Pastor E.A Adeboye, The General Overseer (RCCG)
Memorise:
The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven
to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of
thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.
Deuteronomy 28:12
Read: Deuteronomy 28:11-12
11 And the LORD shall
make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy
cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the LORD sware unto
thy fathers to give thee.
12 The LORD shall
open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in
his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto
many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.
Message
Without a doubt, God wants all his children blessed (Psalm
35:27). Let us examine some of the markers by which you can recognise a life
that is blessed. First of these is that when you are blessed, you will receive
help from Heaven. For example, one of the marks of a blessed life in
Deuteronomy 28:12 is that you will receive rain in due season to bless the work
of your hands. If you ask a farmer about the relevance of rain to his crops, he
will tell you that the greatest thing he prays for is that rain would fall at
the right time after he has planted his seeds. If it falls too early, the crops
could be destroyed, and if it fails to fall when it should, it will affect the
crop yield badly. I pray that heaven will give rain to water your land this
season in Jesus' Name.
Also, when a man is blessed, even the sun and the moon will
cooperate with him. While Joshua was in a crucial battle and the sun was about
to set, he lifted his eyes to heaven and said, "Sun, stay where you are;
and moon, don't move until my assignment is done." The elements of the
firmament had no choice but to obey him because he was blessed of God (Joshua
10:12-14). Similarly, after God decided to add 15 more years to Hezekiah's
life, He told him to ask for a sign. Hezekiah asked that the sun should go
back, and it was so (2 Kings 20:1-11). When you are blessed, even the heavenly
bodies will cooperate with you.
Many years ago, when we started a Bible Study meeting at the
University of Ibadan (South-West Nigeria), only five of us flagged it off, in
the house of one of our elders - Professor Aboaba. The attendance later grew,
and more professors kept joining until the living room could no longer
accommodate us, and so we moved to the backyard. While we were taking our seats
to begin the Bible Study meeting on a certain day, it began to rain. The
professors wanted to take to their heels, but I lifted my hand and said,
"Rain, you cannot fall now." On that day, it rained everywhere else
in the University except for Professor Aboaba's residence. If there is one
thing you need in life, it is to be blessed by God. When God blesses you, every
element of heaven will favour you.
Prayer Point:
Father, let every element You have created combine forces to
give me a smooth ride into the destiny You have created for me.
Bible in one year:
Numbers 4:1-5:10; 2 Corinthians 1:1-11
AUTHOR : Pst E. A ADEBOYE
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