Title: Successful People 2 / Psalm 128:1-6
A successful person is a person with a dream. In other words, having a concrete vision for tomorrow, overcoming adversity,
Lure is a person. The secret to success is not far away, but very close. therefore today
We want to find the secret to success at home. Success can depend on what an individual's life looks like in the family.
Furthermore, it can be said that happiness depends on how you take responsibility for the church and the country. this
Let's take a look at some of the keys to success.
First, those who live by faith
Successful people are those who live by faith. To live by faith is to have faith and live by theocraticism, God
It means to reverence and live according to its will. Faith is the foundation of everything. It is also about having the right values.
With a worldview and values that are different from those of the world, we live our lives doing our best for eternal and truly valuable work.
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A successful person is a blessed person. Today's text reads, "Blessed is everyone who fears the LORD and walks in his ways."
(Psalm 128:1). Therefore, if we are to be successful, we must fear the Lord. Here to worship
Those who live can possess abundant happiness. Because all blessings come when you fear God (Ps.
115:12-13).
Also, those who succeed are those who practice God's truth as it is. Not only hear the truth, but live the truth
You can become a successful person when you sincerely practice it. The Bible tells us in many ways what true blessing is.
is described as However, among them, the blessing of practicing the truth encompasses all the blessings, and the
It is also a blessing. It is important to hear the word of God, but it is even more important to put it into practice. because only
It is because such a person is truly blessed and successful (Revelation 1:3).
Second, sweat
Success in life is directly proportional to the sweat a person sheds. Therefore, successful people find happiness by eating the fruit of their hard work.
a person who enjoys it. “You shall eat according to the toil of your hands, and you shall be blessed and prosper” (Psalm 128:2). often people
They try to live an easy and comfortable life to eat the fruits of other people's hard work without sweating themselves. But in such a life
There is no joy, unhappiness, and eventually destruction (Proverbs 21:25). Therefore, those who fear God must work and sweat
He is a person who loves to work and toil, and is a person who succeeds in the end.
True happiness comes from getting a fair price for your sweat. We do not look at unearned income or accidental income,
You should be happy to work hard and be paid a decent pay. However, in our society today
There are a lot of people who live in so-called ignorance.
In this reality, what we Christians have to do is to work hard with our own hands and live by the price of sweat.
It shows that you are a conquered person. You have to let them know that there is nothing more rewarding than the reward of hard work.
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Third, a person with a happy family
To become successful, we must make our family into a family of faith. That is, to make sure that the whole family becomes a child of God.
Those who are blessed are those who are blessed and those who have succeeded.
Also, a person who knows that each and every member of the family is truly precious and has a family where they can achieve happiness in harmony with each other.
is a successful person. He who glorifies God has a wife like a fruitful vine and children like a young olive tree.
you will receive as a blessing. “Your wife in the inner chamber of your house is like a fruitful vine, and your children around your table are young olive trees.
so” (Psalm 128:3). In the Palestinian region, vines are indispensable, providing people with moisture, sugar and nourishment.
It is known as a valuable tree to be. But if there is a wife like this fruitful vine in the family, what kind of blessing is this?
He is a person who has attained a precious happiness that cannot be replaced with excessive. For a good house and riches come from one's ancestors, but one good wife
Because it is from you (Proverbs 19:14).
Fourth, those who have good children
When your children are healthy, they can be happy. In the text, it is said that healthy children are like young olive trees. olive tree
Radish symbolizes freshness and vitality, a healthy and pleasant life. Even if this olive tree were to be cut down, it would be a cut stump.
New shoots will grow out of it. In this way, even if the parents die of old age, a family
As their descendants grow anew and maintain the family lineage, the family continues to exist. Therefore, your child will do well.
If we work hard and produce good results, we can become successful.
The child, likened to a young olive tree, is like a vigorous branch growing out of a mature olive tree, by the grace of God.
to grow up. And the young olive tree has the potential to become a mature tree and produce oil.
As we know, the children of God-fearing people are our hope for the future.
Fifth, those who love the church
The basis of a person's success depends on the godly faith of the individual. However, the scope of the blessing is only when God's
It has to do with the whole, that is, the church. The Bible says, “The Lord bless you Simon; you will be blessed in Jerusalem all the days of your life.
Behold, behold the children of your children; peace be with Israel” (Psalm 128:5-6).
God's blessing comes through the church. Therefore, in order to receive blessings, the church must grow, be strong, and be blessed.
It should be a meeting. It should be a church that always sings praises and has prayers, thanks, and emotion.
It means to devote ourselves to the work of the church, that is, evangelism, worship, education, service, and fellowship. this is truly the church
Love is the way to success.
God blesses the last verse of today's text, "Behold your children, and peace be with Israel."
is. This is a blessing for longevity, a blessing for successive generations, and a blessing for peace. And this is happiness and life
is the success of And such happiness and success are for those who live by faith, those who sweat, those who have happy families, and children.
It will come to those who do well, those who love the church.
-Prayer-
Heavenly Father, although we face many environmental challenges, you may bless us all so that we can be successful.
please do I pray in the name of Jesus. Amen.