Blessed Are...

Revelation 19:9-10(NKJV)

9Then he said to me, “Write: ‘Blessed are those who are called to the marriage supper of the Lamb!’” And he said to me, “These are the true sayings of God.” 

10And I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, “See that you do not do that! I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”

I did a word search and I found that the phrase "blessed are' appears 44 times in the Bible.  Let's start by making sure we are all on the same page as far as definitions go. 

bless·ed

1. consecrated; sacred; holy; sanctified: the Blessed Sacrament.

2. worthy of adoration, reverence, or worship: the Blessed Trinity.
3. divinely or supremely favored; fortunate: to be blessed with a strong, healthy body; blessed with an ability to find friends.

4. blissfully happy or contented.

5. Roman Catholic Church . beatified.

Pasted from <http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/blessed?s=t>

One of the great things about accepting Jesus is that we get to begin living the "Blessed Are…" lifestyle.  What is the "Blessed Are…" lifestyle?  Glad you asked.  Take a look at definitions 3 and 4. 

Divinely or supremely favored.  When we begin to live the "Blessed Are…" life we begin to experience the super natural favor of God.  Things start to line up and go our way.  All the time?  Of course not.  But certainly more often than before we were in the "Blessed Are…" lifestyle.

Blissfully happy or contented.  When we live the "Blessed Are…" lifestyle we learn to be happy and contented in the moment, right where we are and with what we have.  Again does that mean everything becomes perfect?  Of course not.  But it does mean that we get to start experiencing contentment in our lives that we have not experienced in the past.

So how about you?  Would you like to experience the "Blessed Are…" lifestyle?  It starts with simply asking Jesus into your life.  Why not have a conversation with Jesus right now?  Go ahead.  Share with Him what is on your heart.  Invite Him to take over your life and you too can experience the Blessed Are…" life.

Dear Jesus...