The Message of the King: What Makes for a Happy Life? (Matt. 5:1-12)

[Sung Psalm: 112]

The blessed life – the happy life – the good life – what does it look like?

The Psalms describe such a life in precisely the way we would expect:

• one who turns away from evil and trusts in the LORD (Psalm 1) –
• one who dwells in the presence of the LORD and finds strength in him (Psalm 84) –
• one whose sin in forgiven and stands as righteous in the sight of God (Psalm 32).

That’s the blessed life – the happy life – the good life.

But Jesus opened his mouth and taught them, saying, “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven....”