John 12:26... “If Any Man Serve Me, Let Him Follow Me; And Where I Am, There Shall Also My Servant Be: If Any Man Serve Me, Him Will my Father Honor” (KJV). The Word “honor” Means... To Fix A Valuation Upon Of The Highest Degree... I Want To Address the Kind Of People Whom God Brings Into Honor. Honor Is In The Will Of God... He Wants To Bring Many People Into Glory. The Bible Teaches The Importance Of being Just And Devout, And The Importance Of Esteem. 1 Chronicles 11:9 tells Of David... “So David Waxed Greater And Greater: For The Lord Of Hosts Was With Him.” How Can I, As A Christian In Christ Jesus, Grow To The Place Where God Brings Me Into Honor? Paul Teaches In 2 Timothy 2:20 That In A Great House There Are Vessels Of Gold And Silver And there Are Vessels Of Wood And Clay... Some Of These Are Honored And Some Are Not... There Is A Starting Point That Leads To Honor...
Psalm 112:1-10... This Chapter Teaches About Being The Kind Of Man God Wants To Bless And Bring Into Honor... Notice The Foundation That This Man Built Into His Life... 1 Corinthians 3:11 Tells Us The Foundation Is Christ... Here In Psalm 112, The Man Feared The Lord And Delighted In The Word Of God... This Resulted In A Good Family Life And Financial Freedom. The Best Thing That He Gave To His Family Was His Own Spiritual Life... Guidance... Discretion... Compassion...experience... Righteousness... Testimony... Witness... And The Wicked Saw It And They Were Not Able To Penetrate Into His Life... God Exalted This Man... Psalm 112:9... God Had Fixed A Valuation Upon This Man Of The Highest Order...
Psalm 84:5-7... “Blessed is The Man Whose Strength is In Thee; In Whose Heart are The Ways of Them. Who Passing Through The valley Of Baca make It A Well; The Rain Also Filleth The Pools. They Go From Strength To Strength, every One Of Them In Zion Appeareth Before God” (KJV). Here We See A Man Who Longs For The Presence Of God... The Presence Of God Is Not A Feeling, It Is A Visible Event... In This Chapter, We See Another Man Who God Brings Into Honor... V. 2 Says... “My Soul And My Flesh Cries Out For The Living God.” Emotions Are Very Important... This Man Found Strength In The Ways Of God... V. 5... What Are Some Of The Ways Of God... Faith... Love... Joy... Faithfulness... Righteousness. This Man Was Able To Feast In The Valley Of Baca... Baca Means Weeping (because Of Dry Places)... This Man Found Inspiration Even In Tough Times... Note Vv. 11-12... “For The LORD God is A Sun And Shield: The LORD Will Give Grace And Glory: No Good thing Will He Withhold From Them That Walk Uprightly. O LORD Of Hosts, Blessed is The Man That trusteth In Thee.” God Will Not Withhold Good Things From You... What A Great Promise For The Man Or Woman Whose Heart Longs For The Living God. Are You One Who Longs For The Living God?
Psalm 32:1-2... “Blessed is He Whose Transgression is Forgiven, whose Sin is Covered. Blessed is The Man Unto Whom The LORD Imputeth Not Iniquity, And In Whose Spirit there Is No Guile.” Here Is Another Kind Of man Who God Blesses And Brings Into Honor. The Man’s Sins And Transgressions Were Forgiven... The Word “transgression” Means A Revolt Or A Rebellion... It Is A Willful Turning Away From God... a Man Who Has No Reverence For God... A Man Who Loves To Argue... A Man Who Loves Perversion (iniquity Is Woven Into His Spirit)... These Things Are An Offence To God... Roman 1:21-31 Teaches That When A Man Refuses To Know God, All Kinds Of Evil Enters Into His Life. Note In V. 2 In This Psalm The Word “guile.” There Was No Insincerity In The Kind Of Man Who God Blessed... There Was No Deceit... The Man Who God Blesses is Clean... The Guilt Has Been Removed... Through Repentance... Through Acceptance Of Christ... V. 3 In The Living Bible Reads... “There Was A Time That I Wouldn’t Admit What A Sinner I Was. But My Dishonesty Made Me Miserable And Filled My Days With Frustration.” The More You Groan And Moan, The More Your Body Wastes Away... The Man In Psalm 32 Acknowledged His Sin... V. 5... And God Forgave Him... V. 6 Tells Us That Every Man Needs To Pray For The Forgiveness Of Sin. How Does God Bless This Kind Of man? Note V. 6... Floods Of Great Waters Do Not Come Nigh You... I.e.... Demonic Activity... Judgment By Water As In The Days Of Noah... These Things Cannot Touch You... Why? Because You Have Been Forgiven... God’s Righteousness Has Been Woven Into You. Note V. 7... God Is This Man’s Hiding Place... You Are Preserved in Troubles; You Are Singing... Note V. 8... You Are Given Instruction... Guidance... Note V. 9... You Are Brought into Discipline... Discipline Means Liberty... You Move By The Voice Of God And Not By An Earthly Bridle... God Closes With... Be Glad And Shout... Rejoice... You Have Been Blessed... Honored. Demonstrate The Joy Of The Lord... Get Rid Of Sin... Seek His Forgiveness... Be Clean...
