Joy of
Family
Our study
on happiness today comes from an
Old Testament psalm. It speaks
of the joy of family. Don’t
forget, our memory verse this
week is Phil. 4:4. You probably
already have it memorized.
Psalm
127:1: “Except the LORD build
the house, they labour in vain
that build it: except the LORD
keep the city, the watchman
waketh but in vain. 2: It is
vain for you to rise up early,
to sit up late, to eat the bread
of sorrows: for so he giveth his
beloved sleep. 3: Lo, children
are an heritage of the LORD: and
the fruit of the womb is his
reward. 4: As arrows are in the
hand of a mighty man; so are
children of the youth. 5: Happy
is the man that hath his quiver
full of them: they shall not be
ashamed, but they shall speak
with the enemies in the gate.”
Let’s
notice some important things the
Lord says about happiness and
the family.
- Family
can never be what it should
unless the Lord’s will is
being followed. Family
without God and His word is
vanity. That would mean that
even if you have a wonderful
family relationship, the
ultimate goal of family
(eternal life) cannot be
realized. There will be no
pleasant family
relationships in hell no
matter how wonderful it was
on earth.
- Family
is the creation of God. Of
course we know that, but we
sometimes may fail to be
thankful for family,
especially if it is grown
family and we are in the
midst of some squabble. Even
in this life, there is a
great loss of happiness when
we stop seeing the good in
our family.
-
Children are a heritage from
the Lord. Think about the
word, heritage. Your
children will be what is
left of your influence in
the world after you are
gone. They are your legacy.
All the more reason to let
the Lord build the house.
-
A man’s (woman’s) family can
bring great joy to life when
they are pointed in the
right direction like an
arrow flies to it target in
the hand of a mighty archer.
-
Have you noticed through
these first few emails of
the month that real
happiness is always
dependent on real dedication
to the Lord.
Let’s make happiness contagious
to others by our own life
leading the way to it.
Mike Glenn
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