Sunday, September 7, 2014

SMILE, IT’S HEALTHY


Proverbs 15:13-15         A glad heart makes a cheerful face, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is crushed. The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouths of fools feed on folly. All the days of the afflicted are evil, but the cheerful of heart has a continual feast.


The medical profession has long realized that happy people are the healthiest of people. But how does someone achieve that state of happiness or joy? The child of God knows that it comes from living close to Jesus. And beyond that, joy experienced should also be joy expressed in one’s life.

This should be true in our individual lives as well as when we gather in our churches for worship. True worship must have the ingredient of festivity and joyfulness. The Psalms insist that we “burst into jubilant song with music” (Psalm 98) and that we praise our God and Savior with trumpet, lute, harp, tambourine, and loud crashing cymbals.(Psalm 150)  

Too often believers give the impression that the Christian worship experience is a cheerless journey of harsh self-discipline that must be painfully endured. Only then will the heavenly rewards be finally realized. But, little joy or praise is evident in such an approach to worship or Christian living.

When we find our worship and personal life filled with joy and songs, it will be easier for our lives to encourage others to know this same happiness. Smile, Christian, smile! You have much to be joyful for.

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