Wednesday April 24th, 2024
« And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the LORD your God »
10 Bring the full amount of your tithes to the Temple, so that there will be plenty of food there. Put me to the test and you will see that I will open the windows of heaven and pour out on you in abundance all kinds of good things.
11 I will not let insects destroy your crops, and your grapevines will be loaded with grapes.
12 Then the people of all nations will call you happy, because your land will be a good place to live.
From Deuteronomy 28:1, we see that God can decide to bless an individual beyond his or her imagination.
However, God can also change His mind concerning the decision later.
This is because divine blessings are conditional.
You must be ready to honor God with your life if you want to enjoy divine blessings (1 Samuel 2:30).
You cannot claim to belong to God and still be flouting His commandments.
« What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound? Certainly not! »
Deuteronomy 28:1 says you will experience upliftment only if you listen and obey God’s commandments.
In Malachi 3:10-12, God promises to pour out blessings on His children if they would bring their tithes to His storehouse.
- It took me a while to be comfortable with this Scripture; my background as a mathematician did not help me in this regard. In those horrible days of ignorance, before the middle of the month I would have borrowed money for fuel from my driver. I would ask myself “Who are these pastors deceiving?” I felt that if 100% was not enough for me, how then would 90% be enough? I thank God for helping me; I surrendered to His will concerning tithes and offerings and ever since I have been receiving His blessings.
« This promise is to you, to your children, and to those far away—all who have been called by the Lord our God” »
If you are not enjoying blessings from above, something must be fundamentally wrong with your relationship with God.
I am encouraging you therefore today, to reconsider your attitude towards God’s conditions for receiving His blessings.
Remember that God does not need you or your substance;
He owns you and everything you think you have.
He works by divine principles as we see in Proverbs 11:24.
If you would begin to live by the principles that govern divine blessings, your life would turn around for good.
Application – Identify the areas where you have fallen short of the principles of divine blessings. Repent and begin to do the right thing from today.
Author – Bishop Enoch. A. Adeboye.
Edited by Naomie
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