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Sunday, May 29, 2005

The Practice of Joy

One of the greatest arguments against atheism is the atheist. Think about it: Have you ever met an atheist who's really happy over atheism? In fact most atheist will admit, that deep down in their hearts they are not happy at all over their belief in no God. May I say, atheism produces no joy, no cleansing, no freedom, and no love. The very word atheism is not a positive statement but a negative one. It comes from "A THEOS" and means "without God." To be without God is to be without joy, period.

Child of God, don't ever forget the darkness that God saved you from. And don't forget that, no matter what you don't have, if you are in Christ, you have salvation, freedom, joy, hope, and love. Atheism is manifested by the absence of salvation, freedom, hope, joy, and love. But dear friend, God is manifested by its presence. Remember, when you have Christ you have everything.

Throughout your day today, think of all the things you can thank God for and be joyful about. "Rejoice in the Lord always, I will say it again: Rejoice!" (Philippians 4:4)

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