November 29, 2022
I greet and bless you in the name of our Creator, Maker, and ever unforgettable Lord Jesus Christ. The blessed word that the Lord has kept for you today is from the book of Psalms 128:1,2 “Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, Who walks in His ways. When you eat the labour of your hands, You shall be happy, and it shall be well with you “.
From the above context we learn that God blesses all those who fear him, and who walk in His ways. It shall be well with you when you eat the labour of your hands. And you shall be happy in the Lord. Blessed is every one that fears Jehovah and walks in his ways. Faith and patience are like the twin sisters that accompany a man or woman of God along their journey of life. They are the two ‘fruit-of-the-Spirit’ that exemplify the one that fears the Lord and walks in His ways. A reverence for our Almighty God and obedience to our Father’s voice results in an abundance of spiritual fruit and a wealth of spiritual blessings. Therefore the Bible says, “Blessed indeed is the one who fears the Lord and assuredly blessed is the one who walks in His ways.”
The temporal rewards in which the world delights are useless, which enchant the senses for a brief moment. Then they wane away, before evaporating forever into an ocean of dissatisfaction. The eternal blessings that flow from the Lord are the product of the secret growth of God’s grace in our ‘new-life-in-Christ’. They are the budding, blossoming, unfolding and fruiting of the cherished ‘fruit-of-the-Spirit’ , which shine like so many jewels in the crown of our heavenly King. The ‘way-of-the-Cross’ may not be easy but the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom and all who walk in His ways are blessed indeed, doubly blessed with a multitude of blessings that have an eternal perspective. Though we are in God’s hands we are to be supported by our own hands. He will give us daily bread, but it must be made by our own labour. All kinds of labour are included here; one may toil by the sweat of his brow, and another may toil by the sweat of his brain, there is no difference in the blessings. Without God it would be vain to labour; but when we are labourers together with God a promise is set before us. The promise is that labour shall be fruitful, and that he who performs it shall himself enjoy the recompense of it.
It is a grievously ill, for a man to slave his life away that is to work tirelessly from dawn to dusk and receive no fair remuneration for his toil: But God’s servants escape from such bondage and claim their own, and receive it: at any rate, “The labourer is worthy of his hire.” Thus the chosen people could see this promise literally fulfilled; but when evil rulers oppressed them, their earnings were withheld by their rude masters, and their harvests were snatched away from them by their proprietors. Had they walked in the fear of the Lord they would never have known such great evils. Some men never enjoy their labour, for they give themselves no time for rest. Eagerness to get more, snatches away from them, the ability to enjoy. Surely, if it is worthwhile to labour, it is worthwhile to eat of that labour. “Happy shall you be.” Is a statement that belongs to that man who fears the Lord. He is happy, and he shall be happy in a thousand ways. When all is well with us and we are happy then our family life will also be blessed.
So strive hard to prosper in life. There is a proverb which says, “Make hay while the sun shines.”God Bless you.
Prayer: Our loving heavenly Father, we thank You for this blessed day. Father God, we believe that You are our God and our Saviour. Thank You Lord, for your free gift of grace, which we receive by faith. May we reverence Your name forever and walk in Your ways all the days of our life – that all will be well with us and our family. Let the labour of our hands be pleasing in your sight. Help us to have a closer walk with You, be true to You and have much regard for Your instructions. Teach us to walk according to Your word and fear God at all times.
In Jesus Name We Pray.
Amen.
