"Faye's Daily Words Of Encouragement # 186 Today's Word Is : Gladness"

Definition of the word Gladness: To be happy, to be pleased, experiencing or causing p;easure, joy or delight.

Deuteronomy chapter  28 - 47 : Because thou servesteth not the Lord thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things.

Nehemiah chapter 8 - 17 :and all the congregation of them that were come again  out of the captivity made booths, and sat under the booths ; for since the days of Joshua the son of Nun unto that day .

Psalms chapter 4 - 7 : Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in the time that their corn and their wine increased.

Psalms chapter 45 - 7 : Thou loveth righteousness, and hatest wickedness, therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above the fellows.

Psalms chapter 97 -11 Lights is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart.

Isaiah chapter 35 - 10 " And the Ransom of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow  and sightings shall fall away.

Acts chapter 2 - 46 : and they continuingdaily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart.

Psalms chapter 100 - 2 : Serve the Lord with gladness : come before his presence with singing.

Proverbs chapter 10 - 28 : The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectations of the wicked shall perish.

Today's daily words of encouragement word is Gladness: Gladness is being happy  or joyful. The children of God is suppose to reflect the word of God, which is gladness of heart.  We are suppose to be filled with gladness when  we're doing the will of God. Our happy appearance will show our gladness of our heart in all our godly deeds and actions.

The work of God is not a chore to be looked upon as something we dread doing.On the contrary, it's a joyful and glorious effort on the part of God's children, to bring the word , having gladness of heart. a joyful heart will go along way in helping us give the bread of life to those that seek it. So, we should diligent, joyful  and faithful about the work of God.

Benny Faye Douglass