He Walks With Us To walk with the Lord = To walk in His Word (2 John 6; Psalm 119:105; 19:8) Walking in His Word = “Doing His Good Will” (Mt. 7:21; Jas. 1:22, 25; Eph. 2:10) In His glory, Jesus walks with us & abides with us (1 John 1:7; 3:24; 2:6; Mt. 28:20) There’s no other way to be happy!
He Drives Our Fears Away Fears can shadow-over and cloud-over us Fears can create doubts in us Fears can bring us to our knees with sighs and tears His smiles quickly drives it away When I am afraid, I need to trust in His smile (Psa. 56:3, 11) When I have doubts, I need to trust in His smile (Mt. 14:30-33) When driven to my knees, I need to trust in His smile (Isa. 43) There’s no other way to be happy!
He Shares Our Burdens We have personal burdens & spiritual burdens All suffer personal burdens, sorrows, griefs, losses & hardships Christians have spiritual burdens, sorrows, griefs, losses & hardships because we are children of God He bears our burdens & shares our sorrows (Psa. 55:22) “Our toil He doth richly repay” w/ His presence (Gen. 28:13-16) “Our toil He doth richly repay” w/ His strength (Isa. 41:10) “Our toil He doth richly repay” w/ His promises (Rev. 21:4) There’s no other way to be happy!
He Bestows His Love, Favor and Joy The blessings of God have always been conditional To experience His blessings, we must “lay all on the altar” (Rom. 12:1) When we sacrifice our all to Him: He delights His love upon us (2 Thess. 2:16-17) He shows His favor to us (Psa. 5:12; 30:5) He bestows His joy on us (John 15:11) There’s no other way to be happy!
He Blesses Us with Eternal Fellowship Greatest happiness = Fellowship with Jesus in this life Ultimate happiness = Fellowship with Jesus in next life We can have sweet fellowship with Jesus: Sitting at His feet (Matt. 8:11) Walking by His side (Rev. 3:4) Doing what He says (Rev. 22:3) Going where He sends (Rev. 7:15-17; 14:4) Fearing nothing (Rev. 2:10; 1 John 4:17-18) There’s no other way to be happy!
He Saves Us & Sustains Us Believe Jesus is God’s Son – John 8:24 Repent of your sins and turn to God – Luke 13:3 Confess your faith in Jesus – Matthew 10:32 Be immersed into Christ – Acts 22:16 God will forgive all of your sins – Acts 2:38 God will add you to His church – Acts 2:47 God will enroll you in heaven – Hebrews 12:23 Serve Him faithfully now & in eternity – 1 Cor. 6:19-20