The secret is

We speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the ages. — 1 Corinthians 2:7

If you believe Rhonda Byrne, author of the bestselling book The Secret, “The shortcut to anything you want in your life is to be and feel happy now!” According to Byrne, this has to do with something called the law of attraction. If you think only about things that make you happy, she says, happy things will be attracted to you.

Sounds easy enough.

However, the Bible says that “the secret” to life is something very different. It has to do with “the law of the Spirit of life” that sets us free from “the law of sin and death” (Rom. 8:2), not with the “law of attraction.”

According to the apostle Paul the most important thing to know is “Jesus Christ and Him crucified” (1 Cor. 2:2). To those who are concerned with happiness now, this is indeed foolishness (v. 14). They do not recognize the power of God in what appears to them as weakness.

The Lord created us with a desire to know what is secret. In His wisdom, He kept certain things hidden in mystery for a time (v. 7). But now, through His Holy Spirit, He has made them known. And the secret He reveals has nothing to do with having happy thoughts in order to obtain happy things; it has to do with having the mind of Jesus Christ (v. 16).        — Julie Ackerman Link

There is a law that made us free —

In Romans 8 this truth is heard;

The secret is to walk with God,

And daily leans upon His Word.  — Hess

READ: 1 Corinthians 2:6-16

To know lasting happiness, we must get to know Jesus.

The Bible in one year:

• 2 Kings 22-23

• John 4:31-54