Blessed

 

When we say a person is blessed, we usually refer to the fact that he or she has an abundance of material possession- cars, houses, savings, etc.  However, when we read Psalm 1, we see that to be “blessed” goes beyond the boundaries of the material world,

 

Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful…

 

First of all, we know that to be blessed, we must be obedient to God and stay away from sin and others that would encourage us to sin.  If we want God’s blessing, we must be willing to walk a godly path.  This is not always easy, but we have a high priest who was tempted just like we are, but without sin, (Hebrews 4:15), He walked this world.  It is through His grace and mercy that we can do the same (Hebrews 4:16).  

 

But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night.

By eating of the Word of God daily, we can also keep ourselves separated unto God and away from sin.  David put it this way, “How can a young man cleanse his way?  By taking heed according to Your word” (Psalm 119:9).   Let the Word of God be more important than anything else in your life.  Job said it best when he said, “I have not departed from the commandment of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food” (Job 23:12).

 

 

He shall be like a tree planted by rivers of water, that brings forth fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper.

 

Here, we see what it means to truly be “blessed”.   True blessing comes from being connected to God. Just like a tree planted near rivers of water receives its daily nourishment from being connected to its life- source, we too receive our spiritual nourishment from God’s presence daily.  As a result, we produce spiritual fruit in God’s timing. So, we see that being blessed comes from being connected to God and bearing fruit as a result of this wonderful relationship.  That is true blessing. This leads me to believe that even if everything is not going your way right now, you are still blessed.  If you are drawing from your life source- Jesus Christ, you are blessed.  Your bank account may be low, your house may be in foreclosure, your car may be breaking down, and you may have very little money right now, but rest assured that you are still blessed.  You are blessed because God is on your side.  When you realize this, your worries disappear because you understand that as a blessed person, God will take care of all of your needs, whatever they might be.  Being connected to Jesus Christ, You will never wither spiritually and whatever you set out to do for God’s glory, you will prosper in that very thing.  This might mean that you will be blessed with wealth, but even if this is not the case, you are still BLESSED because you are sitting in heavenly places right now (Ephesians 2:6).  As a child of the King, you will always be provided for.  I leave you with the words of King David as encouragement today,

 

I have been young, and now am old; Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his descendants begging bread.  He is ever merciful, and lends; And his descendants are blessed.  Psalm 37: 25-26