No Real Joy
Apart From Christ
Enter
thou into the joy of thy lord. Matt. 25:23
The reason why some are restless is that
they do not go to the only true source of happiness. They are ever trying to
find out of Christ that enjoyment which is found alone in Him. In
Him are no disappointed hopes. Oh, how is the precious privilege of prayer
neglected! . . . Prayer is the strength of the Christian. When alone, he is not
alone; he feels the presence of the One who said, "Lo, I am with you
alway."
The young want just what they have not,
namely, religion. Nothing can take the place of it.
The Christian's hope is just what is
needed. Religion will prove to the believer a comforter, a sure guide to the
Fountain of true happiness.
There is no true joy except Christ's joy.
All the supposed happiness a man fancies he can gain without Christ will prove
to be as ashes, a disappointment. Do not suppose for a moment that an
irreligious man can be a happy man.
No man can really enjoy life without
religion. Love to God purifies and ennobles every taste and every desire,
intensifies every affection, and brightens every worthy pleasure. It enables
men to appreciate and enjoy all that is true, and good, and beautiful.
You will ever find with the true
Christian a marked cheerfulness, a holy, happy confidence in God, a submission
to His providences, that is refreshing to the soul.
Faith in God's love and overruling
providence lightens the burdens of anxiety and care. It fills the heart with
joy and contentment in the highest or the lowliest lot. Religion tends directly
to promote health, to lengthen life, and to heighten our enjoyment of all its
blessings. It opens to the soul a never-failing fountain of happiness.
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