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Podcast: Things Above
Episode: Blessed
Description: What does “blessed” mean and how do we know if a person is “blessed”? In this episode of the Things Above podcast, James Bryan Smith unpacks Psalm 1 and the blessed life. It turns out, the blessed person is someone who is under God’s blessing, in which God affirms this condition. It also means happy or fulfilled, indicating a strong, positive feeling. Finally, it indicates being intrinsically right, where our inner world is aligned.
What is the condition that leads to this blessing? The psalmist starts with the negative by pointing out three postures. The blessed person does not w...