Dear brothers and sisters in the Lord,
The scripture nearly always brings joy as we read God’s revelation to us.  This was true this morning as I read from Luke 10 regarding Jesus words to the seventy He had sent out.  They had returned amazed at what had been accomplished, that even the demons were subject to them.  Jesus gave them great authority and protection from the enemy, but told them that even beyond that authority and protection, they were to rejoice because their names were written in heaven.
He went on to explain that they knew the Father because the Son had chosen to reveal Him to them.  In the deadness of our sin, there is no way we could come to know the Father except that the Son has chosen to reveal Him to us.  He has opened our hearts to His truth, given us eyes to see and ears to hear so that we might know Him whom to know is life eternal.  Our names are written in heaven and we will kept eternally by the Father.
Is that reason for rejoicing today?   Many of us will face a difficult day today and perhaps have trials that test our faith.  Nevertheless, we will rejoice that our names are written in heaven and that we know the Savior.  He has lavished His love upon us and we can bask in that love despite the trials that come. 
Rejoice with me,
Dale