Be Glad

Isaiah 61:3b "The oil of gladness instead of mourning, the garment of praise instead of a faint spirit."

Maybe today you are mourning a loss. Perhaps a loved one is sick, or died. Perhaps you lost your job or a relationship is broken. You feel faint and heavy and laden down instead of lifted up.

You aren't a bad person because you mourn. In fact, we should mourn our sin and our fallen nature. Then we should turn to God. His promise of new life gives us what Isaiah calls a "garment of praise."

Today my simple encouragement to you is to have a change of clothes. In the midst of your mourning, rejoice in the Lord by telling Him how wonderful He is, by lifting up songs of praise so that they cover you like a garment. You can do that because God also says that He will cause all things to work together for the good for those that love him and are called according to His purposes.

Pastor Tom