"Blessed By The Best!"

"Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people whose God is the LORD." (Psalms 144:15)

  There really is something to celebrate, in whatever shape the world around you might be in, because this is really all just temporary and not the place we call home. Matthew Henry points out that David makes an adjustment to his declaration, by starting out with happiness in such a case, the things of earthly blessings and a life well structured; but then changes his direction towards God and the fact that it is in Him where happiness is found, regardless of earthly blessings or a structured life. If you could imagine yourself being persecuted for your faith, would the persecution by something that you would celebrate, or would it be something you would complain about? What if you were stuck in a trial, one that never seemed to end: what then would your manner of such a case be? We really can't complain about anything, because nothing we could go through even comes close to what Jesus went through to save us. What power do we have to change our condition? Yet Jesus had the power to do anything, but He surrendered the power to save Himself! He was even mocked by those who should have known better, saying, "He saved others; himself he cannot save. If he be the King of Israel, let him come down from the cross, and we will believe him." (Matthew 27:42) If they only knew that it was their sins that keep Him on that cross! As David started this song, he focused upon everything good that God does and is to him; then he turns his attention to man, the weakness of man verses the power of God. After which he changes his focus, if you will, like looking up to heaven with a reflection back down to earth. There are so many things that are beyond our ability to change, but no matter what might be happening to us or around us, we can always change the way we see things! Is the glass half empty, or is it half full? If you believe in the promises of God, and you believe that He has promised them to you, the glass is always full! It might be part water and part air, but it is full none the less; even if it appears empty, it is still totally full...

"All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ. Even before he made the world, God loved us and chose us in Christ to be holy and without fault in his eyes. God decided in advance to adopt us into his own family by bringing us to himself through Jesus Christ. This is what he wanted to do, and it gave him great pleasure. So we praise God for the glorious grace he poured out on us who belong to his dear Son." (Ephesians 1:3-6) NLT