Worship and Rejoice

Today I read Deuteronomy 14:14-16:12 and John 4:18-46. My favorite verses are:

Deuteronomy 16:11 And thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to place his name there.

John 4:24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

God wants us to rejoice in our worship of Him. He wants families to rejoice in His presence. He wants those who are in difficult circumstances to rejoice in Him. He says to rejoice in the place which He has chosen. Sometimes we find ourselves in places where we would rather not be; we need to seek the Lord’s will and get in the place He has chosen for us—the place where He is. Then we can worship Him in spirit and truth and rejoice in knowing that we are in His presence.