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The Happiest People, February 25
Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy;
at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.
Psalm 16:11
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Do not think that when you walk with Jesus you must walk in the
shadow. The happiest people in the world are those who trust in Jesus and
gladly do His bidding. From the lives of those who follow Him, unrest
and discontent are banished.... They may meet with trial and difficulty, but
their lives are full of joy; for Christ walks beside them, and His presence
makes the pathway bright....
When you arise in the morning, rise with the praise of God on your
lips, and when you go out to work, go with a prayer to God for help....
Wait for a leaf from the tree of life. This will soothe and refresh you,
filling your heart with peace and joy. Fix your thoughts upon the Saviour.
Go apart from the bustle of the world and sit under Christ’s shadow. Then,
amid the din of daily toil and conflict, your strength will be renewed. It
is positively necessary for us to sit down sometimes and think of how
the Saviour descended from heaven, from the throne of God, to show
what human beings may become if they will unite their weakness to His
strength. Having gained renewal of strength by communion with God, we
may go on our way rejoicing, praising Him for the privilege of bringing
the sunshine of Christ’s love into the lives of those we meet....
Heavenly intelligences are waiting to cooperate with human instru-
mentalities, that the world may see what human beings may become
through a union with the divine. Those who consecrate body, soul, and
spirit to God’s service will constantly receive a new endowment of phys-
ical, mental, and spiritual power. The inexhaustible supplies of heaven
are at their command. Christ gives them the life of His life. The Holy
Spirit puts forth its highest energies to work in mind and heart. Through
the grace given us we may achieve victories which, because of our de-
fects of character and the smallness of our faith, may have seemed to us
impossible.
To every one who offers himself to the Lord for service, withholding
nothing, is given power for the attainment of measureless results.
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