Showing posts with label how to be blessed. Show all posts
Showing posts with label how to be blessed. Show all posts

Thursday, June 13, 2013

Blessed is the one



Psalm 1:1-2: “Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night.

I and hope you want to be blessed. Most people probably desire that. And the psalmist says here that it is possible. There are certain conditions though. They aren’t too difficult to meet. We have to turn away from certain things and embrace certain things. What are we expected to avoid? Walking on the path of the wicked and enjoying their company. What are we expected to embrace? We must delight in the law of the Lord and meditate on it daily. 

If you stay from the former and follow the latter you are promised great things. You will prosper, be protected, be always fruitful and …blessed.

Monday, February 11, 2013

Blessed is the man



Psalm 1:1-2: “Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night.”

There are two paths in life: broad and narrow. The first is the path that leads to curse, sorrow and eternal damnation. The second one is the path that leads to blessing, joy and eternal happiness. The path of the wicked is the broad path. It may create an illusion of happiness, but that illusion melts when a person walking on the broad path starts tasting the fruits of such a life style. 

On the other hand, the path of a righteous may seem pretty boring, dull and void of any joys of life. But that is not true. There is joy, happiness and satisfaction on the path of those who delight themselves in the Lord. God’s blessing comes to the man who takes time to read the word of God and meditate on it daily. That man may seem strange as he avoids being in the company of the mockers and ungodly people. 

People of the world do not understand, because they have no idea of spiritual rebirth, experience of God’s love. And God’s people find it strange and unpleasant to involve in all kinds of sinful activities. Those things give them no joy. 

What gives you joy? What is a blessing for you? Do you really want to be blessed? Read all Psalm 1 to find out how you can achieve that. The first two lines are only intro. Hope the post was useful. God bless you in a mighty way. 

Vytas.

Sunday, January 20, 2013

How to be blessed



Psalm 40:2: „Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, who does not look to the proud, to those who turn aside to false gods.“

How to be blessed? There aren’t some advanced formulas for that. The Bible itself gives us the answer to the question. Firstly, you have to trust in the Lord. The topic of trust runs through all Bible and it is number one thing if you want to please God and to be blessed. The second thing is humility. You have to be humble if you expect the Lord to give you his grace. He resists the proud. You must worship him and him alone. No other gods! That’s how you can be blessed.

Friday, June 1, 2012

22 Bible verses about blessings of God in life


Let us look at some Bible verses about blessing today. In this life we either see curse or blessing. A lot depends on your attitude to God, his word, people around you and life in general. Even if you think you live under a curse today, there is hope and you should believe that this will change and you will be blessed by God Almighty. Read the extracts and enjoy them. 

1. Genesis 12:2
“I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.“

2. Genesis 27:36
„Esau said, “Isn’t he rightly named Jacob ? This is the second time he has taken advantage of me: He took my birthright, and now he’s taken my blessing!” Then he asked, “Haven’t you reserved any blessing for me?”

3. Genesis 39:5
„From the time he put him in charge of his household and of all that he owned, the LORD blessed the household of the Egyptian because of Joseph. The blessing of the LORD was on everything Potiphar had, both in the house and in the field.“

4. Exodus 23:24-26
“Do not bow down before their gods or worship them or follow their practices. You must demolish them and break their sacred stones to pieces. Worship the Lord your God, and his blessing will be on your food and water. I will take away sickness from among you, and none will miscarry or be barren in your land. I will give you a full life span.”

5. Deuteronomy 11:25-27

“No one will be able to stand against you. The Lord your God, as he promised you, will put the terror and fear of you on the whole land, wherever you go. See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse — the blessing if you obey the commands of the Lord your God that I am giving you today…”

6. Deuteronomy 23:5
“However, the LORD your God would not listen to Balaam but turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the LORD your God loves you.”

7. Deuteronomy 28:2
“All these blessings will come on you and accompany you if you obey the LORD your God…”

8. Deuteronomy 28:8
“The LORD will send a blessing on your barns and on everything you put your hand to. The LORD your God will bless you in the land he is giving you.”

9. Psalm 37:26
“They are always generous and lend freely; their children will be a blessing.”

10. Psalm 109:17
“He loved to pronounce a curse— may it come back on him. He found no pleasure in blessing— may it be far from him.”

11. Psalm 128:2
“You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessings and prosperity will be yours.”

12. Proverbs 10:6
Blessings crown the head of the righteous, but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.”

13. Proverbs 10:22
“The blessing of the LORD brings wealth, without painful toil for it.”

14. Proverbs 11:11
“Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.”

15. Isaiah 65:16
“Whoever invokes a blessing in the land will do so by the one true God; whoever takes an oath in the land will swear by the one true God. For the past troubles will be forgotten and hidden from my eyes.”

16. Ezekiel 44:30
“The best of all the firstfruits and of all your special gifts will belong to the priests. You are to give them the first portion of your ground meal so that a blessing may rest on your household.”

17. Joel 2:14
“Who knows? He may turn and relent and leave behind a blessing— grain offerings and drink offerings for the LORD your God.”

18. Zechariah 8:13
“Just as you, Judah and Israel, have been a curse among the nations, so I will save you, and you will be a blessing. Do not be afraid, but let your hands be strong.”

19. Malachi 3:10
“Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the LORD Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.”

20. Romans 15:27
“They were pleased to do it, and indeed they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in the Jews’ spiritual blessings, they owe it to the Jews to share with them their material blessings.”

21. Romans 15:29
“I know that when I come to you, I will come in the full measure of the blessing of Christ.”

22. 1 Peter 3:9
“Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.”


See also:


http://bible-verse-of-the-day-blog.blogspot.com/2013/07/15-inspirational-bible-verses-for.html
http://bible-verse-of-the-day-blog.blogspot.com/2012/05/bible-verses-about-pride.html

http://bible-verse-of-the-day-blog.blogspot.com/p/bible-verses-about-wisdom.html