HAPPINESS
Jesus replied, "But even more blessed are all who hear the word of
God and put it into practice." Luke 11:28
Did you know that you can have a happy life without
sin? A happy life without drugs and alcohol?
A happy life without extramarital sex? A happy life without selfishness? God is not out to ruin your life. He wants it to
be fulfilled. And when you are living as a follower of Jesus Christ, the happiness doesn't stop when the
party is over.
Psalm 19:8
tells us, "The commandments of the Lord are right, bringing joy to the
heart...." And Jesus said, "But even more blessed are all who hear the word of God
and put it into practice". Keeping the Word of God makes you happy.
But some
people have the opposite view. They think God is out to make their life miserable,
while the world is where you will be liberated and have all of the fun. But the very opposite is the
case. The world will bring you misery and bondage. Instead, it is the freedom of following Christ and living by the
Word of God that will bring you true and lasting happiness.
Psalm 1:1-2 tells us,
"Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; but his delight is in the law of the
LORD, and in His law he meditates day and
night." The Psalm continues,"
The ungodly are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind drives away."
So we have a choice: Either we can follow
God's Word and live a happy and fulfilled life, or
we can disobey it and reap the consequences.
If you want to be blessed, if you want to be successful, then you must love and
study the Word of God.
Prayer: Ask the Holy Spirit to create in you a strong desire to know and obey the Word of God.
Scriptural Reading: Luke 11:27-32