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The Happiest People, June 5
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 instrumentalities,
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 physical, 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 defects 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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