The image and understanding that many Christians have about being blessed and the blessings of God don’t correspond with how the Bible defines being blessed. Ե՞րբ եք դուք օրհնվում ըստ Աստվածաշնչի?
Ե՞րբ եք դուք օրհնվում ըստ Աստվածաշնչի?
There are many Scriptures in the Bible that tell us what it means to be blessed. Let’s have a look at some of the many Scriptures to get a clear picture of when you are blessed.
- You are blessed when you fear the Lord
O taste and see that the Lord is good: blessed is the man that trusteth in Him. O fear the Lord, ye His saints: for there is no want to them that fear Him (Սաղմոսներ 34:8-9)
Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in his commandments (Սաղմոսներ 112:1)
Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord; that walketh in his ways (Սաղմոսներ 128:1)
Ահաւասիկ, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord (Սաղմոսներ 128:4)
Կարդացեք նաև: What is the fear of the Lord?
- You are blessed when you trust in the Lord
Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when His wrath is kindled but a little Blessed are all they that put their trust in Him (Սաղմոսներ 2:11-12)
Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies (Psalm 40:4)
Blessed is the man whose strength is in Thee; in whose heart are the ways of them (Սաղմոսներ 84:5)
O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in thee (Սաղմոսներ 84:12)
Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is (Երեմիա 17:7)
Կարդացեք նաև: Trust the Lord և Is the Lord your Shepherd?
- You are blessed if you don’t walk in the counsel of the ungodly but delight in the law of the Lord
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper (Սաղմոսներ 1:1-3)
Կարդացեք նաև: The revealing truth about the law of sin and death, Արդյո՞ք մարդը կարող է կատարել Աստծո օրենքը? և Don’t enter the path of the wicked
- You are blessed when you are poor in spirit
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven (Մեթյու 5:3)
Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God (Ղուկաս 6:20)
Կարդացեք նաև: Մենք հարստացել ենք Նրա աղքատության շնորհիվ և Are you still a sinner?
- You are blessed when you mourn
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted (Մեթյու 5:4)
Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh (Ղուկաս 6:21)
- You are blessed when you are meek
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth (Մեթյու 5:5)
Կարդացեք նաև: What does the fruit meekness mean?
- You are blessed when you hunger and thirst after righteousness
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled (Մեթյու 5:6)
Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled (Ղուկաս 6:21)
Կարդացեք նաև: What does it mean to have on the breastplate of righteousness?
- You are blessed when you are merciful
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy (Մեթյու 5:7).
Կարդացեք նաև: Why you must not let mercy and truth forsake you? և What does the fruit love mean?
- You are blessed when you are pure in heart
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God (Մեթյու 5:8)
Կարդացեք նաև: Դուք սիրում եք Աստծուն ձեր ամբողջ սրտով?, Why did God write His law on tables of stone? և What is an evil heart?
- You are blessed when you are a peacemaker
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God (Մեթյու 5:9)
Կարդացեք նաև: What does it mean peacemakers of God?
- You are blessed when your sins and iniquities are coved by His blood
Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile (Սաղմոսներ 32:1-2)
Blessed are they whose iniquities are forgiven, and whose sins are covered. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord will not impute sin (Հռոմեացիներ 4:7-8)
Կարդացեք նաև: Խաչի իրական իմաստը և What is the difference between the sacrifices of animals and the sacrifice of Jesus Christ?
- You are blessed when you believe in Jesus Christ and repent of your sins and iniquities and become born again in Him and walk in righteousness
Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that doeth righteousness at all times (Սաղմոսներ 106:3).
Blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed (Ջոն 20:29)
Unto you first God, having raised up His Son Jesus, sent Him to bless you, in turning away everyone of you from his iniquities (Գործք 3:26)
Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them (Հայտնություն 13:14)
Կարդացեք նաև: What does it mean to be born again?, The armor of light և The righteous walk in righteousness
- You are blessed if you keep the commandments of God and represent His will and walk in His ways
Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord. Blessed are they that keep His testimonies, and that seek Him with the whole heart. They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways (Սաղմոսներ 119:1-3)
Now therefore hearken unto Me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep My ways (Առակներ 8:32)
But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed (James 1:25)
Blessed are they that do His commandments, that they may have right to the tree of life, and may enter in through the gates into the city (Հայտնություն 22:14)
Կարդացեք նաև: Is God’s way your way? և The commandments of God vs the commandments of the devil
- You are blessed when you listen to the Lord and keep His Word and watch and wait and be busy with (the things of) the Kingdom
Blessed is the man that heareth Me, watching daily at My gates, waiting at the posts of My doors (Առակներ 8:34)
Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it (Ղուկաս 11:28)
Blessed are those servants, whom the Lord when he cometh shall find watching (Ղուկաս 12:37)
Blessed is that servant, whom his Lord when he cometh shall find so doing (Մեթյու 24:46, Ղուկաս 12:43)
Ահաւասիկ, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame (Հայտնություն 16:15)
Կարդացեք նաև: What does walking in love mean? և Stay awake and watch!
- You are blessed when you don’t be offended in Jesus
And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in Me (Մեթյու 11:6, Ղուկաս 7:23)
Կարդացեք նաև: 'Հիսուսը թանկագին անկյունաքար է, թե՞ գայթակղության քար? և Do you confess Jesus before man or do you deny Him?
- You are blessed when you are hated and persecuted for Jesus Christ and the Father and His righteousness
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness’ sake: for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for My sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you (Մեթյու 5:10-12)
Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man’s sake. Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets (Ղուկաս 6:22-23)
Կարդացեք նաև: Why the world hates Christians?
- You are blessed when you endure temptation
Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love Him (James 1:12)
Կարդացեք նաև: Can you resist the temptation? և Ինչ է Բաղաամի վարդապետությունը?
- You are blessed when the Lord chastens you
Blessed is the man whom Thou chastenest, O Lord, and teachest him out of Thy law; That Thou mayest give him rest from the days of adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked (Սաղմոսներ 94:12-13)
Կարդացեք նաև: Whom the Lord loves He chastens and scourges
- You are blessed are you when you are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb
Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb (Հայտնություն 19:9)
Կարդացեք նաև: Who is the guest without wedding garment?
- You are blessed if you have part in the first resurrection
Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years (Հայտնություն 20:6)
Through regeneration, you have been blessed in Christ with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: According as He hath chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love: Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will, To the praise of the glory of His grace, wherein He hath made us accepted in the beloved. In Whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace (Ephesians 1:3-7)
When you are born again in Christ and have become a new creation; a new man, you are blessed in Christ. You did not earn it, nor did you accomplish it by your works, but you are blessed because of the love and grace of God and the redemptive work of Jesus Christ.
Through the love and grace of God, you are blessed with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ. You don’t have to pray for it, you have already received it. However you must know this and walk in it.
You are blessed, but staying blessed all depends on you and not on God.
When you stay in Christ and love the Lord your God you remain blessed
As long as you love the Lord with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength and fear Him and trust Him and keep His commandments and walk in His ways and be corrected and chastened by Him, so that you walk in His will, you shall remain blessed.
You shall be blessed and loved by God. Այնուամենայնիվ, you shall be hated and persecuted by the world. Why? Because of Christ and the Holy Spirit, Who lives inside of you and convicts the world of sin, of righteousness, and of judgment.
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