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Oct 7.97: Light For The Day - "True happiness"
The search for happiness without God is one of
the chief sources of unhappiness for man. - Anon.
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Matthew 5:3-10 (TEV):
"Happy are those who know
they are spiritually poor;
the Kingdom of heaven belongs to them!
"Happy are those who mourn;
God will comfort them!
"Happy are those who are humble;
they will receive what God has promised!
"Happy are those whose greatest desire
is to do what God requires;
God will satisfy them fully!
"Happy are those who are merciful to others;
God will be merciful to them!
"Happy are the pure in heart;
they will see God!
"Happy are those who work for peace;
God will call them his children!
"Happy are those who are persecuted
because they do what God requires;
the Kingdom of heaven belongs to them!
"Happy are you when people insult you and
persecute you and tell all kinds of evil lies
against you because you are my followers.
Be happy and glad, for a great reward is kept
for you in heaven. This is how the prophets
who lived before you were persecuted.
- Jesus Christ (Mt 5-7: Sermon on the Mount)
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"True Happiness"
Christ said there is a happiness in that acknowledgment
of spiritual poverty which lets God come into our souls.
Now, the Bible teaches that our souls have a disease.
It causes all the troubles and difficulties in the world.
It causes all the troubles, confusions, and
disillusionments in your own life.
The name of the disease is an ugly word. We don't like
to use it. It is "SIN." All of us have pride. We do not like
to confess that we are wrong or that we have failed.
But God says, "All have sinned and come short of the
glory of God" - Roman 3:23. We have failed to up to
the divine standard. We must confess our sin as the
first step to happiness, peace, and contentment.
- Billy Graham
Prayer:
Pride kept me so long from acknowledging my need
of You, Lord. Each day, help me to realize I am
nothing without You.
-- Billy Graham"
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You alone, Lord Jesus, can true joy impart,
For You know the sorrow of the human heart;
You came down from glory, seeking souls to win,
And in love for sinners suffered once for sin.
- Anonymous
Lasting joy comes when you put Christ first. - Anon.
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Please pray for the Billy Graham Crusade 97
in the Bay Area, Northern California:
1- San Francisco Cow Palace - October 9-11 (7:30pm)
2- Oakland Coliseum - October 25 (7:30pm), 26 (4pm)
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