A Psalm of David: “Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered” (Psalm 32:1).

Blessed (Def): (Heb): Esher from Ashar: Straight, right, level, happy, going forward, honest, prosperous

Blessed (Def): (Gr): Makarios from Makar: Happy, fortunate, well off, prosperous to the extreme

Living a blessed life is the culmination and confluence of many virtues, character traits, nature of one’s being, and divine interventions all flowing together to produce a life of extreme favor, fortune and prosperity. Both King David and our Lord Jesus have given us examples of those who are the Blessed.

Jesus said to the multitudes as recorded in the Gospel of Matthew 5:3-10:

“Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.”

“Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted.”

“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.”

“Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled.”

“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.”

“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.”

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called the children of God.”

“Blessed are they who are persecuted for righteousness sake, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.”

King David has written in his Psalms:

“Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful” (Psalm 1:1).

“Kiss the Son lest He be angry, and you perish from the way when His wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in Him” (Psalm 2:12).

“Blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile” (Psalm 32:2).

“Blessed is the Nation whose God is the Lord, and the people whom He has chosen for His own inheritance” (Psalm 33:12).

“O taste and see that the Lord is good, Blessed is the man that trusts in Him” (Psalm 34:8).

“Blessed is that man that makes the Lord his trust, and respects not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies” (Psalm 40:4).

“Blessed is he that considers the poor, the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble” (Psalm 41:1).

Living straight, on the level, in the right way of honor and honesty will bring us into the way of The Blessed. It is the way of the Lord, after His kind, His nature, His heart. It is the way of the Son, whose we are and in whom we live; from whom all virtue flows. Godliness, Righteousness, Holiness, Love, Joy and Peace come from Him. It is His Life, His Divine Nature, His Being in us, the Fount of All Blessing, that leads us forward, and guides us in the path of Eternal Life, the Life of The Blessed.

Are you there? Are your sins forgiven, your iniquities covered? They can be and you can know the joy of the Blessed, just as David did. Surrender to the Lord, Kiss the Son, let Him be the Lover of your Soul. You will never be the same. Welcome to the Life of the Blessed.

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