Sunday 29th July 2012

Paul Richardson (Harrogate) spoke tonight. He asked the question how can we be happy? A happiness survey has recently been published that measures the level of people's happiness but this survey did not look at how people can be happy from a spiritual perspective. The Bible has something to tell us about happiness. Proverbs 3 v. 13 tells us that the man who finds wisdom is happy. How do we find wisdom? Proverbs 9 v. 10 goes on to say that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Proverbs also tells us in Ch. 16 v. 20 the man who trusts in the Lord is happy. In order to be saved, spiritually speaking, we must believe in the Lord Jesus Christ. First we seek God, then we find Him, after that trust Him and then we are asked to obey. This is the formula for real happiness.