The Lord is awe-inspiring, fearsome, fascinating, intriguing, majestic, and full of splendor: breathtaking! Here is what I saw of him and what came to my mind and heart in Luke 11:28,
"Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it."
If we are unhappy in this life, if we feel unfulfilled, that we are missing out on something, an emptiness, possibly it is because we have not experienced the blessing of God. Those in this life that live it to its fullest and experience the very best are those who experience God's blessing. The ultimate fulfillment of those blessings may not come until the resurrection, but they are in our possession now. Purposefulness, fulfillment, an incredible excitement of the certainty of what lies ahead for us are all ours now. Paul begins his letter to the Colossian believers by saying, "We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all the saints— the faith and love that spring from the hope that is stored up for you in heaven and that you have already heard about in the word of truth, the gospel that has come to you." Colossians 1:3-6a. Our hope is the wellspring from which blessings flow.
How do we get this blessing? Jesus makes it very simple: "Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it." If this be true, then what exactly must I do to obey the word of God? Jesus answers this very simply as well in John's gospel, "Then they asked him, 'What must we do to do the works God requires?' Jesus answered, 'The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.' John 6:28-29.
How blessed we are if we place our faith and trust in the Lord! Many place their trust in their own ideas, concepts and thoughts. Many place their trust in political leaders, teachers, icons and heroes of the culture. Only emptiness and frustration can be found there. Trusting in the Lord is where a blessed life is found!
Anything of the Lord capture your heart from Scripture today? Share your thoughts of worship with us from your Bible reading today. We'd love to hear from you!
Trevor Fisk
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