Happiness (GLMX #422)
This is the “chief of sinners,” Daniel Whyte III, president of Gospel Light Society International, with the Gospel Light Minute X Podcast #422 titled, “Happiness” I’m here to remind you of what the Bible says, that “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners” like you and me.
Happiness . . . we long for it; we work for it. But every time we think we have it, it’s gone—like a soap bubble in a child’s eager grasp.
Happiness is more than a great vacation, a new job, a healthy family, or even our “dream come true.” Ultimate joy is a quality of life that comes from God alone.
Only Jesus Christ, the Son of God, can promise: “I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.” and “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
It’s hard to understand how great that invitation from Jesus truly is without first understanding how dire our situation is without Him. The Bible tells us that in the beginning God created a perfect world, and humans were in a perfect relationship with Him. But the first humans, Adam and Eve, did not follow God’s rule and sin entered the world. Because God is holy and without sin, the relationship that once existed between God and people was broken. And this broken relationship had far-reaching effects—death, sickness, hardship, and sadness to name a few. But God would not leave things this way.
Jesus Christ, the perfect Son of God, became a man and lived the perfect life that we could not, and died on a cross to pay the penalty our sins had earned. But He did not stay in the grave. Three days later, God brought Jesus back from the dead, and He is now seated at the right hand of God in Heaven. What’s more, God has sent the Holy Spirit to live within His people, filling them with unshakable joy and a deep sense of contentment as they live not for themselves, but for the God who has redeemed them.
The curse of sin that we feel so deeply in our own broken relationships and sickness and sorrow does not have to be the defining factor of our lives any longer. The Bible says in Romans 10:9–10, “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation”. Forgiveness is freely offered to restore our relationship with God—our ultimate source of peace and hope and joy.
Christ’s offer is no false hope of a life of ease. Instead, He offers us something better—His power to remove your burden of sin and His presence to share the joys and trials of each day. By His resurrection He provides a new way of living with God now and throughout eternity.
You can have this new life today. Trust and receive Jesus as your Savior and Lord. He will not fail you.
The Bible states in 1 John 5:11–12, “And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.”
If you want to be saved from the wrath to come and from an eternity in Hell, and if you believe that Jesus Christ suffered, bled, and died on the cross for your sins, was buried, and rose again from the dead and you are willing to trust Jesus Christ with all of your heart so you can go to Heaven, please pray with me what is called the sinner’s prayer: Holy Father God, I acknowledge that I am a sinner and I admit that I have sinned against You and that I have broken Your Ten Commandments. I have lied before. I have stolen things before. I have lusted after people and things before. I have dishonored and disobeyed my parents. I have taken Your holy Name in vain. For Jesus Christ’s sake, please have mercy and grace upon my soul and forgive me of all of my sins, my failures, and my faults. As I now believe in Your Holy Son the Lord Jesus Christ. I believe that He suffered, bled, and died on the cross for my sins, was buried and rose again. Lord Jesus, please come into my heart and save my soul and change my life. Fill me with Your Holy Spirit and help me to repent of my sins past. Help me to turn from my old, evil life and follow You in the new life. For it is in Your Name I pray. Amen.
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