“Rejoice in the Lord ALWAYS.” (Phil. 4:4) Rejoice, (chairō): be glad, be well. AT ALL TIMES. WHY? Because the Lord is ALWAYS with us “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified…for the LORD your God GOES WITH YOU; HE WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU nor forsake you.” (Deut. 31:6) “Again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentleness be known to all…the Lord is at hand. BE ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be MADE KNOWN TO GOD; and the PEACE OF GOD, which surpasses (exceeds) all understanding, will GUARD (phroureō: to hem in, protect) your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.” (Phil. 4:4-7)
When we believe in Jesus and commit ourselves to Him, something like this could very well happen in our lives. In the midst of a GREAT STORM, Jesus “…arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “PEACE, BE STILL!” And the wind ceased and there was A GREAT CALM.” (Mark 4:39) In the beginning when Jesus the WORD OF GOD came forth saying, “Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear”; and IT WAS SO. And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters HE CALLED SEAS. And God saw that it was good.” (Gen. 1:9-10) He created the seas so it’s no wonder that He can calm them and any other difficulties in our lives!
-Bill Stockham