Psalm 24:1-5... “He Shall Receive The Blessing From The LORD, And Righteousness From The God Of His Salvation” (v. 5, KJV). This Psalm Talks About The Kind Of man Who comes Into The Government Of God... This Psalm Talks About The Kind Of man Who Is Able To Approach God. Note The Word “who”... The Hill Of The Lord Is More Than Just A Blessing... It Is Coming Into Ruling And Reigning... God Brings You To This Level... Not Your Education... Not Your Own Efforts... What Is The Government Of God? 1 Corinthians 12:28 States That “government” Refers To A Place Where “steerage” Is Given... This Is A Place Where You Pilot Someone’s Life... Romans 12:8 Talks About Ruling... I.e., Superintending And Governing... This Is More Than Holding A Position in A Church... This Is Walking On The Holy Mountains Of God (Ezekiel 28:14)... Mountains Are Also Symbols Of Government... Revelation 2:26... The Overcomer rules With Christ... Note Matthew 25:21... Faithfulness To God Brings Rulership... God Wants To Bless People With His Kind Of Rulership... Note Again The Word “who”... The Man With Clean Hands... The Man With A Pure Heart.... The Man Whose Emotions Are In Balance... The Man Who keeps His Promises... The Man Who is Not Wishy-washy... He Will Be Blessed And Honored By God... God Wants To Bless You As Well.
Psalm 89:15-17... God Wants To Bless People Who Know The Joyful Sound... “Blessed is The People That Know The Joyful Sound: They Shall Walk, O LORD, In The Light Of Thy Countenance. In Thy Name Shall They Rejoice All The Day: And In Thy Righteousness Shall They Be Exalted. For Thou art The Glory Of Their Strength: And In Thy Favour Our Horn Shall Be Exalted.” The Truth Here Is Knowing “the Joyful Sound”... With All The Problems in The World, People Still Do Not Know The Joyful Sound... They Are Hearing Many Different Sounds (voices). The Sounds That People Are Hearing Today Are Not Joyful Sounds... The Bible Is Full Of Joyful Sounds...Leviticus 25:9 Talks About The Sound Of The Jubilee Trumpet That Proclaims Liberty... Leviticus 26:36 Talks About The Sound Of A Leaf Chasing Away The Enemies... 2 Samuel 5:24 Talks About The Sound Presence Of God In The Mulberry Trees... The Bible Talks About The Sound Of Battle... The Sound Of Musical Instruments... The Sound Of Rain... The Sounds In The Sky... And More... Psalm 89:15... The Phrase “the Joyful Sound” Means An Acclamation Of Joy... Rejoicing... A High Joy... The NEB Reads... “Happy Are The People Who Have Learned To Acclaim Thee.” The Man That God Blesses Knows How To Acclaim Jesus... The Word “joyful Sound” Is The Name Of Jesus... It Is Proclaiming The Name Of Jesus... And More... The People Not Only Proclaim The Name Of Jesus, They Know What He Is Saying... 1 Corinthians 14:8 Talks About Uncertain Sounds... These Are Sounds That Reveal nothing... The Sound From Jesus Brings Revelation... Knowledge... Wisdom... Prophetic Confirmation... Teaching... How Do You Acclaim Jesus? V. 1, By Singing... V. 2, By Acknowledging His Faithfulness... Vv. 3-4, By Knowing You Are Under Covenant Blessings... V. 5, Heaven Praising God’s Wonders In The Congregation... Jesus Stands Alone... There Is None Like Him... V. 7, Reverence And Awe... V. 8, God’s Faithfulness Is All Around You... V. 9, Demonic Activity Is Silenced... V. 10, Rahab... I.e., The World, Does Not Have A Hold On You... God Has A Blessing For All Who Acclaim Him... God Wants To Bring You Into Honor... Note... V. 20... God Found David... “and I Have Anointed Him“... How About You? Has God Found You And Anointed You To Be A Blessing And To Be Blessed And Honored?
