Happiness . . .Where?
In Power?
Napoleon Bonaparte was one of this world's most powerful military leaders.Yet in his last days he confessed sadly:"There is not a man who would lay down his life for me."His great renown and magnificence as a general dwindled to nothing.
In Money?
Jay Gould was a multimillionaire railroad tycoon.Yet on his deathbed he summed up his life this way:"I suppose I am the most miserable devil on earth." Money brings no happiness to a dying man.You can buy almost anything with money except happiness - here or in eternity.
In Pleasure?
Lord Byron,the famous English poet,lived for pleasure.Yet he described the end of his life as being filled with nothing but guilt,disease and grief.The pleasure of sin do not satisfy.Sorrow inevitably comes at the end of such life wasted in pursuit of pleasure.
In Fame
A well-known politician,who enjoyed more than his share of fame,wrote:"Youth a mistake,manhood a struggle,old age a regret." The deceptive bubble of fame had burst! Anyone who describes his life as "a mistake," "a struggle," and "a regret" has not found happiness.
In Unbelief?
Voltaire was an outspoken philosopher who scorned Christianity.Near the end of his life,he wrote:"I wish I had never been born." His discovered that unbelief does not produce happiness.It takes away and gives nothing in return.Instead of the love of God,the saving blood of Christ and the assuring Word of God,the unbeliever is left with nothing but uncertain theories,a hopeless deathbed and the frightful judgment of God.
Where Is Happiness?
These famous men confirm what Solomon,the wisest man in the world,said about man futile search for happiness:"Everything is meaningless,like chasing the wind." -Ecclesiastes 2:17.
Where,then,is happiness found? In Christ alone! The Bible says that "So I pray that God,who gives you hope,will keep you happy and full of peace as you believe in him." -Romans 15:13.
You have sinned,and you need to be forgiven.Until your sins are washed away you will never be happy.And this cleansing comes only through the shed blood of Christ (1 John 1:7).
You Can Have It
You will never be happy if your future is dark and uncertain.The only way to bring light to the days ahead is by accepting Christ as your own personal Savior.He says of Himself:"Jesus said to the people,"I am the light of the world.If you follow me,you won't ae stumbling through the darkness,because you will have the light that leads to life.." -John 8:12.
If the troubles of life are weighing you down and crushing your spirit,you cannot be happy.Jesus Christ alone can give you true happiness day by day.
The Bible says if you trust in Jesus as your Savior,you will be able to be "happy with a glorious,inexpressible joy." -1 Peter 1:8.Where can real happiness be found? Only in Jesus and He wants you to have it.Won't you come to Him today?
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