Blessed.
Psalm 65:4 “Blessed is the man whom Thou choosest, and causest to approach unto Thee, that he may dwell in Thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of Thy house, even of Thy holy temple.”
Blessed means twice happy!
God sees us blessed; How do we see ourselves, in His work?
When He chooses us, He causes us to draw near to Him. Would we resist that drawing?
When I was first brought back into the right way, after wandering away from God; I was in awe, that He loved me enough to welcome me back.
My thought was to grow closer to Him. Nearer, Nearer, I prayed. That is what I want.
The song of Nearer My God to Thee, seemed to play in my head, often.
“Even though it be a cross that raises me…”.
The “pig pen” of the world I had experienced; I wanted the “home” of closeness with God.
Blessed I was, and am, for God’s mercy to me.
This Psalm typifies God’s great arms.
Drawing us, even when we run away.
Calling us, even when we have refused before.
“We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house,”
For Christians, the closer we get to the Lord, the more satisfied we are. The further away from God, the more opportunity for things to come in between us.
These cause barriers.
The barriers we place, between the Lord and ourselves, cause discontent.
And discontent is to be dissatisfied.
And when we are dissatisfied, we start looking for other things.
There are many temptations in the world, the best place to be safe is in the “holy temple” of fellowship and nearness to the Lord.
Blessed is the one who is close to the Lord.
Blessed, also, is the one who is given opportunity to get near to the Lord, again.
Most blessed is the one who never looks for any other satisfaction, than in Him.
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