God Blesses Through Protection As Well As Provision 13 He strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses your people within you. 14 He grants peace to your borders and satisfies you with the finest of wheat. Sovereign Safety God delights in sovereignly protecting His people. He is greatly concerned with and involved in securingContinue reading “The Blessing of Protection – Psalm 147:13-14”
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Blessings of Obedience – Psalm 128
Obedience To God Results In Blessings By God 1 Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in obedience to him. 2 You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessings and prosperity will be yours. 3 Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like oliveContinue reading “Blessings of Obedience – Psalm 128”
Children and God – Psalm 127:3-5
Children Are A Reward From God, Not A Punishment Nor A Curse 3 Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him. 4 Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth. 5 Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will not beContinue reading “Children and God – Psalm 127:3-5”
The Peace of Israel – Psalm 122:6-9
Those Who Bless Israel Will Be Blessed And Those Who Curse Israel Will Be Cursed 6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you be secure. 7 May there be peace within your walls and security within your citadels.” 8 For the sake of my family and friends, I will say, “PeaceContinue reading “The Peace of Israel – Psalm 122:6-9”
Walking with God – Isaiah 50:10-11
Do Not Walk In Your Own Light 10 Who among you fears the Lord and obeys the word of his servant? Let the one who walks in the dark, who has no light, trust in the name of the Lord and rely on their God. 11 But now, all you who light fires and provideContinue reading “Walking with God – Isaiah 50:10-11”
Priests of God – Malachi 2:1-9
A Warning To Priests To Be Holy Before The Lord 1 “And now, you priests, this warning is for you. 2 If you do not listen, and if you do not resolve to honor my name,” says the Lord Almighty, “I will send a curse on you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, IContinue reading “Priests of God – Malachi 2:1-9”
National Sovereignty and God – Nehemiah 2:2-6
God Approves Of Walls Built To Establish The Sovereignty Of Nations 2 so the king asked me, “Why does your face look so sad when you are not ill? This can be nothing but sadness of heart.” I was very much afraid, 3 but I said to the king, “May the king live forever! WhyContinue reading “National Sovereignty and God – Nehemiah 2:2-6”
Obedience to God – Psalm 81:11-16
Victory Comes Through Obedience 11 “But my people would not listen to me; Israel would not submit to me. 12 So I gave them over to their stubborn hearts to follow their own devices. 13 “If my people would only listen to me, if Israel would only follow my ways, 14 how quickly I wouldContinue reading “Obedience to God – Psalm 81:11-16”
Perspective of God – Genesis 9:1-3
Overpopulation Is A Myth 1 Then God blessed Noah and his sons, saying to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the earth. 2 The fear and dread of you will fall on all the beasts of the earth, and on all the birds in the sky, on every creature that moves along the ground,Continue reading “Perspective of God – Genesis 9:1-3”
Promise of God – Psalm 100
God’s Love Endures Forever 1 Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. 2 Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. 3 Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter hisContinue reading “Promise of God – Psalm 100”
Blessings Of God – Psalm 25:12-15
The Fear Of The Lord Is The Beginning Of Wisdom 12 Who, then, are those who fear the Lord? He will instruct them in the ways they should choose. 13 They will spend their days in prosperity, and their descendants will inherit the land. 14 The Lord confides in those who fear him; he makesContinue reading “Blessings Of God – Psalm 25:12-15”
Blessing of God – Psalm 5:11-12
The Lord Is A Shield About The Righteous 11 But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them, that those who love your name may rejoice in you. 12 Surely, Lord, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as withContinue reading “Blessing of God – Psalm 5:11-12”
Unity in Christ – Psalm 133
There is great blessing in unity 1 How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity! 2 It is like precious oil poured on the head, running down on the beard, running down on Aaron’s beard, down on the collar of his robe. 3 It is as if the dew ofContinue reading “Unity in Christ – Psalm 133”
Blessing of God – Psalm 24:3-6
We Need a Generation That Seeks After God 3 Who may ascend the mountain of the Lord? Who may stand in his holy place? 4 The one who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not trust in an idol or swear by a false god. 5 They will receive blessing from theContinue reading “Blessing of God – Psalm 24:3-6”
Leadership with God – Psalm 2:10-12
An Open Letter to All Who Are Called to Leadership by God 10 Therefore, you kings, be wise; be warned, you rulers of the earth. 11 Serve the Lord with fear and celebrate his rule with trembling. 12 Kiss his son, or he will be angry and your way will lead to your destruction, forContinue reading “Leadership with God – Psalm 2:10-12”
A Promise of God – Malachi 3:10-11
When We Are Obedient to God, He Blesses Us in Every Way 10 Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that thereContinue reading “A Promise of God – Malachi 3:10-11”
Perspective of God – Isaiah 55:8-9
8 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. 9 “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. This is a form of Hebraic poetry. It takes the form: B – B / Continue reading “Perspective of God – Isaiah 55:8-9”
Blessing of God – Ephesians 1:3
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. You are rich. Rich beyond your wildest dreams. God, in His wonderful grace, has blessed the disciples of Jesus with every spiritual blessing. Not just one, or several; butContinue reading “Blessing of God – Ephesians 1:3”
Praying to God – Luke 18:1-8
1 Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to show them that they should always pray and not give up. 2 He said: “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor cared what people thought. 3 And there was a widow in that town who kept coming to him with the plea,Continue reading “Praying to God – Luke 18:1-8”
Blessing of God – Galatians 3:14
He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit. Everyone wants a blessing. We seek it in approval from those we respect and love. Who doesn’t want their parent’s blessing when they areContinue reading “Blessing of God – Galatians 3:14”