Word Promises Blessings

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Word Promises Blessings
“Thou hast dealt well with thy servant, O LORD, according unto thy word.” (Psalm 119:65)

There are a multitude of promises of good to be presented to those who walk with Christ Jesus as Lord. These blessings are logged through out the Holy Bible and are as certain as the truth in the word of God. The good that comes from the hand of the Lord is “according unto thy word.” God will perform what he has set His name to. By that name He swears because there is no greater name whereby He can affirm His good things for His children. His promises are not just a “piece of pie in the sweet by and by” but rather multitudes of blessings in this very time in which we live.

Interestingly, David twice emphasizes that it was important for him to be “afflicted” before he learned something of the gracious provision of the Lord (Psalm 119:67, 71). It does not need to be that way. If we must suffer to be blessed because Jesus suffered for our sins and gifts the result borders on “an eye for an eye” which He fulfilled with His Grace. The Hebrew word anah is used widely in the Bible, the most famous passage prophesying about the sacrificial death of the Lord Jesus: “Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted” (Isaiah 53:4). Thank ‘s be to God, His promises to us are gifts of his delight. We don’t earn them. We don’t deserve them. From the deepest recesses of His Love, God grants unto those who serve him as children of a living God, all things good.

We should not make the connection that all affliction will necessarily come because of personal disobedience. The Lord nudges us into proper perspective to receive rewards freely given. Some occasion may be allowed to develop to establish, more fully, the concept of holiness or obedience that will bring His favor or, more properly, bring us in line with His Word so that we may experience the “peaceable fruit of righteousness” (Hebrews 12:11 “6 For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
7 If ye endure chastening, God dealeth with you as with sons; for what son is he whom the father chasteneth not?
8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
9 Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?
10 For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.
11 Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.)

We must asked our Lord to teach us or cause us to learn from the Word concerning the eternal principles of righteousness (see Psalms 119:66, 68, 71). Having come to that pure knowledge of truth we must strive to keep and delight in the holy laws and principles of which we are aware.

The thrust of this simple message stresses our stern focuses and our passionate commitment to learn and obey the Word of God. Our past cannot negate God’s faithfulness as a promise keeper. No present difficult circumstances can weaken God’s resolve to keep His promises. Thus: “The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver” (Psalm 119:72). Know God, know peace. Amen BLL01-05-2019

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