What is Your Source of Happiness?

O. T. #2115  "What is Your Source of Happiness?"

Jan. 25, 2022

Amos 3-Part 9

LET IT GLOW

Are you happy today? What makes you happy?

Psalm 144:15 tells us how to be happy people: Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD.

God promises peace, victory over enemies, prosperity, and a happy life. When God is our Lord, then we can be assured that He cares for us personally, delivers us victoriously, and blesses us bountifully. (Wiersbe)

David gives us more details, using a seven-fold blessing that results from being rid of their enemies (verse 11):

• Sons will be like green plants, grown up, healthy, and strong; (verse 12a)
• Daughters will be graceful and beautiful, having strong, united  families; (verse 12b)
• The garners, storage bins, will be filled to capacity; (verse 13a)
• Their sheep will multiply in the fields; (verse 13b)
• The oxen will be strong and healthy for labor during the harvest; (verse 14a)
• Their walls will not be broken into nor will they be captives going out; (verse 14b)
• In their streets there will be no complaining, cries of sorrow.

What more could one want when their family is well, crops are plenteous and productive, safety surrounding their homes, and no sorrow. 

In Webster Dictionary, happy means well being and content; joyous; glad; pleased.

This happiness comes when we are faithfully dependent upon the Lord God Jehovah. Sometimes our faithfulness may not be rewarded in this lifetime. It may come in the next.

So, where does our happiness come from, friend? Psalm 1 explains how to be happy-associating with godly thankful Children of God, delighting in His Word and getting spiritual nourishment from it, and being fruitful.

Are you happy today?

LET IT GROW

Looking at the last verse in chapter 3 of Amos, we realize that Israel was happy since they enjoyed their winter and summer houses as rich and royal people. They were luxuriously decorated with ivory. All this came as a result of oppressing the poor.

Therefore, God will avenge the wrong done. (2:6-8) Israel's possessions would be taken away and they would be captured when Assyria attacked them as a result of God's judgment. Then would they be happy? I think not because their happiness was not found in God, but in things.

What is the source of our happiness? Is it in God, His Word, worshiping Him or in things that are only temporal? 

LET IT GO

May Your grace be sufficient for us, Loving Father.

Thank You for Your provisions today.

May we share with others and provide for their needs.

Help us honor You in all things and give thank.