Pleasing Our Father

Psalm 112

English Standard Version (ESV)

112 ^[a] (A)Praise the Lord!
^(B)Blessed is the man who fears the Lord,
    who ^(C)greatly delights in his commandments!
² His ^(D)offspring will be mighty in the land;
    ^(E)the generation of the upright will be blessed.
^3 (F)Wealth and riches are in his house,
    and his ^(G)righteousness endures forever.
⁴ Light dawns in the darkness ^(H)for the upright;
    he is gracious, merciful, and ^(I)righteous.
⁵ It is well with the man who ^(J)deals generously and lends;
    who conducts his affairs with justice.
⁶ For the righteous will ^(K)never be moved;
    ^(L)he will be remembered forever.
⁷ He is not ^(M)afraid of bad news;
    his ^(N)heart is firm, ^(O)trusting in the Lord.
⁸ His heart is steady; he will not be afraid,
    until he looks in triumph on his adversaries.
⁹ He has ^(P)distributed freely; he has given to the poor;
    his righteousness endures forever;
    his ^(Q)horn is exalted in honor.
¹⁰ The wicked man sees it and is angry;
    he ^(R)gnashes his teeth and ^(S)melts away;
    ^(T)the desire of the wicked will perish!

(http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+112&version=ESV)

So are these verses saying that if you walk in the ways of the Lord you will be wealthy?  How do you measure wealth?  I believe that if we walk in the ways of the Lord , His desires of productivity will be in us, that doesn’t mean that we will be filthy rich.   I probably have some former high school students that make more than I do with their associates degree.  So, am I rich?  Are up rich?  This scripture seems to indicate there will be wealth and riches in a home that bears the inheritance of our Heavenly Father. 

First of all, it is my belief, that if you have are working refrigerator in your home, you are wealthy, even if it is half empty.  If you pay your debts, you are rich.  If you know the Lord, you are rich in just being a part of the family.  Let’s go down memory lane yet again.  I can remember always wanting to please my parents.  I would work hard to maintain good grades just so my parents would be pleased.  It wasn’t because they threatened me if I didn’t  and I never got paid for my grades, I simply did it to please the two most important people in my life.  That is how it is for those who fear the Lord. We do all that we do to please Him and as a result we work hard, gain respect and become rich, not filthy rich but blessed rich.  Prosperity doesn’t come simply because we ask but because we seek Him, we desire to please Him, and  we go out and do just that.  . 

 

 

 

Colossians 3:23-24

English Standard Version (ESV)

^23 (A)Whatever you do, work heartily, ^(B)as for the Lord and not for men, ²⁴ knowing that from the Lord ^(C)you will receive the inheritance as your reward. ^(D)You are serving the Lord Christ.

(http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Colossians+3%3A23-24&version=ESV)

Seeking Him with all my heart,

Sheila