending in order to comply
with His commands, with gladness? Gladness is having a cheerful or happy disposition by nature; experiencing pleasure, joy, or delight: made happy; being very willing. So,
am I cheerful and happy as I serve God? I know Christians who serve
God from a lot of disposition, but how many of us do it from a place of
gladness? Disposition is a prevailing tendency, mood, or inclination. Being
Christ-like
means that we should have a prevailing tendency to be happy, joyful,
and delightful, not sad, mournful, mad, and miserable. We should be
happy to serve God in our lives everyday. Now, I am not saying that we
should be walking around with a pasted smile on our face, but that 9
times out of 10, our nature should be pleasurable. You say, "but that's not my nature", I do not have a happy disposition. Well, I believe God's Word, and what He says about our new nature, and
He says this; "Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased." (Ps. 4:7) Next scripture verse says this; "You have turned my mourning into dancing for me; You have put off my sackcloth and girded me with gladness." (Ps. 30:11) The Word says, "in the mouth of two or three witnesses let every word be established," (Mtt. 18:16). So, here is our third witness; "You love righteousness, uprightness, and
right standing with God and hate wickedness; therefore God, Your God,
has anointed You with the oil of gladness above Your fellows." (Ps. 45:7) God has put His nature of gladness in our hearts, He has girded us, and anointed us with His gladness. Girded means that He has encompassed us, equipped us, and clothed us with gladness. Anointed means He has spread gladness like oil on us, it means to smear and spread upon. Put means that He has placed gladness in our heart,
which is our minds, will, inner most being, our inclination, our
determination. So,
after all that is said and done we must incline ourselves to be glad as
we serve God. It is our God-given nature. We can choose or will or
incline ourselves to be happy as we continue to walk and labor in
Christ. We can be determined to be happy! It is not based on our
circumstances, but our new nature, which is of God. Do not allow
circumstances to dictate to you what your response should be at any
given time. Be determined
to put off sackcloth, [which is sadness, mourning, madness, and being
miserable] and let yourself be clothed with gladness and come before his
presence singing. We are glad people by nature! Act like
it.
Love,
Pastor D.
Daughters of Z 
Pastor Debra,on point dear. Serving God with gladness can motivate and make people feel the touch of God. Love, love. Thank you Pastor
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