DO YOU DESIRE TO BE BLESSED?
Memorise: Blessed is he whose
transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Psalm 32:1
Read: Genesis 27:1-4, Bible in one year:
Isaiah 54:57, Acts 10:44-11:18
Many people desire to be blessed by God
and men, but they have never bothered to do anything to actualise their
most-desired blessings. Many have received fantastic prophecies which they know
are theirs indeed, but they have never taken any step to bring about the
fulfilment of such prophecies. When the Lord told the children of Israel that
it was time for them to possess the Promised Land flowing with milk and honey,
the onus was on them to depose the illegal occupants before they could possess
it (Joshua 1:11-15)
It is very important that the children
of God know the principles that guarantee divine blessing so that they can
endeavour to apply them. Years ago, at London
Heathrow on my way back to Nigeria ,
I met two of my children who greeted me, and I responded accordingly. One of
them moved towards me and helped me with one of the carry-on bags that I was
struggling with and I said, “God bless you.” On hearing “God bless you” coming
from me to the one who helped me with my bag, the other fellow said, “What about
me, daddy?” I spontaneously responded, “What for?” He saw me laden with luggage
and merely greeted me, so I merely greeted him in return. If God’s blessing is
conditional, and indeed it is, then I won’t put it on those who do not deserve
it.
From our scripture reading, take note of
the condition Esau needed to fulfil before he could access his father’s
blessing. The father’s blessing, both biological and spiritual, is one that
must not be missed. It is powerful and only reversible by the Almighty God. The
greatness of our loss is therefore unimaginable, if we do nothing to access His
divine blessing. One way of accessing divine blessing is stated in Proverbs
3:9-10. Take care to apply this in your life.
Many so-called children of God today are
in deep financial and material agony. They seek God’s blessings to no avail
because they have failed to realise that it is when they give that they would
be given. It is my belief that you would always have something to give not only
to God but also to His servants. You can use one orange to entertain four
visitors at a time instead of letting them go empty. My prayer for you is that
at every point of your life, you will not lack food to eat, and you will not
lack the seed to sow to access your divine blessings in Jesus’ Name.
Prayer Point
Father, open my eyes to recognise what
it will take to access my divine blessing, in Jesus’ Name.
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