When you cannot rejoice in feelings,
circumstances or conditions,
rejoice in the Lord.
A. B. Simpson
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See, God has come to save me! I will trust and not be afraid,
for the Lord is my strength and song; he is my salvation.
Isaiah 12:2 Living Bible
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Let this one great, gracious, glorious fact lie in your spirit
until it permeates all your thoughts and makes you rejoice
even though you are without strength.
Rejoice that the Lord Jesus has become your strength and your song –
He has become your salvation.
Charles Spurgeon
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But I trust in your unfailing love;
my heart rejoices in your salvation.
I will sing the Lord’s praise,
for he has been good to me.
Psalm 13:5-6 NIV
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I think we all sin by needlessly disobeying the apostolic injunction
to “rejoice” as much as by anything else.
C. S. Lewis