Psalm 119:1

Psalm 119:1 NASB

“How blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the law of the Lord.”

*How blessed or highly favored and truly happy are those…

Favor is from on high. Being connected to the Almighty in sweet fellowship with the Lord makes one blessed and truly happy. These blessed ones are those whose way is blameless. Above reproach.

Meaning: not sinless but by His grace they sin-less. These are those who keep close accounts with their master and who do not let outstanding debts pile up unaccounted for. Their way is blameless. They take full responsibility for their sins and deal with them before their Lord regularly.

Their way is His way in spite of their weaknesses. These are those rare creatures who walk-live by-and are governed by the law of the Lord. They’re no longer under law but by His empowering grace they are enabled to walk in the law of the Lord and because of Jesus they fulfill it.

By: Steve E. Chavez

To Die Is Gain!

To Die Is Gain!.

Many persons profess to receive much comfort from the hope that they shall not die. Certainly there will be some who will be “alive and remain” at the coming of the Lord, but is there so very much of advantage in such an escape from death as to make it the object of Christian desire? A wise man might prefer of the two to die, for those who shall not die, but who “shall be caught up together with the Lord in the air,” will be losers rather than gainers. They will lose that actual fellowship with Christ in the tomb which dying saints will have, and we are expressly told they shall have no preference beyond those who are asleep. Let us be of Paul’s mind when he said that “To die is gain,” and think of “departing to be with Christ, which is far better.” This Psalm 23:1-6 is not worn out, and it is as sweet in a believer’s ear now as it was in David’s time, let novelty-hunters say what they will.”