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1. Blessed Roman Catholic Church. Used as a title before the name of one who has been beatified.
2. Bringing happiness, pleasure, or contentment.
3. blessed Used as an intensive: I don't have a blessed dime.

 

Who are the blessed?

To be blessed is to be happy, so in the verses below one could change the word blessed to happy. To be happy is to be in a state of contentment not always pleasure, Paul said he learned to be content in what ever state he was in that did not always mean he enjoyed the conditions such as prison he was in. Contentment is a sense of peace that God gives us allowing us to know he is in charge and that all things will work out. If I was to be hung out over the edge of a cliff I may not like being there but so long as I could trust the rope, and knew I would only be there a short time I could be content to see the view.

When you are being faced by people hurting you and calling you names it is hard to say that you are enjoying that time in your life. Yet you can be at peace inside and content and happy that its because of your walk with God.

(Mat 5:3 KJV) Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Happy is that Christian that knows he needs more from God and is never full. Have you seen those who have the attitude that they know everything. Therefore, no matter what you try to show them they cannot be led, they cannot see the forest for the trees. They often are those that are blind trying to lead the blind. It is a great gift for a person to be able to look in the mirror and see that they need more. We all must never stop learning for when we do we stop growing we will die. There is joy that comes from learning and growing; we need to realize that no matter how much we learn there is a new mystery on the next page of Gods word. I have learned over the years in stead of getting smarter I think I find I know less then I thought I knew. For the more, you study his word and his will the more you find doors that were hidden. So happy is the man that see the challenge in Gods work and realizes that even if you look and can say I have led a 100 to the Lord it is not enough. Then there are the fruits we are to have that are the good ones. I look in the mirror and I see that I lack and need to work harder on keeping my tree pruned. It is why Paul said that though he was perfect with God, (had a right heart with God); he did not count himself that way but strove for that heart condition. In one place, he said he died daily, we are under constant attack by the things of this world. It reminds me of a apple tree we used to have, I could go out and spray for bugs on one day go back the next and find them again trying to get at that sweet good fruit. Satan attacks the good nature God gives us and we must work at it daily to build it up and keep it strong. I will tell this confession to you, many years in serving God I was very careful to try and protect my attitudes and integrity so that no one could say I did anything inappropriate where the opposite sex was concerned. I think I worked at it so hard that I did not believe it was a area that I could ever be hurt or fall. Then when the time came those things were not going well with in me. The group (association of churches) sent me a letter and said we are removing you from our roles. Not because I sinned but because I trusted someone else to send in my report for me and they failed to do so, or did and it did not make it. The group did not try to contact me to see if I had or not, just out the door. I was hurt so bad, I had been a member in good standing for 20 years, and pastor of one of their church's for 17 years. Then I was in the process of trying to get my wife to move to where I was at and things were going down hill between us. A person who was a friend and fellow laborer in church work wanted to get together and talk. People started to talk those who knew me and the stands I took in his word could not wait to tear me down. I confess I brought it on my self because I should of known better, yet I never expected everyone to believe the worst in me. See I thought that they knew me and what I lived for so well I had become over confidant. I though I was like a well that was full and could never go dry. I went dry in a hurry after that. In addition, the lesson in this verse came home to me. We have to always no matter how right we live, no matter how strong, no matter what we do we can not allow ourselves to see our well full but always see it as needing more. Jesus warned of the thief who would break and steal if we were not watching, I stopped watching, and to this day, the truth does not matter to those who chose to believe the lies. Moreover, those lies led me farther away from God as those I had relied on failed me. When my wife left, the one person I thought I could count on, when my kids turned on me, I almost lost the war and let Satan win. You can sit now and condemn or say it could not happen to me, you were just weak, yes I was, but I thought I was strong. Beware when you think you stand, beware when you think you are rich in grace and gifts, beware when you know the answers you are not lost.

Once my brother and I went out in the woods, we thought we could find our way home easy but as night came upon us we found we no closer to home then when we started. As the darkness appeared we looked out through the woods, saw a distant light, and walked toward that light until we found our way home. Jesus is our light and if you find you are lost although you thought you knew the way, just go the light my friend.

