ments that God has set ….

ments that God has set before us, but it also reveals to us God’s plan of salvation for mankind through his son Jesus Christ.That is where the greatest of all happiness, pleasure, joy and peace come from. It’s a spiritual happiness that surpasses what we experience in the flesh. We go through times of joy and happiness as we sojourn through our time here in our earthly tent, but true blessedness comes from that which we garner from God’s word.

Jesus put it like this in the “Beatitudes” or supreme blessings in Matthew 5:3-11: “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the land.

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled.

“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.

“Blessed are the pure of heart, for they shall see God.

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.

“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

“Blessed are you when they persecute you and say all kinds of evil against you falsely for my namesake.”

Blessed with the promises of the kingdom of heaven, comfort, land, righteousness, mercy, seeing God, being a son of God, the kingdom of heaven again, and oddly persecution, yes, we will see persecution for his name, but we will be blessed in doing it. These are the things that bring true happiness in a person’s life, the promises from the Lord Jesus Christ and his word.

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