WE ARE BLESSED!
Blessed are they that dwell in thy house: they will be still praising thee. Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of them. O Lord of hosts, blessed is the man that trusteth in Thee. Psalm 84: 4-5, 12
What we read in this Psalm is a picture of a godly person longing for heaven.
It starts off with how beautiful and lovely the dwelling place of God is and how his soul longs for and cries out to be with the living God.
This should our heart’s desire.
Blessed are they that dwell in Thy House – Here we find him REJOICING
Blessed is the man whose strength is in Him – Here we find him RELYING
Blessed is the man that trusts in Thee – Here we find him RESTING
All three Blessings are conditions Believers should aim for and desire.
1.We should be Rejoicing.
2.We should be Relying.
3.We should be Resting.
We should strive for them day by day.
They should be our goal every minute of each waking day.
- We Rejoice that the Blood of the Lamb has washed our sins away
- and that we can indeed have fellowship with our Creator.
- We Rely on Him and have our very being in Him, and it is from Him that we have our strength to live day by day in this world.
- Our strength is in Him, not in ourselves.
- We Rest and are Blessed.
What more can we ask for? There is no other in whom we can put our trust.
Now look at verse 10 of Psalm 84:
For a day in Thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a door keeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
There are a few interesting things to note in this verse:
- A day in God’s courts is better than a thousand somewhere else.
- Being wrongly associated with those who deny our Saviour brings much heartache.
- Note the words: In the house of my God, indicating knowing God.
- There is just no comparison.
There are a few more interesting things to note in v10:
- There is a House and Tents to compare.
- The House is a permanent dwelling.
- The Tents are for moving.
- God and His Promises are Immovable, Fixed and Permanent.
- Whereas man’s opinions and attempts at self-promotion in all its guises, are like Tents.
- Moving and Changing like the wind, never settling, never satisfied.
- Restless, Fidgety, Agitated and Impatient.
- Never Contented!
- Never Reassured!
- Not knowing God!
Because we know the Saviour, we can say with the utmost assurance that:
- We are Blessed when we dwell in His house.
- We are Blessed when we obtain our strength from Him.
- We are Blessed when we trust Him.
- What more could we ask for?