And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the voice of the Lord your God. Thou dost make us a byword among the nations, A laughingstock among the peoples. 5:18). List Of Bible Prophecies Not Yet Fulfilled. Sign up now to receive Two Minutes With the Bible every day in your email inbox. Verse Concepts. Therefore we do not lose heart, but though our outer man is decaying, yet our inner man is being renewed day by day. (15) Since divine blessing is based upon the sovereign grace of God, we cannot demand it, and we dare not protest when Gods dealings with us do not appear to be a blessing. The plan of God is to bring about His own glory and the Christians good (or blessing). For the Lord is a God of justice, blessed are all who wait for him! Isaiah 30:18 (NIV), Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. Jeremiah 17:7 (NIV), The best of all the first fruits and of all your special gifts will belong to the priests. God, the Lord, is my strength; he makes my feet like the deer's; he makes me tread on my high places. U To the choirmaster: with stringed instruments. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. The trials and afflictions of the Israelites did not end with their exodus from Egypt. A Psalm of David. And there shall no longer be any night; and they shall not have need of the light of a lamp nor the light of the sun, because the Lord God shall illumine them; and they shall reign forever and ever (Revelation 22:1-5). When affliction and adversity comes into our life, we conclude that suffering is incompatible with blessing. May God give you of the dew of heaven and of the fatness of the earth and plenty of grain and wine. But I will also judge the nation whom they will serve; and afterward they will come out with many possessions. Her ways are pleasant ways, and all her paths are peace. But to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is reckoned as righteousness, just as David also speaks of the blessing upon the man to whom God reckons righteousness apart from works: BLESSED ARE THOSE WHOSE LAWLESS DEEDS HAVE BEEN FORGIVEN, AND WHOSE SINS HAVE BEEN COVERED. His children will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed. Psalm 112:1-2 (NIV), Blessed are those who keep my ways. Proverbs 8:32 (NIV), Each of these blessings depends on your not turning aside in any way from the laws I have given you; and you must never worship other gods. Deuteronomy 28:14 (Living), Blessed is the man you discipline, O Lord, the man you teach from your law. Psalm 94:12 (NIV), It is sin to despise ones neighbors; blessed are those who help the poor. Proverbs 14:21 (NLT), It is more blessed to give than to receive. Acts 20:35 (NIV), A generous man will himself be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor. Proverbs 22:9 (NIV), Good people will be generous to others and will be blessed for all they do. Isaiah 32:8 (NLT), Blessed is the man who finds wisdom and gains understanding. Proverbs 3:13 (NIV), A faithful man will be richly blessed, but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished. Proverbs 28:20 (NIV), The Lords curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous. Proverbs 3:33 (NIV), People curse the man who hoards grain, but blessing crowns him who is willing to sell. Proverbs 11:26 (NIV), He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who is kind to the needy. Proverbs 14:21 (NIV), Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers, and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord. Proverbs 16:20 (NIV), An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning will not be blessed at the end. Proverbs 20:21 (NIV), It will go well with those who convict the guilty and rich blessing will come upon them. Proverbs 24:25 (NIV), Blessed is the man who always fears the Lord but he who hardens his heart falls into trouble. Proverbs 28:14 (NIV), The Lord longs to be gracious to you; he rises to show you compassion. Such suffering serves as a test of our faith and obedience as we see from Jobs experiences.99 Precisely at times like these, Gods people find their perspectives changing and discover Gods presence as their true source of blessing: Surely God is good to Israel, To those who are pure in heart! It is that New Jerusalem which comes down from heaven at our Lords return (Revelation 21:1-2). The rich man spent eternity in hell while Lazarus spent eternity enjoying the blessings God promised in Abraham. (20) If Gods blessing cannot be equated with prosperity and ease, neither can it be said that His blessing is automatically associated with asceticism (denying ourselves of earthly pleasures). Thou dost give us as sheep to be eaten, And hast scattered us among the nations. And he will bless you in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. Long life is in her right hand; in her left hand are riches and honor. The Abrahamic covenant takes up the promise of blessing: Now the Lord said to Abram, Go forth from your country, and from your relatives and from your fathers house, to the land which I will show you; and I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great; and so you shall be a blessing; and I will bless those who bless you, and the one who curses you I will curse. You open your hand; you satisfy the desire of every living thing. How they are destroyed in a moment! And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. 