Tuesday's Blog - Happy are the Blameless!

Tuesday’s Blog – Happy are the Blameless!

Psalm 119:1-2 – 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”! (KJV)

Bible Challenges and Comments

The world around us has a different definition for the word “happy” then that of God. I feel the need to refresh our minds on both definitions since we seem sometimes to confuse the two, or either subscribe to one and reject the other. Of course we must not forget the fence walker who likes to play in both fields. Of the three types of people we may be; I believe that the fence walker is the most dangerous to (first) him or her self and (second) to those around them.

Let me clarify the thought; I am not talking about the separation of the saint and the sinner, I am talking about both on the same level, at least for the next few paragraphs. There are those people who ride every emotion to the peak and in doing so they throw caution and health out the window. Safety while they ride these emotions is not a factor; I have gone to several automobile accidents as an EMT and seen the results of the cause as an emotional high of every person involved.

Chemical misuse over time cause extreme health issues, physically and mentally, just take a trip down to any homeless shelter or some nursing homes and observe someone’s moment of chemical abuse and the life-changing results. Meet up with someone who has had an abortion from a one night stand of happiness and see the pain in the eyes staring back at you. (That is if they are willing to look you in the eye).

Men and women of all walks of life involve their hearts and minds in happiness’s that are counter-productive to life and liberty, they fall victim to the bondage and aftermath of the circumstance. Yet for that one moment; maybe even years before their desire to be happy, reaped a whirlwind of continuing trouble and unhappiness. The paragraphs above are the world’s definition of happiness and also the unhappy results.

There is another definition of happiness that God offers to the world; His definition is found in the first eight verses of Psalm 119 and carry the theme of the entire 176 verses. If you were to read the entire Psalm you would see a lot of unhappiness affecting the writer and you might be inclined to say! What? I see no happiness in this person’s life so just what do you mean – Jesse? Okay good, now I have your attention!

The pastoral epistle of First Timothy as a guide to happiness we must first understand that the epistle is all about godliness, of the fifteen times the word is use in the entire Bible, nine of those times are found in First Timothy. In 1 Timothy 6:6 we read – but godliness with contentment is great gain. The word “contentment” is found only once in the entire Word of God, that is the KJV, I would not know about other versions.

((I would like to interject a growing problem in our churches today. I notice a growing contention among churches as they struggle with the divisional boundaries that seem to be separating the spirit of unity within local congregations because of (well my version of the Bible says this, or mine says that) if there is no attempt to nip this in the bud, people will split and some will fall away from the Living Word)). No extra charge!

So this word contentment shows up only once and this is Vine’s definition – sufficiency or self-satisfaction. So it is my thought that God offers every person on this earth the opportunity to be happy or sufficient in all things. To be content with everything in life is to be happy and satisfied with the results of living. Now the question; (if you have one is) Am I satisfied with living? If your answer is no, then you are not happy according to the standard that God has provided.

The search for happiness is not the experience of abundance and abuse; it is not self-indulgence, it is self-satisfaction; to be happy in this life is to stop sinning and walk in the ways of the LORD; Psalm 119:3. Study the Word of God and see that His commands are not burdensome when diligently kept; Psalm 119:4. Prayerfully connect with God the Father and His Son Jesus that He might direct your path in His statutes; Psalm 119:5. Then there will be no shame of eye contact, because I am learning to have respect for God’s commandments; Psalm 119:6.

We shall learn to praise God and not curse Him for things that are our fault, not HIS; yet we must be learners of this through the diligent studies of God’s Word. Also we will KNOW that His judgments are NOT burdensome, but in fact are RIGHTEOUS, NEEDFUL AND PLEASANT; Psalm 119:7 and lastly! Then we, through our own personal conviction and satisfaction will say to our Savior. I will personally keep your statutes, therefore do not utterly forsake me; Psalm 119:8.