ESOCS Devotional 10 August 2025 – Be Glad and Rejoice
MEMORY VERSE: “Sing O daughter of Zion, Shout O Israel, be glad and rejoice with all the heart. The Lord hath taken away thy judgments; he hath cast out thine enemy.” Zephaniah 3:14–15
TEXT: ZEPHANIAH 3:13–20
The remnant of Israel shall do no unrighteousness
And speak no lies,
Nor shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth;
For they shall feed their flocks and lie down,
And no one shall make them afraid.”
14 Sing, O daughter of Zion!
Shout, O Israel!
Be glad and rejoice with all your heart,
O daughter of Jerusalem!
15 The Lord has taken away your judgments,
He has cast out your enemy.
The King of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst;
You shall see disaster no more.
16 In that day it shall be said to Jerusalem:
“Do not fear;
Zion, let not your hands be weak.
17 The Lord your God in your midst,
The Mighty One, will save;
He will rejoice over you with gladness,
He will quiet you with His love,
He will rejoice over you with singing.”
18 “I will gather those who sorrow over the appointed assembly,
Who are among you,
To whom its reproach is a burden.
19 Behold, at that time
I will deal with all who afflict you;
I will save the lame,
And gather those who were driven out;
I will appoint them for praise and fame
In every land where they were put to shame.
20 At that time I will bring you back,
Even at the time I gather you;
For I will give you [b]fame and praise
Among all the peoples of the earth,
When I return your captives before your eyes,”
Says the Lord.
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In the midst of a world filled with bitterness, sorrow, reproach, frustration and pain; God’s word confidently tells us to be glad and rejoice. Oh yes! Never allow circumstances around you to weigh you down. See what our C & S hymn 224 says: “Be glad in the Lord and rejoice”, all ye that are upright in heart, and ye that have made him your, bid sadness and sorrow depart”.
Now, our text explains the reason we should be glad and rejoice – “The Lord hath taken thy judgments…” Any judgment that stagnated and limited us in life has been taken away. Whatever judgment against us that the devil held as evidence and exhibit to accuse us at various points has been taken away. Today, by God’s word, any judgment passed in the physical or spiritual by man or demons against our lives and destinies are taken away, in the name of Jesus Christ! Therefore rejoice, shout for joy because there is no more limiting judgment against us.
Again, God tells us to be glad and rejoice because He has cast out our enemies. This is great to know, beloved, every enemy after our life, health, family and destiny has been cast out. We decree, standing on God’s word that any enemy fighting your life and destiny is cast out forever, in Jesus name. Wherever they are hiding, even those pretending to be friends but secretly fighting us, God will expose them and take them away, in Jesus name.
More so, God expects us to be very glad and rejoice because He is in our midst and we shall not see evil anymore. Beloved, celebrate, for the MostHigh God is with us. Rejoice, for you carry the presence of the omnipotent and omniscient God. Be glad because your eyes shall not see evil anymore. When the presence of the Almighty God is with you, there is absolutely nothing to worry about.
Today, by the power in God’s word, the Egyptians you saw yesterday shall never be seen any more in your life, in the name of Jesus Christ. Your eyes shall not see evil any more forever, in Jesus name. Therefore, go out today singing, shouting, dancing and rejoicing. Congratulations!
CHALLENGES
- Never allow any form of sorrow to weigh you down in life.
- Always saturate your life with joy and gladness.
- Believe God’s word of the wonders He has done in our lives.
PRAYER POINT
- Lord, we are grateful for taking away everything that puts sorrows in our lives and filling us with joy and gladness. Help us to always remain joyful, in Jesus name. Amen.
FURTHER READING: Zephaniah 3:1-12; Romans 3:1-31
ESOCS Devotional 10 August 2025
