Psalm 128
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Fear the Lord in our behavior
Fear the Lord in our behavior
It is a family hymn, -- a song for a marriage, or a birth, or for any day in which a happy household has met to praise the Lord. —Charles Spurgeon
Blessed = to be in a favorable position
The fear of the Lord governs our attitude: “Blessed is every one who fears the Lord”
Blessed = to be in a favorable position
Blessed are the undefiled in the way, Who walk in the law of the Lord!
The fear of the Lord controls our behavior: “Who walks in His ways.”
Blessed are the undefiled in the way, Who walk in the law of the Lord!
The fear of the Lord blesses with fruitful labor
“Say to the righteous that it shall be well with them,
For they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
Isaiah
You shall therefore keep His statutes and His commandments which I command you today, that it may go well with you and with your children after you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which the Lord your God is giving you for all time.”
Deuteronomy
A confident promise: “When you eat”
A cooperating effort: “the labor of your hands,”
God doesn’t bless irreverence and God doesn’t bless laziness
God is the God of labourers. We are not to leave our worldly callings because the Lord has called us by grace: we are not promised a blessing upon romantic idleness or unreasonable dreaming, but upon hard work and honest industry. —Charles Spurgeon
You shall therefore keep His statutes and His commandments which I command you today, that it may go well with you and with your children after you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which the Lord your God is giving you for all time.”
Deuteronomy 4:40
A satisfying harvest: “You shall be happy,”
A good godly life: “and it shall be well with you.”
Fear the Lord in our home
Fear the Lord in our home
The fear of the Lord blesses with fruitful labor
“Say to the righteous that it shall be well with them,
For they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
“Say to the righteous that it shall be well with them,
For they shall eat the fruit of their doings.
You shall therefore keep His statutes and His commandments which I command you today, that it may go well with you and with your children after you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which the Lord your God is giving you for all time.”
You shall therefore keep His statutes and His commandments which I command you today, that it may go well with you and with your children after you, and that you may prolong your days in the land which the Lord your God is giving you for all time.”
The fear of the Lord blesses with a fruitful wife
Fruitfulness is more than having children: “Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine”
She will be a blessing both in and out of the house: “In the very heart of your house”
The fear of the Lord blesses with fruitful children
Shoots from an olive tree: “Your children like olive plants”
Fill your house with blessing: “All around your table.”
Summary
Prayer for the blessing of Israel
Prayer for the blessing of Israel
Blessing that will last our whole life
Blessing that will last beyond your life
Blessing that will bring the peace of Israel: