Rejoice always? How can we have joy…always? Have faith in His Son (the word). Have faith in the Holy Spirit’s power to be our helper, comforter (John 14:16-18), and guide (Romans 8:14, John 16:13). Have faith in His promises (2 Peter 1:4, 2 Cor 1:20), Have faith in his forgiveness (1 John 1:9). Have faith in the righteousness that God provides (Romans 3:22–26, Romans 8:32–35). Have faith in a loving God (1 John 4:8, 1 John 4:16). We believe we have the victory–right now—even before we see the finishing line.
One other point, notice it says it is God’s will for us to rejoice always? Just wanted to point that out as well…Have a blessed day!
Mark 11:22 (NKJV)22 So Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God.
John 14:16–18 (NKJV)16 And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever—17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you. 18 I will not leave you orphans; I will come to you.
Romans 8:14 (NKJV)14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.
John 16:13 (NKJV)13 However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.
2 Peter 1:4 (NKJV)4 by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
2 Corinthians 1:20–22 (NKJV)20 For all the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God through us. 21 Now He who establishes us with you in Christ and has anointed us is God, 22 who also has sealed us and given us the Spirit in our hearts as a guarantee.
1 John 1:9 (NKJV)9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 John 4:8–11 (NKJV)8 He who does not love does not know God, for God is love. 9 In this the love of God was manifested toward us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through Him. 10 In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
1 John 4:16 (NKJV)16 And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him.
Romans 3:22–26 (NKJV)22 even the righteousness of God, through faith in Jesus Christ, to all and on all who believe. For there is no difference; 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25 whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blood, through faith, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His forbearance God had passed over the sins that were previously committed, 26 to demonstrate at the present time His righteousness, that He might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
Romans 8:32–35 (NKJV)32 He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things? 33 Who shall bring a charge against God’s elect? It is God who justifies. 34 Who is he who condemns? It is Christ who died, and furthermore is also risen, who is even at the right hand of God, who also makes intercession for us. 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?
John 16:33 (NKJV) 33 These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”
John 15:11 (NKJV)11 “These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full.