I am re-visiting my post from that day, with some editing.
"What is the good life?"
In our society, going, doing, possessions, wealth, personal contacts, who you know and
where you go......all not necessarily bad in and of themselves, but if you trust these things for a
"good life" filled with God's blessing, at the en of the day, you'll come up empty, for they are useless.
where you go......all not necessarily bad in and of themselves, but if you trust these things for a
"good life" filled with God's blessing, at the en of the day, you'll come up empty, for they are useless.
Henry prefers the KJV translation for verse 1. "Blessed is the one who fears Jehovah." For the Jews,
this name would have brought to mind all of His mighty acts in their history.
this name would have brought to mind all of His mighty acts in their history.
'Fear'.....as discussed many times before, this is an awe filled reverence of God that stems from
a right knowledge of Him.......from knowing Him.
This virtue is lost in our society for the most part. The wicked do not fear Him, because they do not
know Him. But at the last Day, when He comes, they will indeed fear Him.....with a different kind of fear.
Indeed they will mourn and wail for fear of just judgement.
Indeed they will mourn and wail for fear of just judgement.
The righteous do not know that kind of fear. Our fear is not of judgement and wrath, for we know that
the full wrath of God was poured out on a substitute for us, Jesus Christ. This knowledge should elicit
in us a proper fear of God.
the full wrath of God was poured out on a substitute for us, Jesus Christ. This knowledge should elicit
in us a proper fear of God.
Blessed== being productive and benefiting from it. All things are balanced.....work, family, worship, etc.
The one who fears Jehovah is happy. All is well. Joy is found in the Lord we serve rather than the
The one who fears Jehovah is happy. All is well. Joy is found in the Lord we serve rather than the
circumstances of life.
The man who fears Jehovah typically finds a godly wife, who makes the home a joyful and pleasant
place. Children are a blessing to that man....likened to olive trees, which were a symbol of abundance
and prosperity. They provided sustenance for the present and the future in that they spread and
continued to grow. The one who fears Jehovah will see his children as a blessing.......la legacy and
posterity.
continued to grow. The one who fears Jehovah will see his children as a blessing.......la legacy and
posterity.
National blessing is a reality also when it is full of those who fear Jehovah.
Long life and peace are for that one who fears Him.
The man who fails to fear the Lord will not have any of these things.
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