"SHARING HOPE THROUGH SCRIPTURE ABOUT HAVING A BLESSED LIFE"
Psalm 34:12 Who is the man who desires life, And loves many days, that he may see good?
Psalm 34:13 Keep your tongue from evil, And your lips from speaking deceit.
Psalm 34:14 Depart from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it.
Some explanatory thoughts, application, questions, and a prayer:
In these three verses the Lord gives us simple but profound and powerful truths that lead to a happy or blessed life.
1. Who does not want to have a blessed life?
Psalm 34:12 Who is the man who desires life, And loves many days, that he may see good?
The question is asked, "Who is the man who desires life, etc, etc?
The answer is "everyone"
Have you ever met anyone that would say no to this question?
Most every human being wants to enjoy life and have blessed and happy life.
The blessed life is described as "many days" and "that he may see good"
2. Here are the ways of living that lead to a blessed life.
Psalm 34:13 Keep your tongue from evil, And your lips from speaking deceit.
Psalm 34:14 Depart from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it.
The Lord tells us here what not to have in our lives, and what to have in our lives.
First of all, if we want to be blessed, than we are to keep our tongue from evil and our lips from speaking deceit.
So, it starts with our speech.
And, our speech is connected with our heart.
What is in our heart will come out of our mouths.
We need to put off the old ways of living.
Secondly, we are to depart from evil. Leave it, run away from it, have nothing to do with it.
Thirdly, we are to do good, or live in the way that is pleasing to the Lord and in keeping with His will.
Finally, we are to seek peace and pursue it.
That would be peace with God, and peace with man.
To live at peace, not unrest and trouble.
We can do this by Loving God and Loving one another.
Questions:
1. Are you seeking to have a blessed life?
2. Do you know that the way to a blessed life is found right in these few short verses?
3. Will you place your faith in God and ask Him to help you, giving you strength, grace and wisdom to walk in His ways?
A prayer:
Father we appreciate the fact that while life itself can be complicated, Your Word and Your ways are not. You lay Your will out for us in plain and easy to understand terms. It's Your good pleasure to give us the kingdom, and to bless our lives. It's up to us to trust You and respond to Your Word. Help us in both of those actions Lord. In Jesus name, amen.
Pastor Bob Grenier
Calvary Chapel Visalia
