What Should We Rejoice For

3. Rejoicing for others are released and saved.

There is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents. God is not pleased with the sinner's destruction by sin, but he is pleased to repent of sinners for life. However, the Pharisees were arrogant and upright, they did not rejoice for people were healed from illness but they hated Jesus because he did not observe the rules of the Sabbath. The Pharisees were waiting for Christ, but when Jesus came they did not know Jesus even killed Jesus Christ .

They kept external laws well and far better than the other people. But they were spiritually blind people. Their hearts were filled with all kinds of sin and filth. The law of God was not in their hearts. Although they honors God with their lips likes honey, but the hearts are far from God. People are justified by faith and not by obeying the law. Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God’s sight by the works of the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin.

John the Baptist said: He will be prosperous, and I will be feeble. Jesus is the head and the church is the body. Instead of Jesus obeying the church, the church should obey Jesus. We must not be the heads of church and should give glory to Jesus. We rejoice in the prosperity of the church, the increase of believers,the spread of the gospel and the salvation of soul, the release and the heal of people. We are members of each other and need to communicate and help with each other, repair the broken walls, share with who are in need and work diligently to build the body of Jesus Christ.

I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent. (Luke15:7 NIV)

4. Rejoice in spiritual rejuvenation.

For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. God wants to give joy to people, but the devil wants to take away people's joy. We must always rejoice in the Lord.

When Elizabeth saw Mary, she was filled with the Holy Spirit and she rejoiced. The church of the apostles continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts. Jesus preached the gospel and was rejected; but when he was filled with the Holy Spirit, he rejoiced. Paul rejoiced in the spread of the gospel and the development of the church. When John saw the believers obeying the truth, he was rejoiced. The apostles were humiliated for preaching the gospel of God, but their heart were rejoiced. Their prayers were filled with the Holy Spirit, and even the house were shaken.