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VIETNAMESE
ARTICLES
24 April 2009
A Joyful Heart (Part 4)
The Lord is the Creator and the Source of all blessings,
so He is able to make your heart joyful with His presence (Ps 16:11),
the joy that no one can take it away (John 16:22). Therefore, when you
feel sad and bored, instead of seeking temporary pleasures in this
world, seek the Lord and His Word. That means you have to deny yourself,
willingly die to your selfish “I,” and turn your view and heart to the
Lord Himself alone.
A selfish person who only thinks of himself will
feel lonely and sad when he is ignored. A person who only wants to
promote himself will envy and be not happy when he sees others smarter,
better, richer, or more beautiful, successful, and popular, not to
mention when he is criticized or despised. A person who only wants to do
his own will will be disappointed when the things happening are contrary
to his expectation. A person who only wants to do what he likes
regardless of others, even the Lord and His Word, will be never joyful
as he is living against his Creator, the Source of all blessings. It is
really miserable to be enslaved to one’s own self. As human nature is
sinful, to be a slave of one’s self is to be a slave of one’s sinful
nature. A slave cannot truly have a joyful heart until he is set free,
“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who
can know it?” (Jer 17:9). The Lord Jesus says, “Whosoever
committeth sin is the servant of sin… If the Son (Jesus)
therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed… ye shall
know the truth, and the truth shall make you free” (John
8:34, 36, 32).
A joyful heart is a heart that is delivered from
the bondage of sins and self. Only the Lord and His Word (the Truth) are
able to make you free. Have you cried unto the Lord to save you from the
bondage of sins and self? Please read our next article.
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