The Secret of a Happy Home

Psalm 128

Blessed (Happy) is the man who fears the Lord,

who walks in his ways!

You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands;

you shall be blessed (happy), and it shall be well with you.

Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; 

your children will be like olive shoots around your table.

Behold, thus shall the man be blessed (happy)

who fears the Lord —Psalm 128:1-4

A happy home, made happy by the "fear of the Lord." 

“The fear of the Lord" is not craven fear, but “a love that fears to grieve.” In practical terms it means that we listen to God and take him seriously. As the parallel line suggests, we “walk in His ways." 

"Walking in God's ways," means that we listen to what God has to say and heed the voice that says to us, "This is the way.”

What a marvelous simplification: “The fear of the Lord.” The secret of a happy home.

David Roper

11.28.19