WHEN YOU ARE BLESSED – Friday September 22nd 2017
Memorise: By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come. Hebrews 11:20
27:20 And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the Lord thy God brought it to me.
27:21 And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not.
27:22 And
Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The
voice is Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.
27:23 And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau's hands: so he blessed him.
27:24 And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am.
27:25 And
he said, Bring it near to me, and I will eat of my son's venison, that
my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat:
and he brought him wine and he drank.
27:26 And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.
27:27 And
he came near, and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment,
and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a
field which the Lord hath blessed:
27:28 Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:
27:29 Let
people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy
brethren, and let thy mother's sons bow down to thee: cursed be every
one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.
Bible in one year: Nehemiah 4-6, Ezekiel 44:28-45:9, Hymn: Sing hymn 14
MESSAGE:
A
blessing is an invitation to all the forces in Heaven, on earth and
underneath the earth to cooperate with an individual and assist him or
her to succeed.
When Isaac pronounced a blessing on Jacob in today’s
Bible reading, he summoned the dew of heaven, the land, and all the
forces on earth to be of assistance to Jacob. As a result of this
blessing, Jacob became exceedingly great. Hear what Genesis 30:43, says about his greatness:
“And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses.”
How about his brother Esau? Genesis 27:38-40
says after Jacob had stolen the cream of the blessing from him, Esau
came to ask for the remnant. What was the result of this “remnant”? From
Genesis 32:3-6, we
understand that this remnant got him so blessed that he could afford to
retain the services of 400 personal bodyguards. If you become so rich
that you require 400 men to go with you wherever you go, that is
something remarkable. I can recall the first time a president visited us
at the Redemption Camp; he came with an entourage of 250 people. So
Imagine how blessed Esau was for him to have had 400 people in his
entourage! I believe he was really blessed.
Moreover,
let me add here that after a blessing is pronounced on you, it may not
be obvious how the blessing will be fulfilled. Most times, it may not
even make sense. You may not even be able to afford a bicycle now, and a
blessing may be pronounced on you that a time will come when you will
need a Boeing 747 to airlift those who will accompany you whenever you
are travelling. It may not make sense to you, but that is what a
blessing can do. I often say that I am where I am today by the grace of
God and by the blessings of my mother. Any time I did something that
pleased her, she would bless me. She would say, “You this boy, you will
call one person, and two hundred people will respond.” I didn’t know
what she meant back then, and I didn’t know how it would happen, but I
always said “Amen”. Today, by the grace of God, I can say this has
become reality. Have you provoked the blessing of your biological
parents? Have you provoked the blessing of your spiritual parents? Most
importantly, have you provoked a blessing from God?
Action Point
When a blessing is pronounced on you, simply sustain a conducive atmosphere for its fulfilment, and it will surely come to pass.
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Heavens Daily Devotional Lessons was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye,
the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the
largest evangelical Church in the world and also the President of
Christ the Redeemer's Ministries.
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