God Rejoices in His Creation.

This world is so messed up and broken: filled with crime, devastation, murders, natural disasters, etc. It's easy to get discouraged, to think there is nothing beautiful left. But then I read that God rejoices in His creation. He finds joy and gladness in it, which means we can, too.

God Rejoices in His creation.
Is glad for; takes delight in (Dictionary.com, n. d.)

Psalm 104:31
May the glory of the Lord endure forever; may the Lord rejoice in his works.

Proverbs 16:7
When the Lord takes pleasure in anyone’s way, he causes their enemies to make peace with them.

Zephaniah 3:17
"The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing."

Haggai 1:8
"Go up into the mountains and bring down timber and build my house, so that I may take pleasure in it and be honored," says the Lord.

Zechariah 4:10
"Who dares despise the day of small things, since the seven eyes of the Lord that range throughout the earth will rejoice when they see the chosen capstone in the hand of Zerubbabel?"

Reference:
Rejoice. (n. d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged. Retrieved from http://www.dictionary.com/browse/rejoice.