Hebrews 11:25-26 “because he preferred to endure the hardship of the people of God rather than to enjoy the passing pleasures of sin. He considered the reproach of the Christ [that is, the rebuke he would suffer for his faithful obedience to God] to be greater wealth than all the treasures of [this world]; for he looked ahead to the reward [promised by God].”
With the ongoing attack on God, the Word of God (the Holy Bible), God’s Will and Way in biblical morality, salvation by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, and on the people of God, disciples of Christ, the people of faith – Christians, I thought that I’d share this devotional from DJK ministries that come to me this morning as it gets to the root cause and source of true happiness.
I believe the greatest deceit Satan has ever perpetrated upon the human race, the most successful lie he has ever used, and one that impinges upon our consciences from a thousand different directions, is simply this: We shall find happiness and fulfillment through sin and by disregarding the commandments and precepts of God; and it is by throwing off the chains that bind, letting ourselves go and following our own passions, ignoring Christ and His Word that we will find satisfaction and joy in this life.
Satan’s most successful lie would have us believe that joy will be ours through sin. I am sure that most of us have believed this lie a thousand times or more in our lives. Yet, the great truth of the Word of God is that at the right hand of God there is joy forevermore. There is happiness in holiness. It is through submission to the will of Christ that man will find his true joy and fulfillment. These are two totally and completely antithetical propositions. One is truth, the other a lie.
The United States Declaration of Independence states: “We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.” Stand for truth.
In God We Trust, Brian
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