"Oh How Wonderful"

"Sing unto God, sing praises to His name: extol Him that rideth upon the heavens by His name JAH, and rejoice before Him." (Psalms 68:4) When it comes to all that God has to offer us, there really is no end to the treasures that He has made available to those that are His children. Really that is what it's all about, being one of His children. I mean really, you can try and explain it any way that you want to, but when it comes right down to it, we are either one of His children, or were are not; and if we are one of His children, then we will be as one of His children; plain and simple. For those of us that are one of His there is freedom, not rules and commands, but real freedom to live and worship the God that loves us, and that wants us to rejoice in the fullness of His marvelous love. I can't say it enough, but our ability to rejoice is not really based upon our position in this world, but is based upon our position in heaven. It's like a quote from that old movie, The Gumball Rally, "1st rule in Italian driving: Whats'a behind me is not important!" Very similar to Paul's version in Philippians 3:13 "Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead, I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us." (NLT) The name used for God, "JAH", is just the shortened name for Jehovah; but it is primarily representing the name LORD, which actually means, "The One True God"; which, in case you are in need of further justification, is more wonderful then you could ever imagine. Basically, what that means, is that rejoicing is not an option...
"God has now revealed to us His mysterious plan regarding Christ, a plan to fulfill His own good pleasure. And this is the plan: At the right time He will bring everything together under the authority of Christ - everything in heaven and on earth. Furthermore, because we are united with Christ, we have received an inheritance from God, for He chose us in advance, and He makes everything work out according to His plan. God's purpose was that we Jews who were first to trust in Christ would bring praise and glory to God. And now you Gentiles have also heard the truth, the Good News that God saves you. And when you believed in Christ, He identified you as His own by giving you the Holy Spirit, whom He promised long ago. The Spirit is God's guarantee that He will give us the inheritance He promised and that He has purchased us to be His own people. He did this so we would praise and glorify Him." (Ephesians 1:9-14) NLT