“Praise the Lord. Blessed are those who fear the Lord, who find great delight in his commands. Their children will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.” Psalms 112:1-2 NIV
As Christians, we are called to be ambassadors for Christ. Our lives need to speak out that we are true Children of God and that because of our hope in Him, we desire to pursue good with our whole hearts, hate evil and have no fear against those who oppose us.
In Him is where we find our true source of happiness and satisfaction. Our riches lie primarily in our ongoing relationship with Him and experiencing the spiritual and yes often physical blessings our lives. Both the physical and spiritual are amazing gifts from God. Each time we experience God working in our lives, we are to respond with thankful hearts and consistently strive to grow in our faith. This is an essential quality for the person who desires to see God’s hand of blessing. He must learn to fear the Lord. Blessed is the man that feared the LORD. One cannot expect to see the blessing of the Lord who does not sincerely fear Him. We have witnessed a sad decline in the fear of God in our lifetime. This absence of fear has made its way into the Churches as well. Worship is becoming more and more man-centered instead of God-centered. Casualness and worldliness are welcomed in many places of worship. Unless there is great repentance in our society it will continue. God is looking for, and promises to bless, those who will take His Word seriously. If we want God’s blessing we must revere Him and do what He commands us to do. We must treat God with utmost respect. From Scripture, we have concepts of what He has done and what He has promised to do. His power and authority are beyond our capacity to comprehend so we have to think of Him with awe. He created the heavens and the earth. The commandments of the Scriptures are not man’s commands, but they are His commandments. Obedience and the fear of the Lord go hand in hand. We are to hide His commandments in our hearts and teach ourselves to love His Word. God wants to bless as we follow His ways!!!
Father thank You for this day and the power we have through Your Word and the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Lord open the windows of heaven and shine down Your abundant blessings over my friend and family today. Lord help us to take delight in Your commands and walk in reverence and fear of You. Lord open our eyes to see ourselves as You see us and help us be honest and true in our worship to You. Lord we praise Your Holy Name because you love us in a way that we cannot truly understand. Lord give my friend strength and discernment to help those who are struggling to serve You today. Daddy we love you amen. Be a blessing. Love you !
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