Tuesday April 30th, 2024
« I will certainly bless you. I will multiply your descendants beyond number, like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will conquer the cities of their enemies »
15 Then the Angel of the Lord called to Abraham a second time out of heaven,
16 and said: “By Myself I have sworn, says the Lord, because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your son, your only son
17 blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore; and your descendants shall possess the gate of their enemies.
18 In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”
Only the blessings that come from God are irreversible.
This is because divine blessings are usually attached to conditions like we see in today’s Bible reading.
When you meet these conditions the Lord will then show Himself mighty in your life and nobody will be able to reverse your blessings except God Himself.
God can reverse your blessing if you default in the terms of the covenant.
For example, God reversed His promise to Eli because he and his sons failed to live within the terms of the covenant that made them priests (1 Samuel 2:30).
If God decides to bless you and you become unfaithful, He can change a blessing to a curse.
He is a jealous God.
He says in Exodus 20:5-6 NKJV
5 you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, 6 but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My commandments »
God’s faithfulness to the promise He made to Abraham is seen in Genesis 26 and 35 respectively.
He reconfirmed that His covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is an everlasting one.
God is not unstable, hence whatsoever He says, He will do.
However, before you can enjoy these irreversible blessings, there are certain conditions you must fulfil.
- First, you must have an unusual love towards your Maker.
- Then, you must also be committed to holiness, worship and sacrificial giving.
All these attributes are found in Jesus Christ and would rub off on anyone who accepts Him as their personal Lord and Savior. Colossians 1:19-21GNT says
19 For it was by God’s own decision that the Son has in Himself the full nature of God.
20 Through the Son, then, God decided to bring the whole universe back to Himself. God made peace through His Son’s blood on the cross and so brought back to Himself all things, both on earth and in heaven.
21 At one time you were far away from God and were His enemies because of the evil things you did and thought
Accept Jesus today, if you haven’t.
If you have, continue to live by His calling, as we see in Matthew 11:28-30, that it may be well with you.
Prayer focus – Father, please don’t reverse any of the promises You made concerning me, and don’t let Your Holy Spirit depart from me, in the mighty name of Jesus.
Author – Bishop Enoch. A. Adeboye.
Edited by Naomie
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