"A happy man is too satisfied with the present to dwell too much on the future." Albert Einstein
While there is a place for not worrying about the future and letting it take care of itself, there is one "future" we must all consider. Jesus spoke of a man who completely ignored his eternal future and was called a "fool" by God Himself.
Most people don’t consider that there is something far more important to God than human happiness. We tend to think that we are somehow owed happiness by God--that He is obligated to make sure we live a happy and healthy life.
Hitler was no doubt happy when things were going his way.
God is not anti-happiness, however, the thing that pleases God is something the Bible calls "righteousness." So those who want to please God should take Einstein’s advice with a grain of salt.
If you and I are happy we should make sure that our happiness springs out of righteousness, not out of sin, and that can only happen if our sins are forgiven through trusting in Jesus Christ. Then we should dwell constantly on our eternal future. Everything we say, do, and even think should be in the light of God’s smile or His frown. To claim have everlasting life, and not to do so is to play the hypocrite.
Pic. A happy Hitler
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
