Plasm 1 gives us guidelines for being blessed, favored and multiplied by God. It’s a wisdom Psalm by David. It provides us with warnings that are important but usually misunderstood.
“Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor sits in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the Lord and in his word he meditates day and night” -Psalm 1:1-2
Being blessed of God means a person enjoys God’s favor, approval and empowerment. Here are a few guidelines for enjoying the full blessing’s of God.
1. Saturate
Saturate yourself with the word of God. Fill up your thoughts, attitude, and conversations with things that are found in God’s Word. Let His Word dwell in your goals, you interactions and your daily conversations. Mediation involves hearing, reflecting and readjusting our lifestyle in obedience to God’s perfect will for your life. Avoiding anything that distracts you from filling your thoughts with what is true, noble, right, pure, lovely, excellent, admirable or praise-worthy.
2. Situate
Situate yourself by the living word. Jesus said, “He who believed in me, from his inner most being will flow with living water” (John 7:38). When we mediate we are in communion with the Savior, Redeemer, Restorer and the Rebuilder. Spending time with God in His Word and prayer every morning before you walk out the frond door.
David wrote in Psalm 143:8, “Cause me ti hear your loving kindness in the morning, for I trust in you. Cause me to know the way in which I should walj, for I lift my soul to you.”
3. Satisfy
Satisfy yourself with God’s Word, His will and His way. It is not enough to merely think good thoughts but we find our greatest satisfaction completing His will for our lives through obedience to His will.
Jesus said in John 4:34, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent me.” And Matthew 5:8 He said, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they will be satisfied.
4. Seperate
Separate yourself from the world. In Psalm 1 David warns us not to sit walk or stand with the ungodly. In 2 Timothy 2:22-26, The Apostle Paul wrote, ‘Fless and evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart; but refuse foolish and ignorant questioning, knowing that they generate strife. The Lord’s servant must not quarrel, but be gentle towards all, able to teach, patient in gentleness correcting who oppose him; perhaps God may give them repentance leading to a full knowledge of the truth, and they may recover themselves out of the devil’s snare, having been taken captive by him to his will.
5. Sanctify
Sanctify yourself in the truth, Jesus said, “Sanctify them in your truth. Your word is truth” (John 17:7)). Let the Word of God cleanse your thoughts, your motives and your perceptions.
6. Submit
Submit yourself to God. This is a hard one for most people, I used to say I would submit to no one. But when we follow Jesus, we have to realize that we need to continually relinquish our rights to the Lord. Ask the Lord to help you readjust your heart, soul, strength and mind to place the Lord in all respects so you may bear fruit in everything you do. This will allow you to be strengthened will all-over according to His glorious might.
Colossians 1:9-11 says, For this cause, we almost, since the day we heard this, don’t cease praying and making requests for you, that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding; that you may walk worthily of the Lord, to place Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all power according to the might of His glory, for all endurance and perseverance with Joy.”
7. Stand
Stand firmly on God’s promises. “Seeing that His divine power has granted to us everything pertaining to life and godliness through the true knowledge of His who calls us by His own glory and excellence. For by these He had granted to us His precious promise in order that by them you might escape the corruption that is in the world by lust.” (2 Peter 1:3-4). Know and be firmly sure that His promises will not fail you until all of God’s work is complete in and through you.
8. Succeed
Succeed through the power of His Word His Spirit and His will. “For he will be like a tree planted by the rivers of water. His leaf will not wither and whatever he does will prosper.” Psalm 1:5-6. The best way to succeed is to meditate on God’s Word for great growth in your obedience to His will. Then you can make your way prosperous and have good success.
9. See
When we see spiritual purposes in every situation, then every problem that we face can become an opportunity to draw upon the goodness if God. Instead of thinking that we ‘deserve’ utopia here on earth, the Lord allows spiritual maturity to overcome the hardships, dry times and disappointments of life. God allows those who meditate on His Word to have the mind of Christ. Ask the Lord to help you perceive life through the eyes of God’s perspective given to you by a Spirit-filled life.
“For the mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace; because the mind of the flesh is hostile towards God; for it is not subject to God’s Torah (Bible), neither indeed can it be. Those who are in the flesh can’t please God” – Romans 8:6-8
10. Stabilize
Stabilize yourself when you are worried, anxious or unsure about your direction. God told Isaiah, that “He will keep whoever’s steadfast in perfect peace because he trusts in you” (Isaiah 6:3) “In the world, you will have tribulation but be of good cheer for I have overcome the world” -John 16:21-33
These are guidelines to being blessed, and favored by God these things will be multiplied if we are in obedience to them. It is also a warning that it is equally important but often misunderstood.
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