“You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country” (Deuteronomy 28:3).
Blessings are a divine inheritance from God. All God’s children are blessed in multiple ways. We are blessed with the fresh air we breathe- something which became too obvious at the height of the Covid pandemic, when the sick fought for oxygen! The sunny weather we enjoy is a blessing in many parts of the world. God blesses us with rains to plant food for our nourishment. More importantly, children of God experience the blessings of good health and company that enables them live a rich life of joy!
For God’s children to continue to bask in His blessings there are certain conditions though. “If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations on earth. All these blessings will come on you and accompany you if you obey the Lord your God” (Deuteronomy 28:1-2). In brief, for the children of God to continually enjoy His blessings, obedience to His will is a command.
Like any child who has a relationship with his father, children of God can receive blessings by crying out to Him. Psalm 142:1 -5 says, “I cry a loud to the Lord. I lift up my voice to the Lord for mercy.. I cry to you, Lord; I say, “You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living.” Hannah was for long without a child. But she cried out to the Lord and He blessed her with a son. “So in the course of time Hannah became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel, saying, “Because I asked the Lord for him” ( I Samuel 1:20).
Whenever God blesses us there are certain expectations. First, we should bless others! “From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked” (Luke 12:48). Christians are not blessed to haorde their blessings and build for themselves monuments of glory. For “Freely you have received, freely give!” (Luke 10:8).
And finally, where God blesses us we must delight in his blessings. King David danced when the Ark of God was brought back to Jerulasem. Against protestations from his mean wife, Michal, “David danced before the LORD with all his might, wearing a priestly garment” ( 2 Samuel 6:14).
So, today, you may find yourself anywhere on this path of blessings. Whatever might be your condition just know you are a blessed child of God! Start the day by saying, “I am a blessed child of God!”
Prayer today: Lord Father God of Abraham, maker of heaven and earth, thank you for all the blessings in my life, of which I give you praise that you bless me even more, this I pray in Jesus’s name!
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02/05/2024 - 03/05/2024 All day“That is why for Christ’s sake I delight in weakness, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when am weak, then I am strong” (2 Cor 12:10)
We all crave to be blessed in life. But was there a believer who was so blessed beyond any circumstances without experiencing some sort of discomfort, in one way or another! A person may apparently be blessed in every single way yet have one troubling matter that constantly drives him down to his knees.
The one mightily blessed with riches may have a family situation that leaves him ever on edge. Someone who seems to be at the height of his profession may be living with an ailment that keeps him ever on tentacles. The one blessed with abundant health might from time to time be dealing with financial woes.
Why do such troubling situations plague even believers? One explanation could be found in the Apostle Paul’s life. Called into ministry and endowed with many gifts, including amazing revelations from above, yet he had a matter that constantly drove him on his knees. “Therefore in order to keep me from being conceited, I was given a thorn in the flesh, a messenger from Satan, to torment me” (2 Cor 12: 7).
Paul would often cry out to God to free him of this particularly troubling matter. But the Lord came back with, “My grace is sufficient for you. For my power is made perfect in your weakness” (2 Cor 12: 9).
The comfort of this lesson is that God is completely aware of whatever might be ever troubling us. Moreover, it could be purposely there, that we constantly place our faith in Him, other than relying on our strength and resources, especially as He blesses us in other uplifting ways.
Prayer for today: Lord Father in heaven, today I pray that whatever matter is constantly troubling me, I know it is for a purpose and you are in total control, to bless me even more, this I pray in Jesus’ name.