1 Cor 10:12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.

1 Cor 10:13 There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

Mat 5:3: Verses 3-12. Our Saviour here gives eight characters of blessed people, which represent to us the principal graces of a Christian. 1. The poor in spirit are happy. These bring their minds to their condition, when it is a low condition. They are humble and lowly in their own eyes. They see their want, bewail their guilt, and thirst after a Redeemer. The kingdom of grace is of such; the kingdom of glory is for them. 2. Those that mourn are happy. That godly sorrow which worketh true repentance, watchfulness, a humble mind, and continual dependence for acceptance on the mercy of God in Christ Jesus, with constant seeking the Holy Spirit, to cleanse away the remaining evil, seems here to be intended. Heaven is the joy of our Lord; a mountain of joy, to which our way is through a vale of tears. Such mourners shall be comforted by their God. 3. The meek are happy. The meek are those who quietly submit to God; who can bear insult; are silent, or return a soft answer; who, in their patience, keep possession of their own souls, when they can scarcely keep possession of anything else. These meek ones are happy, even in this world. Meekness promotes wealth, comfort, and safety, even in this world. 4. Those who hunger and thirst after righteousness are happy. Righteousness is here put for all spiritual blessings. These are purchased for us by the righteousness of Christ, confirmed by the faithfulness of God. Our desires of spiritual blessings must be earnest. Though all desires for grace are not grace, yet such a desire as this, is a desire of God's own raising, and he will not forsake the work of his own hands. 5. The merciful are happy. We must not only bear our own afflictions patiently, but we must do all we can to help those who are in misery. We must have compassion on the souls of others, and help them; pity those who are in sin, and seek to snatch them as brands out of the burning. 6. The pure in heart are happy; for they shall see God. Here holiness and happiness are fully described and put together. The heart must be purified by faith, and kept for God. Create in me such a clean heart, O God. None but the pure are capable of seeing God, nor would heaven be happiness to the impure. As God cannot endure to look upon their iniquity, so they cannot look upon his purity. 7. The peace-makers are happy. They love, and desire, and delight in peace; and study to be quiet. They keep the peace that it be not broken, and recover it when it is broken. If the peace-makers are blessed, woe to the peace-breakers! 8. Those who are persecuted for righteousness' sake are happy. This saying is peculiar to Christianity; and it is more largely insisted upon than any of the rest. Yet there is nothing in our sufferings that can merit of God; but God will provide that those who lose for him, though life itself, shall not lose by him in the end. Blessed Jesus! how different are thy maxims from those of men of this world! They call the proud happy, and admire the gay, the rich, the powerful, and the victorious. May we find mercy from the Lord; may we be owned as his children, and inherit his kingdom. With these enjoyments and hopes, we may cheerfully welcome low or painful circumstances.

(Mat 5:4 KJV) Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

How can you be happy when your heart is broken? We can find happiness in comfort from God that what ever we face he is there and the best things for us is what he will allow. When we lose a loved one to deaths cold hand, we can know that if their heart was right God we shall see them again. If they were not right then I hope you can smile and say I loved them and did all I could do win them to the Lord. Regardless of why we hurt God is there to heal us and mend our hearts.

Those churches that are doing Gods will is a place you can find hope and peace. Yet I am sure that all to often you find no help there today. Do not give up, for you have in your bag of tools one which can help you find peace and the right family of God to worship with, PRAY. Pray is our toot to make petitions to God, to tell him what we need and why. It is also our line to listen to him. If you can learn to listen to God's spirit in you he will give you peace. Have you ever noticed that Jesus called his spirit the comforter? It is his way of always being with you so you do not face any trial or worry or care in this life without him.

The one thing I noticed that often we know we have the tools and the power to have victory but refuse to use them. Did you know that mourning is a tool? It is a needed way for us to find release from our worry, and grieve those who go on before we are ready to let them go. The word means to have sorrow in the heart, if you never felt sorrow what kind of person would you be. We should feel sorrow when we hurt someone or miss the mark God has for us in our life. We should feel sorrow when we fail or come short of the Glory of God. It is that mourning that helps to draw us toward the light and comfort of love.

Rom 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

(Mat 5:5 KJV) Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

To be meek is to have a lowly spirit about yourself. We should never think we are better then others because we have been in church longer, gone to college, have more things or wealth. I see it a lot in the circle of preachers one will say well how would you know you haven't studied or have a degree like mine. I see it in church, why should they have a vote in what carpet to buy I put more money in the church then they make in a year. Who does that preacher think he is telling me that is sin, I have been around a lot longer and no more then he will ever know. I am the teacher of this class I dare you to think you know more then me. I am the Pastor and this church will be run how I want it run. And I am sure you have heard those things and many more. Well ever time I hear that kind of statement I think of this verse. No wonder there are so many unhappy church members, no wonder so many pastors are taking their own life. It no wonder that doctors are making millions of those facing depression. Meekness is another tool we have it is not a sign of weakness or of being weak. It takes a very strong person to stand on right and do it with a meek sense about them self.

If you can learn to lead and still be thought of as a tenderhearted person, one who puts others first, that people listen too because you care about them, then you are on the way to learning real meekness. Jesus was meek and lowly but was he not strong, did he not call sin a sin? Did he not take stands on the issues? Are we not told to be such as he was. He was a man of humility and patient and this too is what we are to be.

meek (mk)
adj. meek·er, meek·est

1. Showing patience and humility; gentle.
2. Easily imposed on; submissive.

This is one of the most misunderstood words in the Bible. Often I heard teachers say things like that to be persecuted you have to be in prison or killed. If you serve God and live holy you will be persecuted (harassed or ill treated) because of your life. The thing is don't be surprised when you find those that do this too you is not the world, often not the lost in the world at all. They may well tend to respect and want what you have, its your family and church that will be the ones that come nearest to hurting you the most. So what do you do when this happens? Eph 6:13-14 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
Your faith will be put to the test, you will find that your strength will almost be gone, you will have done all you know to do, then stand let God do the work. How much better our life will be when we let God take over our battles and learn to trust in him and his will for us.