The Blessed of the Lord
J. Cumming, D. D. Genesis 24:31 And he said, Come in, you blessed of the LORD; why stand you without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels. I. WHAT IT IS THAT CONSTITUTES REAL HAPPINESS IN THE SIGHT OF GOD. It is being blessed of the Lord. II. WHO ARE THEY THAT MAY BE SAID TO RE EMPHATICALLY BLESSED? 1. They who are justified in the sight of God. 2. Those who are sanctified by the Holy Spirit. III. IN WHAT RESPECT AWE THEY BLESSED? 1. In their souls. 2. In their trials and sorrows. 3. In their mercies and prosperity. 4. In their labours. 5. In their relationship. 6. Throughout all eternity. IV. And those, in the next place, who are thus blessed of the Lord, may TEST THE REALITY of their having that benediction by what they do for, or distribute amongst others, to whom the knowledge of that blessing has long been strange. He who is most blessed of God is always the greatest blessing to those that are about him. The greatest receiver of spiritual things is always the greatest giver; and the more he gives the more he gets, till he learns, by blessed and practical experience, "it is more blessed to give than to receive." (J. Cumming, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: And he said, Come in, thou blessed of the LORD; wherefore standest thou without? for I have prepared the house, and room for the camels. WEB: He said, "Come in, you blessed of Yahweh. Why do you stand outside? For I have prepared the house, and room for the camels."