Proverbs 8:34... The Man That God Blesses Hears The Lord. “Blessed is The Man That heareth Me, Watching Daily At My Gates, Waiting At The Posts Of My Doors” (KJV). This Whole Chapter Deals With The Importance Of the Holy Ghost Filled Life... Are You Hearing What The Holy Spirit Is Saying... The Holy Spirit Cries For You To Hear What He Is Saying... Vv. 1-5... The Word “cry” Means... To Call Out... To Have An Encounter with Him... He Calls Because He Has A Message That Will Help You. Vv. 6-31... The Holy Spirit Testifies... He Tells What He Is And What He Does... He Never Speaks Wrong Things... He Does Not Lie... He Does Not Confuse You. He Does Not Twist The Scriptures... The Holy Spirit tells Us That The Knowledge He Gives Is Better Than Money... He Knows All Our Excuses... He Helps us Make Right Decisions... Then He Talks About Jesus... Vv. 22-30... “Jesus Possessed Me In The Beginning Of His Way”... Whenever Jesus Was On A Project, The Holy Spirit Was Brought In... “I Was There... With Jesus,” the Holy Spirit Said... The Holy Spirit Goes On To Say That He Was With Jesus As A Master Craftsman... Then He Lets You In On A Secret... “I Want To Tell You What My Greatest Delight Is,” The Spirit Is Saying... V. 31... “My Delight Is Being With The Children Of Men”... God Wants To Honor And Bless the Man Who Is Hearing What The Holy Spirit Is Saying. Are You That Man? This Is The Kind Of Man Who God Wants To Honor... Note V. 34... The Man God Blesses Is The Man Who Watches At My Gates... Simply Put... God Blesses The Man Who Is Listening To The Holy Spirit.
Matthew 11:6... “And Blessed Is he, Whosoever Shall Not Be Offended In Me” (KJV). Jesus Said This After The Sermon On The Mount... The Sermon On The Mount Was Full Of Blessings For Certain Kinds Of People. The Story In Matthew 11:6 Was This... John Was In Prison... Jesus Did Not Set Him Free... John Was A Little “put Out” About This... There Are Times when Circumstances Places Us In Situations Where It Is difficult To Believe... And Easy To Doubt... Our Attitude Causes Us To Behave Wrongly... Like John The Baptist, We Look For Another... We Question Jesus... The Word “offended” Means... Stumbling Block... To Entrap... To Entice To Sin... John, No Doubt, Felt That Jesus Should Release Him... He Became Impatient... He Got Himself In A Wrong Emotional Stance... Jesus Said... “Blessed Or Happy Is The Man Who Does Not Stumble Over Me.” The Truth Seen Here Is That people Sometimes Get Angry Over Jesus Because It Seems That Jesus Is Dong Nothing For Them... “Where Were You, Lord, When I Needed You?” It Is Easy To Believe When Jesus Is Present... Faith Has To Work When Jesus Is Not Visible. God Will Honor A Man And Bless The Man Who Does Not Get Angry At God For His Delays.
Revelation 1:3... There Are Seven Scriptures In This Book That Tells Of The Kind Of Man Who God Blesses... “Blessed is He That Readeth, And They That Hear The Words Of This Prophecy, And Keep Those Things Which Are Written therein: For The Time is At Hand” (KJV). God Will Bless The Man who Reads The Bible And Keeps The Word Of The Bible. Revelation 14:13...“And I Heard A Voice From Heaven Saying Unto Me, Write, Blessed are The Dead Which Die In The Lord From Henceforth: Yea, Saith The Spirit, That They May Rest From Their Labours; And Their Works Do Follow Them.” The Idea Here Is This: don’t Die A Christ-rejecter... Don’t Die Unsaved... Revelation 16:15... “Behold, I Come As A Thief. Blessed is He That watcheth, And Keepeth His Garments, Lest He Walk Naked, And They See His Shame.”Keeping Righteousness Is Important... Don’t You Care About Your Soul And Your Lifestyle Here On Earth?... Will You Miss The Coming Of Jesus By Your Neglect? Revelation 19:9...“Blessed are They Which Are Called Unto The Marriage Supper Of The Lamb.” The Bride Of Christ Is Seen Here... Your Relationship With Him On This Earth Determines Whether You Receive A Wedding Invitation To His Supper... Revelation 20:6... “Blessed And Holy is He That Hath Part In The First Resurrection: On Such The Second Death Hath No Power, But They Shall Be Priests Of God And Of Christ, And Shall Reign With Him A Thousand Years.” The Resurrection Truth As Seen Here Is The Security Of The Believer... If You Are Alive At Christ’s Coming, Death Has No Power Over You... Revelation 22:7... “Behold, I Come Quickly: Blessed is He That Keepeth The Sayings Of The Prophecy Of This Book.” Keep The Word That This Book Talks About... Keep The Sayings Of Jesus... What He Says Gives You Comfort And Victory Over The Trials That Are Coming. The Word “sayings” Here Is The Word “Logos,” or the Bible... Revelation 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.” There Are “rights” To The Tree Of Life... Adam Lost His “rights” Because Of Sin... Jesus Said, “Do The Commandments”... I.e... Do The Word That I Give You To Do... Live By The Rules Of Conduct That I Lay Down... The Gates To His City Will Be Open To You... One Day... A Sound Will Be Heard...
“Open The Gates... George (me) Is Coming In”... And What About You, My Friend... Are You Hearing This Lesson... There Is A Kind Of Man who God Blesses And Honors... Jesus Said... John 12:26... “If Any Man Serve Me... Him Will My Father Honor.”
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