{"id":987,"date":"2020-10-11T15:05:03","date_gmt":"2020-10-11T20:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/?p=987"},"modified":"2020-10-11T15:05:03","modified_gmt":"2020-10-11T20:05:03","slug":"how-to-be-blessed-happy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/2020\/10\/11\/how-to-be-blessed-happy\/","title":{"rendered":"How to be Blessed (Happy)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\u201c1. Blessed is<\/em> the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.\u00a02. But his delight is<\/em> in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.\u00a03. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.\u00a04. The ungodly are<\/em> not so: but are<\/em> like the chaff which the wind driveth away.\u00a05. Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.\u00a06. For the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.<\/strong>\u201d
Psalm 1:1-6 <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Who in this world doesn\u2019t want to\nbe blessed (happy)? The Bible clearly helps us understand how to be blessed. \u201cBlessed\nis<\/em> the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth\nin the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful<\/strong>\u201d (Psalm\n1:1). This should be rather simple to understand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • Do not walk in the counsel of the\nungodly. (Do not walk with people who are morally wrong, following their advice.)<\/li>
  • Do not stand in the way of\nsinners. (Do not stand, or make the course of your life, with sinners \u2013 those\nwho choose to disregard God\u2019s Word.)<\/li>
  • Do not sit in the seat of the\nscornful. (To sit down and live, or dwell continually, with those who scoff or\nmock the things of God.)    <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    One can notice that there is a\nprogression. First, one walks with sinners. Most do not<\/em><\/strong> find this\na big deal. However, then one stands with them and chooses to make them their\n\u201cfriends.\u201d Finally, one sits down with them, dwelling continually with them,\nand they proceed to disregard, scoff and mock the things of God. It does not<\/em><\/strong>\nhappen all at once. It takes time with most people. A little compromise here, a\nlittle compromise there, and before one knows what happens, one can be quite\ncomfortable dwelling in this world and its system \u2013 far from God and His plan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Now that we have read what one is not\n<\/em><\/strong>to do, see what Psalm one tells one to do<\/em><\/strong>. \u201cBut his\ndelight is<\/em> in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day\nand night<\/strong>\u201d (Psalm 1:2). Read, know and live God\u2019s Word \u2013 and enjoy it for\nit is important! When one does that, life is compared to a tree planted by a\nriver that grows and thrives, producing fruit (see Psalm 1:3). Compare that\npicture with the following: \u201c10.\nFor as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not\nthither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may\ngive seed to the sower, and bread to the eater: 11. So shall my word be\nthat goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it\nshall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing<\/em>\nwhereto I sent it<\/strong>\u201d (Isaiah 55:10-11). God\u2019s Word lived out in one\u2019s\nlife makes all of the difference!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Read the life of one who chooses to\nwalk with the ungodly: \u201c4. The ungodly are<\/em> not so: but are<\/em>\nlike the chaff which the wind driveth away. 5. Therefore the ungodly shall\nnot stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous<\/strong>\u201d\n(Psalm 1:4-5). The ungodly will be driven away and not<\/em><\/strong> allowed to\nstand or sit with the righteous. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The finality is declared in the closing verse of Psalm one. \u201cFor the LORD knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish<\/strong>\u201d (Psalm 1:6). God knows those who belong to Him. The rest will perish (they will be like the worthless chaff that is driven away). Remember what makes the difference: \u201cHe that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him<\/strong>\u201d (John 3:36). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Are you \u201cblessed?\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Who in this world doesn\u2019t want to be blessed (happy)? The Bible clearly helps us understand how to be blessed. \u201cBlessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful\u201d (Psalm 1:1). This should be rather simple […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[318],"tags":[520,518,523,332,524,407,261,522,267,519,327],"class_list":["post-987","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-picture-with-verse-and-blog","tag-belong","tag-blessed","tag-compromise","tag-lord","tag-prosper","tag-psalm","tag-righteous","tag-sit","tag-stand","tag-ungodly","tag-walk"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/987","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=987"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/987\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":989,"href":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/987\/revisions\/989"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/biblicalpath.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}