Blessed by God?

By Steve Clark

January 22, 2026

Psalm 1:2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

Everybody WANTS to be BLESSED by God and not cursed by God. In Psalm 1, begins with a very special word, “blessed.” But for so many people, “happiness” depends on what happens to them. 

D. L. Moody told the story of a shop girl in Chicago; one day she could not afford a dollar’s worth of anything, but the next day she could buy a thousand dollars’ worth of anything. What made the difference? She accepted a rich man who became her husband, and all he had became hers. 

All that Christ has becomes ours when we receive Him as our Saviour. Then, the person who is truly “blessed” by God, will find joy, peace, and contentment IN SPITE OF the circumstances. 

David gives us a description of a “blessed” person … AND … how to “be blessed” by God. He shows us that a blessed Christian is joyful! In verse 2, we see the word “delight.” The BLESSED Christian life isn’t just giving up this or that. We are the happiest when we’re in God’s will! 

Question—Was the Prodigal Son happy when he was in the pig pen? What did he GIVE UP to come home and be in fellowship with his father? Pigs, slop, rags, hunger, poverty. He found “delight” and blessings when he came home to live in peace with his father. 

We can get to this place by getting into God’s Word. Look at the miserable Christians today. They live in broken homes and have ruined lives. Their lives are a mess. Why? Because they’re living outside God’s will as the Bible tells them to live.

You will never find “delight” and God’s “blessings” by living outside of the Word of God. You will have to not only study God’s Word, but also apply it! 

Reflection—Will you be the person who is blessed by God?