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One of the early Christmas carols was “God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen.”. The Christian is to engage in spiritual merriment as he thinks upon the fact that, through the redemption, he becomes a child of God’s family. The Bible teaches that the angels made merry at Christ’s birth.
Dec 25, 2010 · Spenser speaks of London as “merry London.”. The word “merry” carries with it the double thought of “might” and “mirth,” and is used both ways in Scripture. One of the early Christmas carols was “God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen.”.
Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.
Dec 9, 2019 · It’s a cheerful disposition; laughing happily. (dictionary.com) Merry is the uninhibited joy released by God’s grace, and freedom flowing out of His forgiveness. It’s the boisterous...
Nov 21, 2023 · To “eat, drink, and be merry for tomorrow we die”—to live life for pleasure’s sake alone—goes against the biblical mindset to “count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus” (Romans 6:11).
May 10, 2023 · According to Proverbs 17:22, a joyful, positive mindset is key to experiencing healthy relationships and a fulfilling life: “A merry heart does good, like medicine, But a broken spirit dries the bones” (NKJV). In the original Hebrew, the word for “merry” means “joyful, happy, full of cheer.”.
And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.”’ But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’
