Celebration is a large part of believers life.  We each have this one thing in common, that we have salvation because of Jesus.  Celebration is something we do, despite the circumstances in our lives.  Our celebration is not a fake pretending that everything is wonderful.  We all go hard times in life, but we know that we have the love of the eternal God and he has saved us from sin and he is continually with us, helping us.  Our celebration is looking at the fact that God is eternal and we should be focusing our mind on his good, eternal things.  The bible tells us in Philippians 4:4-5;

 

“Celebrate God all day, every day. I mean, revel in him! Make it as clear as you can to all you meet that you're on their side, working with them and not against them. Help them see that the Master is about to arrive. He could show up any minute!”  (The Message)

Then later on it says;

 

8-9 “Summing it all up, friends, I'd say you'll do best by filling your minds and meditating on things true, noble, reputable, authentic, compelling, gracious—the best, not the worst; the beautiful, not the ugly; things to praise, not things to curse. Put into practice what you learned from me, what you heard and saw and realized. Do that, and God, who makes everything work together, will work you into his most excellent harmonies.” (The Message)

 

  

Celebrate Everyday 

Celebrating God should be a part of our everyday life.  Not only does celebrating help us, it enables God’s purpose for community. 

Colossians 3:15-17 say:

15-17 “Let the peace of Christ keep you in tune with each other, in step with each other. None of this going off and doing your own thing. And cultivate thankfulness. Let the Word of Christ—the Message—have the run of the house. Give it plenty of room in your lives. Instruct and direct one another using good common sense. And sing, sing your hearts out to God! Let every detail in your lives—words, actions, whatever—be done in the name of the Master, Jesus, thanking God the Father every step of the way.”

 

 

The opportunity for celebration is in everything we do, by being in community with each other, by singing to God, by our everyday actions. We should sing our hearts out to God.  We celebrate, not by being fake and pretending our lives are perfect. No, we celebrate by focusing on God and finding joy in him.  We can celebrate God for all that he is, even when we are imperfect.  We see that celebration is for our benefit.  So celebrate God all day, everyday.