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“This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.” Nehemiah 8:10 (NIV)

I have recently re-read the book “The Happiest People on Earth,” by Demos Shakarian, an Armenian American Christian who lived his life trying to reach people for the Lord. The book caught my eyes in the early 1980’s. I, a very young Christian, had the privilege to interpret for him during one of the very first meetings the Full Gospel Businessmen Fellowship, Int’l founder – Demos himself – held in my native Brazil.

If you have not had the privilege to read this book, get it. If nothing else, this book will help grow your faith to another level, and help you see that in order for us to be happy, we don’t have to have everything go our way, nor do we need to worry about gathering material things. God is, after all, our Jehovah Jireh, and He will take care of our every need. If we do so, we will become the happiest people on earth.

The reason why I say this, friends, is because I read that in Shakarian’s book, and I have experienced that in my life over and over. When we set our eyes on things from above and trust God for our every need, even when circumstances in our lives turn glim and difficult, we know that we will come out all right on the other side.

Demos Shakarian’s family worked hard for what they acquired, but even when they became wealthy, their focus was never on material things. As a matter of fact, those who would meet him, would never tell by his looks and the way he lived that he had all that he did. More than worry about how the cattle in his farm was doing, Demos was always concerned about how many people he would get to bring into God’s kingdom.

Perhaps God has already sparked within your heart a desire to reach the lost. Perhaps you have been thinking of how you can do it. Ask Him to guide you in this pursuit. Don’t wait until your opportunity is gone. Show those around you the way to God’s throne.

“Father, there are so many lost in this world. So many are perishing. Help us to be sensitive to their need and to speak truth into their lives, so they can be saved.”

For His Glory

Luska Natali
TRBC Women’s Life