Are you blessed?

Christians hear the word ‘blessed’ all the time, right? But what does it mean?

The dictionary defines the word blessed as having a sacred (holy) and pleasant nature, and being connected with God.

So, how do you know if you are blessed? If you ever want to know if you are blessed, just read Psalm one.

How to know you are blessed


• You are blessed when you choose to not live according to the standards of wicked people (people who oppose the Bible)

• You are blessed when you find pleasure in reading, listening, or thinking about God’s Word day and night.
  

The effects of shunning wickedness and loving God’s Word

• You shall be like a flourishing tree by the rivers. This means you will have healthy leaves, flowers, and fruit in season.

• As you obey God, you shall prosper in what you strive to accomplish in Him (You won’t wither).

• Finally, the Lord will watch over you and the path you take.
  

Now, here is a question for you. Are you blessed?

Psalm 1

1~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,

2~but whose delight is in the law of the Lord,

and who meditates on his law day and night.

3~That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,

which yields its fruit in season

and whose leaf does not wither--

whatever they do prospers.

4~Not so the wicked!

They are like chaff

that the wind blows away.

5~Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment,

nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

6~For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous,

but the way of the wicked leads to destruction.