Good Book Friday!
Is God Happy? Will God make you Happy? Should He? These questions are way more important than we realize. Sunday, we are going to dive into them in some depth to try and take one more argument away from the enemy and to enjoy the flood of joy that comes only and ever from God. One great book that helps put us on the right course is called Desiring God by John Piper. It’s a bit long, but each page has something to think about and the over all message is the key to everlasting joy! Look at this quote below:
“Christian Hedonism is a philosophy of life built on the following five convictions: The longing to be happy is a universal human experience, and it is good, not sinful. We should never try to deny or resist our longing to be happy, as though it were a bad impulse. Instead, we should seek to intensify this longing and nourish it with whatever will provide the deepest and most enduring satisfaction. The deepest and most enduring happiness is found only in God. Not from God, but in God. The happiness we find in God reaches its consummation when it is shared with others in the manifold ways of love. To the extent that we try to abandon the pursuit of our own pleasure, we fail to honor God and love people. Or, to put it positively: The pursuit of pleasure is a necessary part of all worship and virtue. That is: The chief end of man is to glorify God by enjoying Him forever.”
John Piper, Desiring God
Prayer prompt: Lord, tantalize me with the Joy that only comes from You.
Daily Reading: Exodus 5, Psalm 55, 1 Samuel 6 (Click or tap the Verses to read them on your device)
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