The good life

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Psalm 16 is one of many places in the Bible where the Lord pulls upon on our God-given desires to be happy, and shows us where that desire will be fulfilled. Here God shows us that the life of fulfilment, of contentment, of joy is not something you have to shun or reject to be a follower of God, a believer, a Christian. God made the world, and made life to be enjoyed, not merely endured

18 May English South Africa Religion & Spirituality · Christianity

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