9:11 (CEV), Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gains understanding. Proverbs 3:13 (NIV), They are always generous and lend freely; their children will be blessed. Psalm 37:26 (NIV), The best of all the first fruits will belong to the priests. Heres the principle: in Gods wisdom, the Jewish religion of the Old Testament was largely a come and see religion. Perhaps best of all, our suffering for Christs sake deepens our love for our Lord and our fellowship with Him: More than that, I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish in order that I may gain Christ, and may be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own derived from the Law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which comes from God on the basis of faith, that I may know Him, and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings, being conformed to His death; in order that I may attain to the resurrection from the dead. D The true view of temporal blessing seeks the enjoyment of Gods presence whether in pain or pleasure. If we do not understand Gods temporal blessings, and His eternal blessings, we will not understand the plan of God. If His people forsook the Law, then earthly cursings were promised: See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, and death and adversity; in that I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in His ways and to keep His commandments and His statutes and His judgments, that you may live and multiply, and that the Lord your God may bless you in the land where you are entering to possess it. If we are a child of God, we know His eternal plan allows only those things into our lives which result in our ultimate and eternal good: And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose (Romans 8:28). He said, "I am the God that healeth thee." . God was in no hurry to fulfill His promised blessings. Abrahams life had its own trials. Blessings, Physical. 2 Corinthians 4:7-18 Ephesians 1:3-5. (7) Divine blessing is based upon divine grace and not human merit or effort. 104 Harold G. Stigers, A Commentary on Genesis (Grand Rapids: Zondervan Publishing House, 1976), p. 135. Humanly speaking, men are blessed or cursed on the basis of their response to Abrahams seed, Jesus Christ (Genesis 12:3; Psalm 24:3-6; 32:1-2; 84:4-5; 89:14-18; John 3:16-18; 14:6; Acts 3:26; Romans 4:6-8; Galatians 3:9, 13-16; 1 John 5:11-12). He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit., Saying, If you will diligently listen to the voice of the Lord your God, and do that which is right in his eyes, and give ear to his commandments and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you that I put on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, your healer.. In order to receive God's spiritual blessings, one must be in the right spiritual location, that is, in Christ. I love it. Israel was the showcase of Gods blessings among the nations. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God; for He has prepared a city for them (Hebrews 11:13-16). You are to give them the first portion of your ground meal so that a blessing may rest on your household. Ezekiel 44:30 (NIV), Each of you must bring a gift in proportion to the way the Lord your God has blessed you. Deuteronomy 16:17 (NIV), Blessed is the man whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and on is word he meditates day and night. He also promised Abraham that he would become a blessing to all who would bless him. Peter rejected the thought out of hand. Where Moms Connect: A Year of Blessing Bundle | Group "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life. You cannot be richer than a Christian. Bible Verses About Blessing Others " The Lord bless thee, and keep thee: The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace." Numbers 6:24-26 Scriptures on Blessing and Favor Blessing and favor are found with the Lord and amongst His People. Not one of them received the promised blessing. Tools. Keep us, oh God, from trusting in our power. Germantown, WI 53022-0756
Whoever gives thought to the word will discover good, and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord. If we get hungry for God and follow his commands if we seek spiritual growth, physical blessing will follow. God promised to bless Abraham and his offspring. (1 Kings 10:1, 45). The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Every word in the Bible is for us; for our learning. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also (John 14:1-3). In Gods wisdom, the church of Jesus Christ is not an ethnic or geographic or political or national entity. It is in Christ, the seed of Abraham, that we are blessed. For example, in Luke 14:1314, he said, When you give a feast, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. I love Jesuss logic: You will be blessed, because they cannot repay you. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. And he said, Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness sake (Matthew 5:10). They are His to give; they are also His to withhold. Always in my prayers, asking that somehow by God's will I may now at last succeed in coming to you. It is the blessing to which Abraham and every other Old Testament saint looked forward. Why is that? And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband. Nearly six hundred years passed from the promise of possessing this land to the time his seed actually acquired the land. Gods blessing is found in trusting and obeying God and in the resulting enjoyment (blessing) of His presence and fellowship. Temporal blessings are those blessings which God bestows upon sinful men, living in a fallen world, flowing from His grace.
