Acquiring the Blessed Life

Acquiring the Blessed Life


Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.
Psalm 32:1 NIV

My wife and I spent a long weekend with some friends. Gloria and her husband were our very kind and affluent hosts. We jokingly referred to the lake behind their exclusive home as “Glo-Lake”. Soon after our arrival I complimented Gloria on her home and the lake she owned. She smiled and said, “Thank you. This really is the perfect home isn’t it? I feel so blessed to be here. You know; if I never get to heaven it will be okay, because this home is like a slice of heaven on earth.” How do you define being blessed?

There is a great word in Greek for “Blessed”. It is Makerios, that is, when God extends His benefits. Now, some say that a blessing can be defined in dollars and cents. And others might define a blessing as the best parking space at a mall. Glo defined blessing in owning an exclusive home. But one would need to decide what is Makarios, what is the greatest provision that God extends to mankind?

The author of Romans 5:8 defines the greatest provision that God extends to mankind in these words: God demonstrates His own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. I think that the blessed life is one where a person sings the song of the redeemed. The best life is the one where we know God as Abba Father.