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  OUR HIGHEST HAPPINESS
  by A.W. Tozer
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Summary: The happiness of all moral creatures lies in the giving of
obedience to God, the Creator.

Topics: "Obedience to God", "True Happiness"
Scripture References: Psalm 103:20, Ecclesiastes 12:13, Matthew 5:8, Luke 11:28, John 15:10, Romans 12:1, Philippians 2:13, Colossians 3:23, James 1:25, 1 John 5:3

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A.W. Tozer emphasizes that true happiness for all moral beings is found
in obedience to God, the Creator. He illustrates this by referencing
Psalm 103:20, highlighting that even angels experience their highest joy
in fulfilling God's commandments, viewing obedience not as a burden but
as a delight. Tozer asserts that heaven is characterized by the
surrender of its inhabitants to God's will, making it a realm of joy for
His obedient children. He encourages believers to recognize that their
fulfillment lies in aligning with God's purpose and commands.

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Let me call it to your attention that the happiness of all moral
creatures lies in the giving of obedience to God, the Creator. The
psalmist cries out in Psalm 103:20: "Bless the Lord, ye his angels; that
excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice
of his word." The angels in heaven find their complete freedom and
highest happiness in obeying the commandments of God. They do not find
it a tyranny-they find it a delight! Here is something that we should
know and realize: heaven is a place of surrender to the whole will of
God and it is heaven because it is such a place.

I thank God that heaven is the world of God's obedient children.

Whatever else we may say of its pearly gates, golden streets and jasper
walls, heaven is heaven because children of the Most High God find they
are in their normal sphere as obedient moral beings.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/aw-tozer/our-highest-happiness/
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