Title: Who is Happy? / Job 27:1-12
Content Job 27:1-12
who is happy
Most people have a healthy body, no worries about food, clothing, and shelter.
and say happy. And that your children do well and your business prosper
Turn it on and it's called happiness. However, in this respect, it is not only the saints
It can be seen that not only people but also many Christians have the same view of happiness.
I did. Of course, this cannot be a part of happiness. These things are also happiness.
But the Lord told us well in the Sermon on the Mount what true happiness is.
is.
Matthew 5:3...<Blessed are the poor in spirit...>
Matthew 5:4...<Blessed are those who mourn...>
Matthew 5:5...<Blessed are the meek...>
Matthew 5:6...<Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness...>
Matthew 5:7...<Blessed are the merciful...>
Matthew 5:8...<Blessed are the pure in heart...>
Matthew 5:9...<Blessed are the peacemakers...>
Matthew 5:10...<Blessed are they who have been persecuted for the sake of righteousness...>
The happiness that the Lord speaks of is different from the happiness of our thoughts.
So, who are the happy people that the Bible speaks of?
##### 1. A truly happy person is one who does not speak of injustice.
Even though Job was going through a lot of pain at the time,
And my tongue will not show mercy.” Verse 4 says.
This is true, no matter how harsh the situation is, never say anything about injustice out of your mouth.
It was a sign of determination not to do so. That's right. who never speaks of injustice
is truly a happy person.
In fact, it doesn't matter what your current situation is in this respect.
no tube. Whether you get compliments from others, or criticize, or whether you're healthy
Or sick, successful or unsuccessful in business, living to the extreme.
Whether it was death or death, no unrighteous words came out of his mouth in any case.
If so, he is truly a happy person.
So the apostle James
It defiles the whole body and sets the wheel of life on fire, which burns rather than from the fires of hell.
D.> It says in James 3:10.
Those who truly do not speak of injustice under any circumstances are truly happy people.
Everyone! Do you want to be truly happy? I try not to say anything that is truly unrighteous.
I hope you can become a writer. Let's not say evil. don't talk dirty
All. Let's not say anything ugly. We hope that you will be able to speak the truth.
##### 2. A truly happy person is a person who does not give up innocence.
Next, in the midst of extreme suffering, Job
It will not happen.> It says in verse 5 of the text. to any worst situation
It is a statement that even Rado will never give up his integrity.
In fact, purity before God is the life of faith, and a wife's fidelity toward her husband.
It is the same with Pure means a clean ecology without impurities.
All.
--Polycarp, a beloved disciple of the Apostle John, offered to spare Jesus if the executioners abandoned him.
When I offered it, I said this.
< The Lord has never harmed me. But I will make that Jesus
can you?>
Then he was engulfed in flames with joy and died. keeping pure faith
It had become a sacrifice for martyrdom.
Truly, this is the fact that he laid down his life in order to keep the integrity of his faith.
Dear saints!
Do you want to be truly happy? Then, don't give up your innocence toward God.
wish. I hope you can have an impeccable clean faith.
##### 3. A truly happy person is one who does not blame himself.
Job continued, “I will hold fast to my righteousness, and I will not let it go; all the days of my life my heart will keep me
I will not rebuke you.> He confesses in verse 6 of the text. Truly, these words mean that Job himself was the last of his life.
He showed his resolve that he would never do anything that would be ashamed of himself until the very last day.
Be clean to yourself. You shouldn't be ashamed of yourself. life worthy of myself
The text says that such a person is a truly happy person.
Saints!
We all want health, we want success, we want prosperity. But we Christians
The view of happiness is to live a life oriented toward a higher sky.
In fact, I may not speak injustice, I may not abandon the purity of my faith,
If it reaches the point where even one cannot reprove himself, that is true happiness.
Indeed, earthly happiness makes only one person convenient, but evangelical happiness affects all people.
makes it not happen.
Therefore, rather than striving for only visible happiness, we pursue mature happiness.
bless you in the name of the Lord to live your life.