God Wants Us Happy!
"O Lord of hosts, blessed is
the man who trusts in You!"
Psalm 84: 12
A cynic once defined Christians as people who live
in fear of someone, somewhere, being happy. That
is, the cynic had the impression that God wants to
make life burdensome and difficult.
A person who believes that has never read
the
Bible. Thirteen times in the Old Testament we
find the phrase, “Blessed is the man who.”
What does blessed mean in Scripture? In modern
English translations it is often translated as “happy”
or “joyful.” God wants us to be happy and joyful in
life and gives us instructions on how to achieve
that
goal.
God would not have provided ways for
us to be happy and joyful if He did not
intend for us to be so.
Meditate on these and other verses which
promise blessedness. It is there for
the
receiving for all who seek it God’s way.
"Seek for happiness and you will never
find it. Seek righteousness and you will
discover you are happy."
D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones
