Looking for meaning in your life? Wondering why you're here? Feel like there must be something more? Tired of trying and struggling to make sense of it all? You are hearby invited to find the answers...
Jesus said, "The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king, which made a marriage for his son. And sent forth his servants to call them that were bidden to the wedding..." My prayer is something you read here will encourage you to draw closer to the King and enter into His service, and if you do not know this King of Kings, I am honored to deliver His invitation to you. An invitation... to come home.
Know that you have sinned, turn away from your sin, ask Jesus to forgive you, and allow Him to live in you - accept His invitation, accept His gift of salvation, accept His offer of everlasting life with Him.
Why can't we be happy?
kingsinvitation | June 01, 2008 08:45
One of my favorite old songs is "Everybody Will Be Happy Over There". Great concept, but sometimes we sing it wrong. Sometimes we sing it as if to say "we'll have to wait for over there to be happy". That notion leads many Christians to lead defeated lives, and a defeated Christian is a poor witness for Christ. If we've accepted Jesus, we should also accept the promises He gave. Jesus said, "Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. In My Father's house are many dwellings, if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also." (John 14:1-3). He said He would go to prepare a place for us. Of course we'll be happy "over there" - JESUS is preparing a place for US! The apostle Paul said "eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man, the things which God has prepared for those who love Him" (1 Corinthians 2:9). Doesn't that sound awesome?
So we're going to be happy over there. Nothing this world can do to us can take away what we have in Jesus, and if we REALLY BELIEVE we're going to actually be over there with Him someday, then we should be happy over here now! I'm not talking about rejoicing in the miseries of this world, and I'm certainly not talking about putting on a fake happiness just for show. I'm talking about an inner joy, based on our belief and trust in the promises of God, a joy that shines as a light in a dark place, drawing others to Christ. This life is just a shadow of what is to come for those who believe in Christ and follow Him. And yet, sometimes we get so focused on our troubles over here we lose sight of what we already have over there. If Christ is in you, you are not defeated - you are victorious! Share that victory and joy with someone today.
(c) 2008, Randall Buchanan
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