What Does "Blessed" Mean?
Greg Laurie
Spiritual
Blessings in Christ
“3 Blessed
be the
God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with
every spiritual blessing in
the heavenly places,” Ephesians 1:3 English Standard Version (ESV)
The word “blessed” is a wonderful
word.
Christians use
the words “blessed” and “blessing” a lot, and
most of the time we mean it.
There are times
when we use it as an expression to terminate a conversation that is going too
long.
We will say
something to the effect of, "Well, that's great. Wow. Hey,
praise the Lord and God bless you."
This can be
translated, "Please stop talking now."
That, of course,
is not the proper way to use it.
“Blessed” is a Christian
word.
It is a spiritual
word.
It is a biblical
word.
And it has been
hijacked by our culture.
People may talk
about "blessings" in their lives, but the nonbeliever has no idea
what a real blessing is, because only
It is also worth
noting that Jesus both began
and concluded His earthly ministry blessing people.
So what does it
mean to be “blessed?”
The word “blessed” Jesus used
in the Sermon on the Mount is from the Greek word “makarios,” which means to be happy or blissful.
But it also means a self-contained happiness.
The Greeks called
the Island of Cyprus "the happy isle."
They believed
that because of its geographical location, perfect climate, and fertile soil
that anyone who lived on Cyprus had it made in the shade.
And the term they
associated with the island was “makarios.“
They believed
everything you needed to be happy was right there on Cyprus.
We cannot all
move to Cyprus, but the idea is that our happiness is independent of our circumstances.
It is
self-contained, meaning that regardless of what is happening to us externally,
we can be truly happy internally.
We can be
genuinely blessed as followers of Jesus Christ.
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“Blessed” is a Christian
word.
It is a spiritual
word.
It is a biblical
word.
Spiritual blessings
come from the God the Father and are focused on those who are in Christ Jesus.
Perhaps, you have
considered to partake of the spiritual blessings in a new and living way being
offered to you.
Settle that sin
issue now by calling on God. He has promised that anyone who calls on Him shall
be saved and have eternal life.
“Father God, I confess I am a sinner and my
sins have separated me from You.
I am truly sorry. I now want to turn away from my past sinful
life and live a new life pleasing to You.
Please forgive me, and help me avoid sinning
again.
I want to receive all that Jesus
Christ has provided for me as my Savior. Your Word says, ‘Whosoever shall call
on the name of the Lord shall be saved’ (Romans 10:13).
I believe and confess that Jesus
Christ is the Way, the Truth, and the Life, and no man comes unto the Father,
but by Him.
Lord Jesus, I pray and ask You, to
come into my heart and be Lord of my life. I thank You that you have given me
eternal life, and according to Your Word, I am born again.
Heavenly Father, thank You for the
gift of the Holy Spirit Who is in me now. I promise to study Your Word – the
Bible.
I surrender my life to You. Use me for
Your glory.
In Jesus’ Name. Amen.
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