Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous; and shout for joy, all you upright in heart! – Psalm 32:11
Are you simply righteous by position or are you also righteous by practice? To be righteous by position requires that you accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior. By doing so, you establish a relationship with Him as a child of God. But just because you have a relationship with God does not mean you have fellowship with Him. Think of the son who is miles away from his father and has not spoken to him in years. Though the father-son status remains, the son cannot claim to be in fellowship with his father. Fellowship with God is required if you want to be glad and rejoice in your relationship with Him. Without fellowship, you will have a false image of who He is, and He will seem to you to be distant. Relationship with God means He has made His home in you, but fellowship with God means that you have made your home in Him. So, God is in you but are you in Him. To be in Him means you prioritize the presence of God in your life, and you bend your life towards Him. Only when you prioritize fellowship do you get the full benefits of the relationship that you have with Him. Only in Him will you get to be glad, rejoice, and shout for joy.
I am a child of God, and so I choose to live as His child by choosing fellowship with Him
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