Deuteronomy 4
“For what great nation is there that has God so near to it, as the Lord our God is to us, for whatever reason we may call upon Him?” (Deut. 4:7).
Israel is a mystery. They are stubborn. They are rebellious. They are sinners. Israel is a great picture of our own fallen nature. Yet God promises them that He will stay close to them should they keep His commandments.
If you want to start a revolution follow Jesus. Follow Him closely. You will stand out more than you could ever believe. In fact, as we look at our topic verse, we see how much we will stand out. Israel was just a big group of sinners, yet when they followed the Lord closely the world stood in awe. They will ask questions like, “Why is God so close to them? Why does He answer their call?”
If we are covered by grace and we know we are going to heaven then why do we do good things. The reason is simple. You love Jesus because you realize what He has done for you. You and I realize that you and I do not deserve to be able to call on Him and have Him respond. Finally, we are so blessed by this that we have to share it with others.
Take some time to spend time with the Lord. What a promise we hold in this verse. What a beautiful future we get to hold on to! Go and spend time with the Lord, that you may bring others to Jesus.
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“Happiness is the result of being too busy to be miserable”
Happiness can be many things. Happiness can be an emotion. It can be the result of things going your way.
Joy, however, comes from the Lord. Sometimes God uses a busy schedule to keep us in His will and active in His work. I think of when David was supposed to be out at war. Instead he chilled at his palace and fell into sin. Though this can be true, I would hardly call busyness in its own value the key to true happiness. If that be the case, Northern Virginia should be the happiest place on earth...which would be truly sad if it is! And that would be the opposite of happy...so your theory is contradicting.
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