Understanding the
purpose of a thing helps one to maximize the benefit thereof. God wants His
children to prosper, but why? What is the purpose of His blessings? Myles
Munroe once said, “When the purpose of a thing is not known, abuse is
inevitable.”
If you don’t
understand the blessing of God, there is the tendency for you not to be
committed to what makes people to prosper. You may therefore not be able to
commit yourself to covenant demands of prosperity. If by any form of mercy, you
see something that looks like prosperity, you may abuse it. So, it is essential
that we know why and how God blesses His children.
Why God Blesses?
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| Femi Kehinde |
1. You are blessed
essentially to be a blessing. You never get blessed any more than you are
committed to be a blessing. Abraham was not only blessed, all the generations
after him were blessed. Gen. 12:1-3. He had not just prosperity but prosperity
with posterity.
So, you are not
blessed to be an accumulator; you are blessed to be a distributor. You are not
blessed to be a collector rather to be a channel of blessing.
2. To establish His covenant. Ps. 89:34. God gives
us power to get wealth in order to establish His covenant as clearly spelt out
in Deuteronomy 28:1-14. (Deut. 8:18).
3. To rescue us from
shame. Joel 2:23-27. God’s blessings not only make us rich, they rescue us from
shame. When you connect with God’s blessings, shame will bow out of your
life.
4. To be a promoter
of His kingdom. Hag. 1:5. The level you are committed to promoting His kingdom
will determine the level to which He will ever bless you.
5. God blesses us so
we can enjoy life. Deut. 8:18. God’s ultimate plan for us is to enjoy life more
abundantly. That is, to enjoy all-round multiplication, living in godly houses,
enjoying life and not enduring life.
How God Blesses His People
1. Through priestly
or prophetic blessings. Num. 6:22-27. Abraham the blessed was a product of
priestly blessings. Even though God made the promise to Abraham, He needed to
bring him under the priestly blessing of Melchizedek. Gen. 14:18-19.
2. Through rain of
divine ideas. Every empire is built on an idea. Access to inspired ideas is key
to building a financial empire. Mal. 34:10; Gen. 7:11. Abraham built the first
cattle ranch through inspired ideas. Gen. 30:37.
3. God blesses
through parental blessings. Gen. 27:2-4, 27-29. God has reserved blessings in
our parents for us. For instance, Joseph had a blessing of his father on him,
which kept him alive and made him indestructible. All you need to do therefore
is to maintain the position of a son or daughter to benefit from parental
blessings. Parents here could be either biological or spiritual.
4. Through rain of
divine favour. Favour is the cure to emptiness. It is the master key to a world
of fortune. The first financial fortune recorded in the scripture came via
divine favour. Ex. 12:13. It was a supernatural wealth transfer through the
channel of divine favour. Giving is one of the way to provoke favour. Ps.
45:12.
5. God blesses us
through the works of our hands. The blessing of God on the works of your hands
is one of the channels He engages in unleashing His financial blessing on your
life. When the blessing of God is upon your life, it readily shows. Jesus is
Lord!
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