Psalm 128 - 12.29.25

Scripture

Psalms‬ ‭128‬:‭1‬-‭2‬ ‭NIV‬‬

“Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in obedience to him. You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessings and prosperity will be yours.”

Observation

This Psalm, whose author is unknown, gives the secret to a blessed life. If we want our household to be blessed, we must fear the Lord and walk in obedience to Him.

Application

Blessing follows obedience.

When I was a newer Christ follower, my favorite verse was Proverbs 9:10 which says that, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.”

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This verse always convicted me to show reverence and respect for Jesus if I wanted to be wise. Then, the verse in the Psalms also adds that respect and obedience to the Lord brings blessings and fruit!

I am also reminded of King Solomon who was the wisest king who ever lived and who also wrote Ecclesiastes. He had access to all of the worldly pleasures and anything money could buy, but said everything was meaningless. He then concluded Ecclesiastes by saying, “Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind.” -Ecclesiastes‬ ‭12‬:‭13‬ ‭NIV‬‬

This also proves that blessing according to God’s Word is not the world’s definition of blessing, like money, success, or possessions. If it was, King Solomon would not have said it was all meaningless.

Fear and obedience to the Lord produces fruit and blessings that this world cannot take away from us. It’s unending love, peace and joy in Christ that spreads and infects others beyond ourselves.

Prayer

Dear Lord,

I pray that I would always follow what You want me to do and not what I want to do. You have shown me what reverence, obedience and submission to You could produce and it has definitely produced a bigger blessing in my life than doing things my own way. I pray for complete submission to You even when You ask me to do something that is difficult or that I don’t understand. Help me Holy Spirit to always remember that Your ways are greater than mine and that You always have my best interests in mind because You love me. Amen.

-Michelle Gaddi