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-And Solomon made all the vessels that pertained unto the house of the Lord- the altar of gold, and the table of gold, whereupon the shewbread was,--And the candlesticks of pure gold, five on the right side, and five on the left, before the oracle, with the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs of gold, And the bowls, and the snuffers, and the basons, and the spoons, and the censers of pure gold- and the hinges of gold, both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, to wit, of the temple.--So was ended all the work that king Solomon made for the house of the Lord. And Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated- even the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, did he put among the treasures of the house of the Lord.--1 Kings 7-48-51

1Sa 4-1 And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and pitched beside Ebenezer- and the Philistines pitched in Aphek.-1Sa 4-2 And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel- and when they joined battle, Israel was smitten before the Philistines- and they slew of the army in the field about four thousand men.-1Sa 4-3 And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us to day before the Philistines-- Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies.-1Sa 4-4 So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth between the cherubims- and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.-1Sa 4-5 And when the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a g

Isa 61-1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me- because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek- he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound--Isa 61-2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God- to comfort all that mourn--Isa 61-3 To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness- that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.-Isa 61-4 And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.-Isa 61-5 And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers.-Isa 61-6 But ye shall be named the Priests of the LORD- men shall call you the Minis

Gal 6-1 Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness- considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted.-Gal 6-2 Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.-Gal 6-3 For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.-Gal 6-4 But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another.-Gal 6-5 For every man shall bear his own burden.

Isa 60-1 Arise, shine- for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.-Isa 60-2 For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people- but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.-Isa 60-3 And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.-Isa 60-4 Lift up thine eyes round about, and see- all they gather themselves together, they come to thee- thy sons shall come from far, and thy daughters shall be nursed at thy side.-Isa 60-5 Then thou shalt see, and flow together, and thine heart shall fear, and be enlarged- because the abundance of the sea shall be converted unto thee, the forces of the Gentiles shall come unto thee.-Isa 60-20 Thy sun shall no more go down- neither shall thy moon withdraw itself- for the LORD shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.-Isa 60-21 Thy people also shall be all righteous- they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my plantin

Mrk 16-1 And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.-Mrk 16-2 And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.-Mrk 16-3 And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre---Mrk 16-4 And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away- for it was very great.-Mrk 16-5 And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment- and they were affrighted.-Mrk 16-6 And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted- Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified- he is risen- he is not here- behold the place where they laid him.

Sorrow and grief are all around us. We find it in war, death, failure, sickness, injury, disease, and a host of other unpleasantries. These are found in realms personal, familial, societal, national, and international. No one is exempt from them. Nevertheless, the believer in the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is exhorted to -Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice----We here will consider--1. What is it to rejoice---2. In what should we rejoice---3. When should we rejoice--