Copyright 2016 J. Neely
Psalm 40:4
4 Blessed ['esher] is
that man [geber] that
maketh [suwm] the
LORD [Yahovah] his
trust [mibtach], and
respecteth [panah] not
the proud [rahab], nor
such as turn aside [suwt] to
lies [kazab]. KJV-Interlinear
4 Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his
trust, who does not turn to the proud, to those who go astray after a lie! ESV
The word for blessed,
esher, is used here as a noun, and refers to something that the individual
possesses.
The one who
possesses blessings, is the one whose priority in life is making the Lord the
center and focus of their trust.
There are only two
things that you can focus on in life. The first is truth, which comes from
Bible doctrine, and the second is everything else that is not related to truth.
Truth is the only
thing that matches facts with reality.
Everything that is
not truth, cannot legitimately match facts with reality. All untruths, force a
match up, based on bias, based on imagination, based on invention, and based on
delusion.
Anything that is
not truth, does not deserve respect.
Anything that is
not truth, does not deserve recognition.
Anything that is
not truth, will only lead to false conclusions, and false decisions, and false
reality.
Anything that is
not truth, is a guarantee of failure.
Therefore,
pursuing truth, means that you must forgo untruth.
Pursuing truth,
means that you must learn truth. And learning truth comes only by means of
learning Bible doctrine, on a daily basis, from instruction.
The proud, is a
reference to those who pursue untruth. Pursuing untruth, is the pursuit of
lies. And when a person pursues lies, then by default, they obviously are not
aware of truth, because they do not know it, and are unable to discern truth
from lies.
A person who does
not learn truth, does not know truth, and therefore will go astray, in pursuit
of anything and everything that is not truth.
The only way to
avoid this mistake, is to learn truth, and that comes only by means of a daily
study of Bible doctrine.
Blessings can only
be possessed by those who know truth. And truth can only be known by those who
learn Bible doctrine on a daily basis.
Blessings cannot
be possessed by those who do not know truth.
Therefore, you
have to decide whether you are going to learn truth, and thereby come into
possession of blessings, or whether you are not going to learn truth, and
thereby not possess the blessings from God.
Study [by instruction],
to show thyself
approved [spiritually mature]
unto God,
a workman [student]
that need not be
ashamed [ignorant],
rightly dividing [learning, understanding, discerning]
the word of truth [Bible doctrine].
These
studies are a part of the massive daily study web site at DailyBibeStudy.Org,
and are written, so that you can come to Christ if you have not done so
already, and therefore not be lost forever.
And
if you have already believed in Christ, then these studies are written so you
can learn and understand and grow in your spiritual life, so that you can come
to the full knowledge of Christ, so that you can fulfill your meaning and
purpose in life as God intended for you, and so you can qualify for a
phenomenal eternal reward which you will have forever. To ignore this opportunity to pursue a daily
study means you will be incomplete, unfulfilled and you will lose out, big
time.
The
Daily Bible Study is online, making it possible as never before in all of human
history, to advance in ones relationship with God, through Christ, and to
complete yourself beyond your imagination.
But
you have to decide to make that commitment.
No one else can study for you.
You have to do that yourself.
