BE HAPPY ALL THE TIME (Philippians 4:4)

God is happy all the time because He is LIGHT and in Him there is no darkness (1John.1: 5). Mankind was created in God’s image and likeness (Genesis.1: 27). So mankind was created to be happy all the time. Complete light in one’s life means complete truth in one’s mind – a state of complete happiness. Satan, the father of lies, introduced a great big lie into Eve’s mind and she passed it on to Adam. The light of truth in Mankind was immediately extinguished. Consequently, there was darkness and unhappiness, pain and suffering, sorrow and tears.

God sent His only begotten Son into the world, Christ, given the Name JESUS at His birth. He came as LIGHT itself. Whoever believes in Him and receives Him as Savior, receives the opportunity to return to God’s original plan for us to be happy all the time. To bring us back to this original state, Jesus had to offer His own body as a sacrifice for us, allowing Himself to be beaten, His flesh to be torn open, kicked, spit upon, crowned with thorns and finally nailed to a heavy wooden cross that He Himself was made to carry on His shoulders. He poured out His blood for us to the very last drop, unto death. Having completed His sacrifice, He was buried, but on the third day He rose triumphant from the tomb, back to His glorious life in and with God His Father.

All of us are born in darkness and with a whole lot of lies running through our brain. Since the brain controls every function of the body, the darkness and lies in it causes us to suffer from sicknesses, diseases, accidents and uncontrollable anti-social behavior that is called SIN. Despite great advancements in science and technology, psychiatry and psychology, we see the situation of sin, unhappiness, chaos and suffering in the world growing worse and completely out of control. The basic problem and solution is in mankind’s mind. However, it cannot be solved on a mere human level. Politicians, police, psychologists and moralists struggle and strive towards a solution, but soon reach a dead end.

Only the blood, shed by Jesus, that we now access spiritually and by faith, can completely wash away the sin and lies from our brain and only the Divine Counselor (Holy Spirit) whom Jesus puts within all those who believe in Him, can restore the light and truth in us (John. 16:13). Jesus’ body was brutally wounded, that our bodies might be healed (Psalm.103: 2&3; Isaiah.33: 24; Isaiah.53: 4&5). Jesus described Himself as the Way, the Truth and the Life (John.14: 6). There is no other way to get back to God our Father except through JESUS. Only JESUS can restore us to truth. Only JESUS can give us that full, healthy, happy life that we were created to live.

Let us always remember that negative emotions are due to faulty notions. So whenever we experience negative emotions, let us recognize the lie running in our minds, ask Jesus to wash it away with His precious Blood and ask The Holy Spirit in us to replace the lie with His TRUTH. We should lay this burden down at Jesus’ feet (Mt. 11:28). Then we can light-heartedly continue our journey through this life, walking in the light and truth of Jesus, being happy in Him all the time! PRAISE THE LORD.