In this article, I want to discuss a real issue? Could there be a reason why Believers in Jesus Christ are missing out on their blessings?
Could there be a reason why people are not connecting with God’s provision?
Could it be possible that no matter what is going on in your country or economy, God is able to put food on your table, clothes on your back, shoes on your feet. He heals the sick, set the captives free and he opens the door of the prisoner?
The Blessing
The blessing as defined and or revealed in Genesis chapters 1-2, in the beginning; God blessed creation. He empowered it to prosper, to grow and increase. Anything and everything associated with creation was blessed to excel. Adam’s job was to manage creation bringing it to a logical conclusion. His assignment was not open-ended. It was a one thousand year assignment.
Adam and Eve’s disobedience caused the blessing to be turned into a curse. God lifted portions of the curse in the days of Noah after the flood. Noah built an altar and offered up a burnt sacrifice and God said,
Genesis 8:21, “And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground more for man’s sake…”
The sacrifice is the determining factor in the created order. It was the case in the Garden of Eden. It was the case in Cain and Abel offering of a sacrifice. It was the case in the Old Testament. And according to Revelation 22:1, it is and will for all eternity. So much pain and suffering can be adverted if we truly understood how to work the sacrifice.
God hid things from certain people
What is the secret, the hidden secret to experiencing more of the power of God in your life?
In Luke 10 Jesus commissioned seventy of his disciples to go before him to preach the gospel in towns and villages. He told them, they were to make no provisions for their journey. He told them whatsoever house they entered into speak peace over that house. He said, if the son of peace be in that house , their peace will rest upon that house, if not their peace will return to them. He said, don’t go house to house.
Next, Jesus told them to eat whosoever is set before them because the labor is worthy of his hire. It may seem that these instructions are superficial but Jesus is setting the seed time harvest principle into effect whereby whole cities and villages are blessed with the blessings of God.
Jesus also told them to heal the sick that are in those houses and say unto them the kingdom of God is come nign unto you
If they entered into a city and they were rejected, they were remove their shoes and shake the dust off their feet as a witness against that city
“But unto whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say, even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nign unto you.“
There were people who could have been healed, who had a covenant right to be healed but were left sick. The opportunity was made available for their families to be blessed but because they rejected God’s provision, they were left in the darkness.
The Disciples’ Report
The seventy disciples returned again rejoicing saying, “… Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through your name.”
Jesus said, “… I beheld Satan as lightening fall from heaven. Behold, I give you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall be any means hurt you. Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice because your names are written in heaven.”
The next statement Jesus makes is recorded for our benefit. It tells us to whom the secrets of the kingdom is revealed! This is not an isolated incident.
“In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.” Luke 10:21
Jesus said, O Father, the LORD of heaven and earth you have hid the secrets of your kingdom from the wise and prudent. FOR it seemed good in to him to hide these things and reveal them to the meek.
In Matthew 13; Jesus disciples asked him why he taught the people in parables? Jesus said,
“He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given. For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath. Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.” Matthew 13:11-13 (KJV)
Jesus said, the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled in them: “By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive.”
The people had harden their hearts against the word of God. This hardness of heart put them outside of receiving the blessings of God.
The secrets of the kingdom which was revealed to them could have resulted in people being healed, delivered and saved. They could have seen the power of the kingdom of God manifested their lives, in their communities.
Season of application, application, application…
God reveals the mysteries of his system and as these mysteries are put into practice on a daily basis, you will see harvests of 30, 60, 100 fold returns. Abundance will be added to your life. But if you don’t have these mysteries/ revelations, what you have you will lose. This puts the ball squarely in your hands.
I experienced these blessings during the covid crisis. I had always wanted to be debt free. I prayed and studied God’s word and I sought to put God’s word into operation by being a blessing to people. Within a 16 month period, I paid my mortgage off six years ahead of time. I paid off my credit card years ahead of time. I am debt-free. I put a new roof and new gutters on my house debt free. I give God all the glory and honor for his glorious goodness.
I am so glad that I pressed into the things of God because everything has doubled and tripled in price.
You must apply the word of God in your life on a daily basis. You will see harvests manifest in our life. It is seeing the rewards of his blessings that gives you confidence to overcome anything “by faith” that comes against you!
Jesus taught on these principles in Mark 4:26-29, he said, the kingdom of God is as a man sow seed in the ground.
The kingdom of God functions independent of the world’s system. So many good hearted people are languishing in the system of this world when their needs could be adequately supplied. God is turning the wisdom of this world into foolishness.
“For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?” 1 Corinthians 1:19-21
People are stuck in this world’s system because they put more faith in man than they do in God.
“Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.” Psalms 146:3
“He delighteth not in the strength of the horse: he taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man. THE LORD TAKETH PLEASURE IN THEM THAT FEAR HIM, IN THOSE THAT HOPE IN HIS MERCY.” Psalms 147:10-11
People are putting their faith in politicians to right wrongs. They put their faith in institutions to meet their needs and neglect very fountains of living waters.
Does it seem like God is desperate for people to believe in him?
“For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: but God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; and base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and the things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: that no flesh should glory in his presence.” 1 Corinthians 1:26-29
It seems like to me, God gives everybody an opportunity to believe and act upon his promises. It seems like God is calling for certain types of people to become his sons and daughters.
Jesus said, seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness or his ways of doing things and all of these things shall be added unto you! What things? Food, water and clothing! Matthew 6:33
Grace & peace!
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