I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of your soil, and your vine in the field shall not fail to bear, says the Lord of hosts. First the trial, then the blessing, the crown. 5. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Blessing may be accomplished by what appears to be Gods cursing. (2) In what ways does God bless all men? Thus you are to know in your heart that the Lord your God was disciplining you just as a man disciplines his son. Do not fear what you are about to suffer. They shall return and dwell beneath my shadow; they shall flourish like the grain; they shall blossom like the vine; their fame shall be like the wine of Lebanon. Notice that every creature of God is good;that is, every piece of beef, chicken, pork, fish or shellfish weeat is good and not to be withheld as unclean today. These six blessings summarize what it means to live forever under the kingdom, the heavenly rule of God: So in summary, (1) the presence of God seen and enjoyed in the face of Christ, (2) covering us with mercy because of all our sins, (3) calling us his children, (4) comforting us for all pain and loss in this world, (5) bequeathing to us the universe for a familiar homeland, and (6) everything set right in our souls and in the social order of the new world this is our great reward. As to the first, many will claim that God loves and forgives us all unconditionally. We will be part of Gods family: They shall be called sons of God (Matthew 5:9). Woe to you when all men speak well of you, for in the same way their fathers used to treat the false prophets. In everything [not just some thingsand not just spiritual things] give thanks: for this is thewill of God in Christ Jesus concerning you (I Thes. AND ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS RECKONED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS. Now to the one who works, his wage is not reckoned as a favor, but as what is due. Christians often find their third tithe years to be abundant with all types of blessings and invaluable lessons learned. Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it. He will also bless the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your ground, your grain and your wine and your oil, the increase of your herds and the young of your flock, in the land that he swore to your fathers to give you. Abraham may not have left Haran immediately which would mean that Abraham was younger when the promise of a son was first given to him. Deuteronomy 8:2-6; 28; 30:15-20 Through suffering we are blessed in many ways: And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us (Romans 5:3-5). Awake, do not reject us forever. But if you are without discipline, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate children and not sons. But what does it mean to truly be blessed according to Scripture? And walk in all the way that I command you, that it may be well with you.. Pastor Sadler, you referred to our having physical blessings today. To sum up, let all be harmonious, sympathetic, brotherly, kindhearted, and humble in spirit; not returning evil for evil, or insult for insult, but giving a blessing instead; for you were called for the very purpose that you might inherit a blessing (1 Peter 3:8-9). Jesus simply did not fit the mold of Jewish expectations. Put the bounce back in my step, the smile back on my face, and the dance back in my feet. This means that you do not get all your blessings in this life, but that death itself belongs to you as a gift, as a doorway to infinite, eternal, immeasurable blessing. (Marriage and children are both a blessing, but neither is without its trials and suffering.) Therefore, strengthen the hands that are weak and the knees that are feeble, and make straight paths for your feet, so that {the limb} which is lame may not be put out of joint, but rather be healed (Hebrews 12:3-13). Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places. The Hebrews were Christians who came out of Judaism by faith in Jesus Christ. Like Lot, we find our righteous souls vexed by sin (2 Peter 2:7-8). The son was just the beginning. And said, By myself I have sworn, declares the Lord, because you have done this and have not withheld your son, your only son, I will surely bless you, and I will surely multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and as the sand that is on the seashore. It can range from getting a new girlfriend, a new job, or a pay raise, to finding a ten-dollar bill on the sidewalk or getting surprisingly good news. Three Advantages You Gain From Trusting In God, i love belivers portal.very inspiring and informarive, Thanks for the efforts to compile this. The promised blessings of the Bible are the good which God has purposed and promised. Their eye bulges from fatness; The imaginations of their heart run riot. Blessings in the Bible (85 instances) - Knowing Jesus God's blessings are meant to protect us, guide us to the path of righteousness, and give us hope.