Psalm 128:1 (NIV)
What
a blessing it is to be a child of God! To enjoy the fellowship of the
Holy Spirit and the blessedness of being in Christ is the greatest
blessing that any person could ever hope to receive for God during their
life. May we always remember and give praise and thanks to God for the
love He lavished on us that we are called His children.
This psalm
follows in correct order behind the psalm that taught us to place the
LORD God in leadership over all our activities - especially our families.
It spells out the benefits that God promises to those who place Him and
His kingdom first. If I read this psalm and others like it every day
and ignored many other sections of the Bible, I would in short order
fall into the trap of becoming a prosperity preacher and yet I cannot
ignore the rest of the Word. So when I read this psalm, my soul is
filled with thankfulness, that God’s face does shine on His children
from heaven, that God’s hands are busy in the wombs of godly women all
around the world, throughout all ages, and He causes children to be a
blessing to their parents, and more than that, He even prolongs the lives
of His men and women so that they may see and bless their
grandchildren.
I will not use this psalm to demand from God, but I will
use this psalm to give Him the thanks He deserves for all good things
come from Him! What could be more good, than a man and a woman, joined
in love, surrounded by their children and their grandchildren with their
hearts filled with thankfulness to our great God who gave us each
other, who gives us food, and strength and love, and life and happiness.
Blessed! Blessed! Truly we are Blessed! Praise His Holy Name for the
blessing of family!
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