Acts of virtue are praiseworthy through being directed to joy and happiness. Accordingly, if our ultimate joy and happiness consists not in goods of the body; nor in goods of the soul, as regards the sensitive faculty; it remains for us to conclude that our ultimate joy and happiness consists in the contemplation of the truth. It follows then that man's ultimate joy and happiness consists in wisdom, based on the consideration of divine things.

This joy rises above circumstances and focuses on the very character of God. For example, rejoices over God's righteousness, salvation, mercy, creation, word and faithfulness. - Psalms 71:14-16, 23-24 - God's characteristics as well as His acts are the cause of rejoicing.

The joy of the righteous person is produced by the Spirit of God. - Gal. 5:22 - This kind of joy looks beyond the present to our future salvation and to our sovereign God, who works out all things for our ultimate good, which is Christ-likeness. This kind of joy is distinct from mere happiness. Joy like this is possible, even in the midst of sorrow. - Rom. 5:2, 8:18, 28-30, 1Pet. 1:4-6, 1Cor. 12:26, 2Cor. 7:4 -

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Sunday, May 24, 2009

I have through years of reading, pondering, reflecting and contemplating, the 3 things that last; FAITH . HOPE . LOVE and I would like to made available my sharing from the many thinkers, authors, scholars and theologians whose ideas and thoughts I have borrowed. God be with them always. Amen!

I STILL HAVE MANY THINGS TO SAY TO YOU BUT THEY WOULD BE TOO MUCH FOR YOU NOW. BUT WHEN THE SPIRIT OF TRUTH COMES, HE WILL LEAD YOU TO THE COMPLETE TRUTH, SINCE HE WILL NOT BE SPEAKING AS FROM HIMSELF, BUT WILL SAY ONLY WHAT HE HAS LEARNT; AND HE WILL TELL YOU OF THE THINGS TO COME.

HE WILL GLORIFY ME, SINCE ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. EVERYTHING THE FATHER HAS IS MINE; THAT IS WHY I SAID: ALL HE TELLS YOU WILL BE TAKEN FROM WHAT IS MINE. - JOHN 16:12-15 -