Rejoyce!: Daily Devotional

By Joyce L. Rodgers

ReJoyce is designed to use any day or month of the year. I present selected thirty-one devotionals that are intended to make you pause, think, and reflect on your spiritual journey. In addition to a thought-provoking Scripture, each devotional concludes with a Point to Ponder, useful for making spiritual application of the daily theme. Regardless of what you face each day, may the daily devotionals cause you to exemplify the words of the apostle Paul and ReJoyce!

Primary Purpose Ministries

Evangelist Joyce L. Rodgers

P.O. Box 116537

Carrollton, Texas 75011-6537

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• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: May 3, 2013
• ISBN: 9781449768348

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2012917708

WestBow Press rev. date: 5/1/2013

Contents

Forward

Anchored in the Lord

How Can I Say Thank You?

Out With the Old—In With the New!

The Power of Prayer

The Things We Do for Love!

A Prime Candidate

A Mother’s Persistence

Let Freedom Ring!

Can You Hear it Now?

A Time to Pray

Father Knows Best

All I Want

Love Will Find a Way

Real Talk

Anointed to Lead

The Blessing of Womanhood

The Privilege of Service

A Divine Stimulus Package!

Missing the Season

A Father’s Love

A Frightening Thought

Please and Thank You

The Weight of Glory

All Brand New

The Order of Love

It IS that Crucial!

Marching Orders

The Ministry of Wisdom

The Last Word

The Best Things in Life are Free!

We Want YOU!

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The Dearest Woman

May your … Mother be glad; may she who gave you birth rejoice.

Proverbs 23:25 NIV

When Jesus saw His mother there … he said Dear woman, here is your son.

John 19:26 NIV

I’m sure most of you know that on April 18, 2012 my dear, sweet Mother – MaDea – transitioned from her earthly time here and went home to be with the Lord.

Needless to say, her home-going is a bittersweet event. I miss her more than words can say; the lack of her physical presence creates a void in my world and in my heart that no human being can fill. No one else can ever fill it, because it is the special place that God Himself gives to a Mother alone. Yet, despite my pain, my soul literally rejoices when I think of the fact that MaDea is now in the presence of the Lord, free from all physical ills and cares. MaDea’s sight failed her in her last years, but now her vision is crystal clear. The burdens of her heart are beyond lifted – they have been totally erased. Her steps are no longer halted; instead, she walks upright and enjoys full freedom of motion. Just think: Now MaDea can run and skip along those streets of gold anytime she gets ready!

In the book of Proverbs, Solomon, the richest and wisest man who ever lived before the coming of Christ, exhorted the Israelites to aspire to live holy and godly lives that would honor God and make their parents proud. According to Solomon, seeing her children live righteously was enough to inspire rejoicing in the heart of a Mother. I thank God for my godly Mother and I especially thank Him that He enabled her to raise her children in the fear and admonition of the Lord. I thank Him that MaDea lived to see her children and grandchildren saved and working in the Lord’s vineyard. MaDea rejoiced here on earth,