PIDGIN INTERNAL, EXTERNAL, AND ETERNAL HAPPINESS!

Psalm 1 “God go bless di pesin wey nor dey follow wiked pipol advise, dey waka with sinnas or sidan with aproko pipol!

2Instead, e dey always dey happy to obey God kommand

and na both for day and nite, e dey study dem.

3E bi like tree wey dem plant near wota; wey dey bear fruit for di korrect time and en leaf nor dey dry. E dey prosper for anytin wey e do.

4But nor bi so e bi for wiked pipol! Instead, dem bi like leaf wey breeze blow trowey.

5Bikos of dis, wiked pipol nor go fit stand for Judgement Day

and sinnas nor go fit dey for where God pipol gada put.

6True-true, God dey guide en pipol for evritin wey dem dey do, but E go distroy doz wey nor dey follow en ways. 

 

Dis Scripture show wetin real happiness look like. Verse 2 talk say di blessed person na di one wey dey happy for di law of the Lord and dey think am day and night. 

See di three‑fold pattern of happiness? Internal, external, and eternal—na di flow wey come from life wey don root deep for God Word.

Internal happiness na when your heart don balance well for God. E be dat steady joy wey dey inside person even when life for outside dey shake. E no depend on how things dey, wetin we achieve, or wetin people think about us. Dis kind joy dey grow as we dey find sweet for God Word. 

To delight na something wey start from heart. Na the inner posture of person—soul wey dey find pleasure, comfort, and identity for wetin God don talk. 

For Luke 10:38‑42, Mary sit down for Jesus feet just dey listen to am while Martha dey run up and down with plenty wahala, but Mary choose wetin go bring joy—just to dey with Christ and hear Him Word. 

Jesus praise her choice and say, “E no go ever comot from her.” Na dis be internal happiness: to choose presence over pressure, devotion over distraction. 

When God Word become our delight, e go quietly shape di way we dey think, balance our emotions, and give us strength from inside. Na why Paul fit say, “Even though our body dey waste away, but inside we dey renew everyday” (2 Corinthians 4:16). 

Internal happiness na God wey dey renew fruit inside heart.

External happiness na life wey dey show outside. Verse 3 say: “E be like tree wey dem plant near water, wey dey bear fruit for him time and him leaf no dey dry.” Dis na picture of external happiness—wetin people fit see. E no mean say person get plenty money, status or easy life. E mean life wey dey bear fruit, dey bless people around, and still stand strong when storm blow.

Joseph for Genesis 39‑41 show dis kind example. Even after dem sell am as slave and later throw am for prison, Bible talk many times say: “The Lord dey with Joseph, and he prosper.” Him inner trust for God bring favour, wisdom, and fruitfulness wey people fit see. Him life bless Potiphar house, prison where dem keep am, and finally whole nation.

External happiness dey grow from internal balance with God. When heart don root well for Word, our action go begin change. Our hand go dey do good, our word go dey carry life, and our full life go shine as witness to God goodness. 

Jesus say, “Good tree no fit bear bad fruit” (Matthew 7:18). Healthy fruit for outside mean say di inside don healthy too.

Eternal happiness na di joy wey pass time. Verse 6 end am well: “The Lord dey watch over di way of di righteous, but di way of di wicked go perish.” Eternal happiness na final and complete blessing—God favour, presence, and reward wey pass dis life. Na assurance say our joy no stop inside grave. 

Di thief for Luke 23:39‑43, repent for cross meet eternal happiness just before he die. He no get chance to go back fix im past or do new good works. All he fit do na to turn to Jesus and ask for mercy. 

Jesus answer, “Today you go dey with me for paradise.” Eternal happiness no be by perfect record; e dey come by real relationship with Christ. 

Eternal happiness dey give meaning to both internal and external happiness. Without eternity, even our best joy go still vanish. But when eternity dey for our mind, even hardest season go get purpose. Paul talk for Romans 8:18 say, “Our small sufferings now no reach di glory wey go show for us.” Dat future glory dey change how we see pain today. 

Eternal happiness dey come as we waka for His ways till di end.

Di world dey chase happiness through money, achievements, and enjoyment. But Bible turn am upside down. E show say lasting happiness no dey start from outside come inside; e start from heart, move outside, and finally go up to eternity with God. 

As we dey meditate on God Word, we go be like tree wey dem plant, wey dey get water, bear fruit, and no dey dry. Our joy go dey steady, our life go get quiet impact, and our eternity go dey safe with Christ.

REFLECTION QUESTIONS 

·       Which area of happiness—internal, external, or eternal—God need strengthen for my life now? 

·       Wetin I fit do small small to grow my daily delight for God Word? 

·       Where God fit dey call me now to bear fruit wey go bless people around me?

PRAYER: Papa God, make You plant me deep for Your Word. Make my delight dey for You above everything. Anchor my hope for eternity with You. Make me like tree wey dey flourish for every season and bring You glory for all things, in Jesus name. Amen.

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