10 Bible Verses About Celebration and Practical Ways to Celebrate
Are you looking for encouraging Bible verses about celebration? God is pleased when we cultivate joy and celebrate his goodness. Let’s look at 10 Scriptures to help us encounter his joy in all seasons of life.
10 Bible Verses About Celebration
As you read these Scriptures, I encourage you to soak in God’s invitation to praise and worship him. Thank him for the gifts in your life. He is pleased when you focus on what is true, good, right, and pure in your life.
Encouraging Bible Verses About Celebration and Praise
1. Psalm 95:2
Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving,
Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms.
2. Isaiah 30:29
You will have songs as in the night when you keep the festival,
And gladness of heart as when one marches to the sound of the flute,
To go to the mountain of the Lord, to the Rock of Israel.
3. Psalm 20:5
We will sing for joy over your victory,
And in the name of our God we will set up our banners.
May the Lord fulfill all your petitions.
4. Romans 12:15
Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep.
5. Psalm 118:24
This is the day which the Lord has made;
Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
6. Psalm 68:3
But let the righteous be glad; let them exult before God;
Yes, let them rejoice with gladness.
7. Psalm 118:15
The sound of joyful shouting and salvation is in the tents of the righteous;
The right hand of the Lord does valiantly.
8. Nehemiah 8:10
Then he said to them, “Go, eat of the fat, drink of the sweet, and send portions to him who has nothing prepared; for this day is holy to our Lord. Do not be grieved, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”
9. Zephaniah 3:17
The Lord your God is in your midst,
A victorious warrior.
He will exult over you with joy,
He will be quiet in His love,
He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.
10. Exodus 12:14
Now this day will be a memorial to you, and you shall celebrate it as a feast to the Lord; throughout your generations you are to celebrate it as a permanent ordinance.
Let’s now take a moment to apply these Bible verses about celebration to our lives. How do we celebrate when life is hard? I invite you to join our family in the middle of a long winter, and we’ll explore creative ways to celebrate.
Let’s Apply These Bible Verses About Celebration to Our Lives
Snow falls heavily on the hundredth day of school. Our daughter, Bekah, tells me all about it, and I stare into the dark winter night. I could use a few fresh ways to celebrate in the middle of the dark winter.
I feel just a little bit stuck, and I need a shift in my spirit.
Perhaps you need it, too.
What would it take to step out of the rut that has you feeling stuck?
Creative Ways to Celebrate in Life’s Dark Seasons
Maybe my sweet girl’s teacher had it right when she counted the school days and threw a party. Certainly, there are thousands of reasons for celebration all around us. Perhaps we’re too busy living life to stop and throw a party.
It seems the best activities to carry us through the dark seasons of life are celebration-centered.
Our kids are both prone to suggest we celebrate birthdays for dolls and stuffed toys at least once every few weeks. It seems silly, but these parties infuse our home with life and energy. We put on party hats and celebrate the guinea pig’s birthday, and the atmosphere around us shifts.
Are you stuck in a rut?
Find a reason to celebrate.
Here are three simple ideas:
1. Find a reason to have a party.
You might not feel like breaking out the party hats and baking a cake. May I gently encourage you to do it anyway? If party hats aren’t your thing, find something that is. Light a candle. Cook your favorite meal. Order Chinese. Our family has at least one party per month.
We partied when Bekah learned to read. We’re planning a party when the kids log 100 miles on the bike path. We plan to celebrate Groundhog Day and Valentine’s Day. There’s always something to celebrate.
2. Embrace a family or friend theme night.
Theme nights create a celebration at any time.
Dress up in themed costumes made from household objects.
Enjoy a game night, movie night, pizza night, or ice cream sundae night.
A themed evening can add an extra splash of excitement to a long, hard season.
3. Celebrate the people you cherish.
Find a way to celebrate someone you cherish this month.
Mail a card.
Send an email.
Deliver dinner to a doorstep.
Take a plate of cookies to a neighbor.
Your gesture might make someone’s month. It might make yours, too. After all, it is more blessed to give than to receive.
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