The good news here, I hope, for all of us here this morning is that we have been written into the Book of Life! My name is there...is yours?

The blessings we are going to read about tonight are not for everyone.  Only those who fear the Lord, we would say those who are born-again, will share in the blessings mentioned.  While not for everybody, they can be the born-again birthright of everyone. 

Religion is what I call a spiritual anesthetic; it puts us to sleep spiritually thinking we are OK but not really knowing for sure…