SAFE WORD: BLESSED
(Message by Tanny Keng)
0. Introduction
a) Many a time we use and speak word so easily without thinking much of whether such word is correct to use in our daily conversation. We treat it lightly. Word such as "LUCK" is not found in the Bible and yet we often use it.
b) Why is it so necessary to learn to use and speak the correct word? Matthew 12:36-37 has a lot to say about it.
i) 36 But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. 37 For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.” (Matthew 12:36-37 NKJV)
c) We will have to give an account of ourselves (Romans 14:12), every idle (careless, empty, thoughtless, worthless) word we speak (Matthew 12:36) and every work (deed) including every secret (hidden) thing whether good or evil (Ecclesiastes 12:14) in the day of judgment. For that reason, it compels us to use and speak the correct word or words especially God's Word. It's safe to use and we can learn a lot from its intended meaning.
1. Safe word:
a) Blessed (happy; praiseworthy; bringing pleasure or divine favor).
2. Biblical references:
a) Psalms 1:1; 33:12; 118:26
i) Blessed is the man, Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful. (Psalms 1:1 NKJV)
ii) 12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, The people He has chosen as His own inheritance. (Psalms 33:12 NKJV)
iii)26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! We have blessed you from the house of the Lord. (Psalms 118:26 NKJV)
b) Proverbs 31:28
i) 28 Her children rise up and call her blessed; Her husband also, and he praises her. (Proverbs 31:28 NKJV)
c) Matthew 5:3; 21:9
i) 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 5:3 NKJV)
ii) 9 Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: “Hosanna to the Son of David! ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’ Hosanna in the highest!” (Matthew 21:9 NKJV)
d) Acts 20:35
i) 35 I have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive. (Acts 20:35 NKJV)
e) Ephesians 1:3
i) 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ. (Ephesians 1:3 NKJV)
f) Revelation 14:13
i) 13 Then I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, “Write: ‘Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.’” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “that they may rest from their labors, and their works follow them.” (Revelation 14:13 NKJV)
The End ...
0. Introductiona) Many a time we use and speak word so easily without thinking much of whether such word is correct to use in our daily conversation. We treat it lightly. Word such as "LUCK" is not found in the Bible and yet we often use it.
b) Why is it so necessary to learn to use and speak the correct word? Matthew 12:36-37 has a lot to say about it.
i) 36 But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. 37 For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.” (Matthew 12:36-37 NKJV)
c) We will have to give an account of ourselves (Romans 14:12), every idle (careless, empty, thoughtless, worthless) word we speak (Matthew 12:36) and every work (deed) including every secret (hidden) thing whether good or evil (Ecclesiastes 12:14) in the day of judgment. For that reason, it compels us to use and speak the correct word or words especially God's Word. It's safe to use and we can learn a lot from its intended meaning.
1. Safe word:
a) Blessed (happy; praiseworthy; bringing pleasure or divine favor).
2. Biblical references:
a) Psalms 1:1; 33:12; 118:26
i) Blessed is the man, Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, Nor stands in the path of sinners, Nor sits in the seat of the scornful. (Psalms 1:1 NKJV)
ii) 12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, The people He has chosen as His own inheritance. (Psalms 33:12 NKJV)
iii)26 Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! We have blessed you from the house of the Lord. (Psalms 118:26 NKJV)
b) Proverbs 31:28
i) 28 Her children rise up and call her blessed; Her husband also, and he praises her. (Proverbs 31:28 NKJV)
c) Matthew 5:3; 21:9
i) 3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 5:3 NKJV)
ii) 9 Then the multitudes who went before and those who followed cried out, saying: “Hosanna to the Son of David! ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord!’ Hosanna in the highest!” (Matthew 21:9 NKJV)
d) Acts 20:35
i) 35 I have shown you in every way, by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive. (Acts 20:35 NKJV)
e) Ephesians 1:3
i) 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ. (Ephesians 1:3 NKJV)
f) Revelation 14:13
i) 13 Then I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, “Write: ‘Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.’” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “that they may rest from their labors, and their works follow them.” (Revelation 14:13 NKJV)
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