​Have you ever wished or prayed that God’s blessings would be upon you or someone else in a bigger way? We know we’ve been blessed by the very breath of life and the abundance of things beyond which we’ve been promised (food and clothing).   But do we realize that God has told us who is blessed?  Consider These passages:

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Psa. 1:1 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

Psa. 40:4 Blessed is that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.

James 1:12 Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

Psa. 112:1 …Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.

Psa. 94:12 Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, O LORD, and teachest him out of thy law

Psa. 32:2 Blessed is the man unto whom the LORD imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.

Gal. 3:9 So then they which be of faith are blessed with faithful Abraham

John 20:29 …Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.

Matt. 5:1-11 the poor in spirit, they that mourn, the meek, those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, the merciful, the pure in heart, the peacemakers, those persecuted for righteousness sake, those reviled

Luke 7:33 And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.

Luke 14:13-14 But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.

Rev. 22:14 Blessed are they that do his commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city.

And this is not an all-inclusive list of those who will be blessed but what we can understand is that many of the blessings are by promise and will be fulfilled in the life to come. So many today are focused on what they can get from God and some falsely teach of the abundant physical blessings (riches) that God gives to the ones He truly blesses.

God tells us what to do to receive His blessings. Let’s pray for strength to do those things, and know that when we do, we are blessed.

–Matthew Johnson

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