March 1, 2024

March 1: Joy to the World.

Happiness Is a Gift From God.
For God gives wisdom and knowledge and joy to a man who is good in his sight; but to the sinner He gives the work of gathering and collecting, that he may give to him who is good before God.  This also is vanity and grasping for the wind.--Ecclesiastes, 2:26, NKJV

GOD IS THE SOURCE of life and light and joy to the universe.  Like rays of light from the sun, like the streams of water bursting from a living spring, blessings flow out from Him to all His creatures.--Steps to Christ, 77.

Look at the wonderful and beautiful things of nature.  Think of their marvelous adaptation to the needs and happiness, not only of man, but of all living creatures.  The sunshine and the rain, that gladden and refresh the earth, the hills and seas and plains, all speak to us of the Creator's love....

"God is love" is written upon every opening bud, upon every spire of springing grass.  The lovely birds making the air vocal with their happy songs, the delicately tinted flowers in their perfection perfuming the air, the lofty trees of the forest with their rich foliage of living green--all testify to the tender, fatherly care of God and to His desire to make His children happy.--Steps to Christ, 9, 10.

                                You shower him with blessings that last forever;
                           he finds joy in knowing Your presence and loving You.
                                                                                          --Psalm 21:6, VOICE

                                              For with You is the fountain of life;
                                                     In Your light we see light.
                                                                                           --Psalm 36:9, NKJV