GOD BLESS

 

 From the book Every Day with Jesus, written by David Jeremiah I came across this reading. I would like to share it with you.

“Blessed is the man who walks not in the council of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful.” This is taken from Psalm 1:1 NKJV

In the Good News it reads like this:

“Happy are those who reject the advice of evil men, who do not follow the example of sinners or join those who have no use for God.”

 

David Jeremiah writes: Sometimes you’ll hear the German word gesundheit when someone sneezes. It literally means “health,” so saying it after a sneeze means  ”Good health to you!” The English expression “God bless you” was intended the same way: “May God bless you with good health!”

    But what does blessing mean? Why do we say, “God bless you,” upon parting, or sign our emails with “Blessings”? In both the Old Testament and the New Testament, the word for blessing literally means “happiness.” The Old Testament word osher came from a root meaning  “to be level or right, to go forth in properness and rightness.” The New Testament makarious also means to be happy – that is, “to live in God’s favour.” So when we say, “God bless you“, we are invoking the happiness only God can provide. And we find that happiness by living according to His guidelines for life – full of the Spirit and based on the Word.

        Who wouldn’t want to live a happy life? While the world promotes many paths to happiness, only God’s blessings can bring true happiness.

Have a great day and God Bless