THE BLESSING OF THE LORD -3
The story has not changed till now; sin cuts one off from the blessing of God, and until it is dealt with, every religious activity to impress God is futile.
The story has not changed till now; sin cuts one off from the blessing of God, and until it is dealt with, every religious activity to impress God is futile.
The second condition to meet in order to enjoy the blessing of the Lord is to trust Him. Our relationship with God must be characterized by trust. God wants to be trusted. Most decent people love to be trusted.
Speaking about the blessing of the Lord, the wise man said that it makes rich and adds no sorrow with it. If there is anything to add it would be that God is ever too eager to bless people.
This is what makes warfare inevitable in the lives of believers. We are called to battle in order to attain God’s precious promises.
It was then it occurred to me that what is expedient may not necessarily be comfortable. What is expedient and what is comfortable seldom travel in the same direction.
Other benefits for those with regular church attendance are self-control, they are less likely to divorce, and lower rate of depression.
There is nothing to suggest that New Testament priests are to do anything less than bless people. Believers ought to be agent of blessing to one another and to their world.
There is something like a glue that held all these together, and that was God’s presence in his endeavours. No doubt, he posted an incredible profile; but they would be inconclusive and inconsequential had God not been on his side.
The ladder in Jacob’s vision had its base on the earth and the top of it reached the heaven. Angels were seen ascending and descending on it. The ladder was supernatural, because no ingenuity of man could produce that feat.
This terse comment sheds additional light into what made David thick. He served his generation. In other words, he paid his rent.