THEME : IRREVERSIBLE DIVINE BLESSINGS
Memorise:
The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it. Proverbs 10:22
Read: Genesis 22:15-18,
15 And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,
16 And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou
hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:
17 That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will
multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is
upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
18 And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR : JEREMIAH 1:1-3:5 and ACTS 13:26-47
Message
The blessings that can be regarded as irreversible are those which come
from God. God Almighty decided to give irreversible blessings to
Abraham. In Genesis 22:16-17, God declared thus:
“…By myself have I
sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast
not withheld thy son, thine only son: that in blessing I will bless
thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the
heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall
possess the gate of his enemies;”
The condition nature of divine
blessings makes some of them irreversible. When you fulfil some
spiritual conditions for divine blessings, God will show Himself mighty,
faithful and dependable in your life. Nobody is able to reverse a
divine blessing, except God Himself. He will only reverse it if the
recipient defaults in the terms of His covenant. For example, God
reversed the promise He made to Eli when he and his sons failed to live
to live by the terms of the covenant that made them God’s priest (1st
Samuel 2:30). If God decides to bless you and you mess up, He can change
a blessing to a curse.
The faithfulness of God in keeping His
promise to Abraham is demonstrated in Genesis 26, while the irreversible
nature of this promise is demonstrated in Genesis 35. In these two
instances, the Almighty God reiterated to Isaac and Jacob that the
promise He made to Abraham was an everlasting covenant.
Before a
person can enjoy irreversible blessings, there are certain conditions he
or she must fulfil in Jesus Christ. These include remarkable love
towards God, sacrificial giving and commitment to holiness and worship.
All these attributes are found in Jesus Christ, and they can rub off on
anyone who accepts him as Lord and personal Saviour. The Bible in
Colossians 1:19-20 says:
“For it pleased the Father that in him
should all fullness dwell; And, having made peace through the blood of
his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say,
whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.”
To enjoy
irreversible blessings therefore, you must establish a lasting
relationship with the Almighty Father, from whom all blessings flow,
through Jesus Christ.
Action Point :
Identify some
irreversible blessings you have access to through Christ in the Bible,
and ask God to bring about their manifestation in your life.
AUTHOR : Pst E. A ADEBOYE
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