Daily Fountain Devotional 22nd September 2026 – Rejoicing, a Sure Reward!

Beautiful things put smiles on people’s faces and joy in their hearts. We read that the temple interior had walls that were partitioned with cedar from floor to ceiling so that no exterior stones could be seen. The inner sanctuary was covered with pure gold, all of which made the whole place extremely beautiful. Whenever worshipers gathered in the beautiful inner sanctuary to worship the LORD, they were stirred to rejoice (Psa. 16:11).

David, who made many of the plans of the temple building (1 Chron. 22), captures for us the beauty of the temple that should make someone rejoice: He says, “One thing I have desired of the LORD, That will I seek: That I may dwell in the house of the LORD All the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the LORD, And to inquire in His temple” (Psa. 27:4).

Like David, your sure reward will be rejoicing, if you desire tc behold the beauty of the LORD by being regular in church service (cf Heb 10:25); spending quality time in meditating on the Bible and praying without ceasing (Josh. 1:8; 1 Thess. 5:17); being desirous to live a life of holiness (1 Pet. 1:16); and determining to keep your body (temple) undefiled (beautiful) like Solomon’s beautiful temple (cf 1 Cor. 3:16).

PRAYER POINT: Father; may I continue to desire to behold your beauty daily. Amen.