Happiness and a Merry Heart

A couple of my favorites from Proverbs are Ch 17:22 it says, "A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones." Proverbs 16:20 says, "He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good: and whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he." Being happy with a merry heart sounds wonderful and it proves to be so when we experience it. Some Christians don't appear to have a merry heart and happiness. My wife and I met a Christian lady many years ago who was annoyed because our hearts were merry and we were happy. She told us, "Just wait, you won't be so happy once the devil gets after you." He has been after us for years and we still have God's grace to experience merry hearts and happiness. Hopefully we all are!

Lying Lips

Proverbs 12:22 KJV says, "Lying lips are abomination to the Lord: but they that deal truly are his delight." Is God delighted with us? If we don't know for sure, we could always ask God to show us. We possibly know many who name Christ as Savior and Lord and are really serving the father of lies. We are told to speak the truth in Love. May the Lord help us all.

His Secret!

Proverbs 3:32 says, "For the forward is abomination to the Lord: but his secret is with the righteous." In Psalm 25:14 it says, "The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him; and he will show them his covenant." His secret is his counsel contained in his word, which he reveals to his own. The world does not get God's secrets but there are many Christians who don't get it either. Why not? Maybe they are not righteous and don't fear God. We all need the secret of the Lord being shared with us day by day. Is that happening?

God Is Always Faithful

Do you know the one thing that God will never do? He will never be unfaithful towards us. Deuteronomy 7:9 says, "Know therefore that the Lord thy God he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations; ..." We can always count on God the faithful one. While the world and other people are letting us down, remember that God will always be faithful.

doctrines of devils

I hope all is well with you and that you are growing in grace and the knowledge of the Lord. It keeps being brought to my attention just how many of our brothers and sisters are being deceived into believing that some unusual manifestations or prophecies are of the Lord. We are called to be like the Bereans who the Bible says the following of in Acts:17:11, "These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so." The very next verse says, "Therefore many of them believed...." What has happened to believers to cause them to fall for something that cannot be confirmed with the Word of God. God's word always has been and always will be the final authority in all matters and when we align our lives in accordance with the precepts of the word we will not be tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness whereby they lie in wait to deceive. ( see Ehpesians 4:14). Let's all be careful that we are believing and practicing what the Word of God has to say and not what someone else is saying that is contrary to God's Word. In I Timothy 4:1 it says, "Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; ..." Hebrews 5:14 tells us, "But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who be reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil."

What do we say?

Indulgence says, "Drink your way out."
Philosophy says, "Think your way out."
Science says, "Invent your way out."
Industry says, "Work your way out."
Communism says, "Strike your way out."
Militarism says, "Fight your way out."
Christ says, "I AM THE WAY OUT!"
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What do we say?

So does my heart!

The song goes like this:

Jesus loves me this I know, for the Bible tells me so, little ones to him belong, they are weak but he is strong. Yes Jesus loves me, yes Jesus loves me, yes Jesus love me the Bible tells me so.

So does my heart.