Psalm 126
This is another tricky one for me as a single person who lives on their own!
Anyway more of this later...
Blessed are all those who fear the LORD, who walk in obedience to him.
You will eat the fruit of your labour, blessings and prosperity will be yours.
You know, I look around and far too often see good people suffering, made redundant - is the Psalm wrong?
Personally I don't think value and prosperity can be measured in terms of simple money (which will come as a bit of a relief to the Chancellor of the Exchequer!) If there is one thing that the founders of the Christian faith show it is that prosperity and blessing can just as easily come from a non-earthly source.
Now comes the bit I have difficulty with -
Your wife will be like a fruitful vine in your house; your children will be like olive shoots round your table.
Yes this will be the blessing for the man who fears the LORD.
By the way fear in this case is not the same as afraid - it is more like respect
It is interesting to note that, so far as we know, many of the founders of the Christian faith were not married - including Jesus himself (there is absolutely no evidence that Dan Brown is anything but am author of well selling, but implausible, books!)
May the LORD bless you from Zion, may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life.
May you live to see your children's children - Peace be on Israel.
This is another tricky one for me as a single person who lives on their own!
Anyway more of this later...
Blessed are all those who fear the LORD, who walk in obedience to him.
You will eat the fruit of your labour, blessings and prosperity will be yours.
You know, I look around and far too often see good people suffering, made redundant - is the Psalm wrong?
Personally I don't think value and prosperity can be measured in terms of simple money (which will come as a bit of a relief to the Chancellor of the Exchequer!) If there is one thing that the founders of the Christian faith show it is that prosperity and blessing can just as easily come from a non-earthly source.
Now comes the bit I have difficulty with -
Your wife will be like a fruitful vine in your house; your children will be like olive shoots round your table.
Yes this will be the blessing for the man who fears the LORD.
By the way fear in this case is not the same as afraid - it is more like respect
It is interesting to note that, so far as we know, many of the founders of the Christian faith were not married - including Jesus himself (there is absolutely no evidence that Dan Brown is anything but am author of well selling, but implausible, books!)
May the LORD bless you from Zion, may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life.
May you live to see your children's children - Peace be on Israel.
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