"...How blessed are the people whose God is the Lord! Psalm 144:15

The Amplified Bible reads:
"...Happy (blessed, fortunate, prosperous, to be envied) are the people
whose God is the Lord."

Yes, Believers are truly a blessed people! Every detail of our lives is in
His control. Our need is to recognize that very fact. In good times or hard,
this Scripture is proven over and over again. Do you have eyes to see it?

When Jesus' disciples asked why He spoke to the multitudes in parables,
"He answered and said to them 'To you it has been granted to know the
mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been granted.'"
Matthew 13:11

Jesus goes on,
"...I speak to them in parables; because while seeing they do not see, and
while hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. Vs. 13
"And in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says,
'You will keep on hearing, but will not understand; and you will keep
on seeking, but will not perceive;
For the heart of this people has become dull,
And with their ears they scarcely hear,
And they have closed their eyes
Lest they should see with their eyes,
And hear with their ears,
And understand with their heart and return,
And I should heal them.'" Vs. 14-15

Jesus tells His disciples that they are different!
"But blessed are your eyes, because they see; and your ears, because they
hear." Vs. 16

We, too, are different! As Believers, born from above, reconciled to God,
we are indwelled by the Holy Spirit, the Comforter, the Spirit of truth sent
by the Father to remain with us forever.

Of the Holy Spirit, Jesus tells us,
"The Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will
teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you."
John 14:26

"But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes He will guide you into all the
truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears,
He will speak...He shall glorify Me; for He shall take of Mine, and shall
disclose it to you." John 16:13-14

"Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in
you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you
have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body."
1 Corinthians 6:20

To see and to hear then is to become sensitive to the Holy Spirit for it is
He who leads, guides and reveals Christ to us.
"For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is
life and peace. Romans 8:6

This brings us to Romans 14:17 and the kingdom of God,
"For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and
peace and joy in the Holy Sprit."
Christ is our righteousness, He is our peace, and He is our joy! Where
Christ is there is the kingdom!
"For He (The Father) delivered us from the domain of darkness, and
transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have
redemption, the forgiveness of sins." Colossians 1:13-14

Lord, thank you for opening the eyes of our understand so that we may
know Your hand of love in all that comes our way. As Romans 8:28 says,
" And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to
those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose."

We are truly a blessed people! Therefore, let us so live that our lives are
glorifying to God; Father, Son and Holy Spirit. And with joyful hearts let
us sing praises to Almighty God for He has done great things. He alone is
worthy of all praise, honor and glory. Amen