True happiness
You’re one happy man when you do what’s right,
one happy woman when you form the habit of justice. ~ Psalm 106:3 (MSG)
The world and all its wanting, wanting, wanting is on the way out—but whoever does what God wants is set for eternity. ~ 1 John 2:17 (MSG)
SUMMARY SENTENCE
We're fixed for life when we pursue the agenda of God.
PRAYER
O God, it's a joy to know you. You are the one who gives purpose beyond the shallow desires of the world system. But it's hard to break free from the old habits that revolve around serving my desires. Grant me passion for your will and Christ's way of pursuing it. I'm going after true happiness. Amen.
TRANSLATIONS
ABP = Authorized Boydston Paraphrase — my own freestyle biblical adaptation — somewhere between paraphrase, commentary, and sermon
CEB = Common English Bible (©2011, the Common English Bible)
CEV = Contemporary English Version (©1995, American Bible Society)
MSG = The Message (©1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson)
NIRV = New International Reader's Version (©1996, 1998, Biblica)
NIV = New International Version (©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011, Biblica)
NLT = New Living Translation (©1996, 2004, 2007, 2013, Tyndale House Foundation)
