Who are the happiest people in the world?
Jeff Pollard explains in this video that the happiest people in the world are the holiest people. They are the ones that are most intensely walking in fellowship with God and in union with Him. There is no greater joy in the world.
But, Satan doesn’t want us to have the joy of walking in accordance with Scripture and in self-denial. He wants us to live according to our flesh rather than loving Christ and living according to His Word. While sin promises fleeting pleasure, true, lasting happiness and joy are found in remaining obedient to the commands of Scripture and striving to love God with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength.
Romans 15:13 (NKJV) – “Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
The happiest people in the world are the holiest people. They are the people that are most intensely walking with the Lord Jesus Christ, in fellowship with Him, in union with Him, knowing that, experiencing that, and walking according to His Word, there's no greater joy in the world. So, of course, Satan doesn't want us to know the joy of walking with Christ. He doesn't want us to know the joy of self-denial. He wants to pump us up so that we live according to the flesh and live according to our feelings rather than loving Christ and walking according to His Word.