Wednesday, August 18, 2021

Blessed — Part 2

As we said yesterday, the word “Blessed” means “Happy.”

Here are the further references to God’s formula for happy believers. Are you a happy Christian? Follow these instructions and you will be!

• “Blessed is the man whom Thou chastenest, O Lord, and teachest him out of Thy law” (Psalm 94:12).

• “Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in His commandments” (Psalm 112:1).

• “Blessed is the man that heareth Me, watching daily at My gates, waiting at the posts of My doors” (Proverbs 8:34).

• “Blessed is the man that doeth this, and the son of man that layeth hold on it; that … keepeth his hand from doing any evil” (Isaiah 56:2).

• “Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is” (Jeremiah 17:7).

• “Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin” (Romans 4:8).

• “Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love Him” (James 1:12).