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Sunday, October 19, 2008

KEYS TO THE BLESSINGS

Our heavenly Father has truly blessed us.

But these blessing are not automatic. The key to walking in the fullness of these blessing is obedience. We can see this all through the Scriptures, especially Deuteronomy 28:1. All of the blessing listed there are connected to obeying the Lord.

The most important commandment that we need to walk in is love. If we are not walking in love, we will not experience these blessings. Why? According to Galatians 5:5 faith works through love. If you are not walking in love, and I am talking about God’s love, your faith won’t work. And if your faith is not working, then you cannot receive from God because everything we receive from Him is by faith.

Are you tithing? This is a commandment of the Lord. (Malachi 3:10-11)

What has the Lord told you to do? Are you being obedient to specific things that He has instructed you to do or not to do?

I have learned that thanking Him for His many blessings is a way to walk in them. Do you have an attitude of gratitude?

Are you resting in Him, trusting Him to work in your life and bring the many blessings He has for you?

Another thing that we need to keep in mind is that we are blessed to be a blessing to others. That is the whole purpose of our being blessed, not to hoard the blessings, but to release them into the lives of others.

I was listening to one of my regular programs on the Trinity Broadcasting Network one Sunday evening and he said something that caught my attention.

Deuteronomy 8:18 says that the Lord gives us the power to make wealth that He may confirm His covenant with us. What he said was that the money we are blessed with is for an assignment in the Kingdom.

Do you remember the story in Exodus where the Egyptians gave the Israelites all their possessions and valuables. Do you know why God gave them this favor with the Egyptians. The answer is that later on they gave it back to the Lord so the Lord could build His tabernacle. This was also the wages for 400 years of slavery with interest. If you will go back in Exodus and read about this, you will also find that everyone gave willingly and it got to point to where Moses had to tell them to stop giving. Imagine that, how many pastors have a congregation that give so much that they have to tell their people to stop giving.

I pray that you have been blessed with this series of teachings on Count Your Blessings.

You are blessed to be a blessing to others.

You have been blessed with something that is to be a blessing to the Body of Christ.

As you use your blessings, and stay in obedience, your blessings will be multiplied back to you so you can be a greater blessing.

COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS 5

SALVATION

Psalm 27:1
The Lord is my light and my salvation;
Whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the defense of my life;
Whom shall I dread?

Psalm 55:16
As for me, I shall call upon God,
And the Lord will save me.

John 6:54
"He who eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up on the last day.

Romans 1:16
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

Romans 5:7-8
For one will hardly die for a righteous man; though perhaps for the good man someone would dare even to die. [8] But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

Colossians 1:14
In whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.

SECURITY

Psalm 26:1
Vindicate me, O Lord, for I have walked in my integrity;
And I have trusted in the Lord without wavering.

Psalm 57:3
He will send from heaven and save me;
He reproaches him who tramples upon me.
God will send forth His lovingkindness and His truth.

Psalm 62:2
He only is my rock and my salvation,
My stronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken.

Psalm 62:7-8
On God my salvation and my glory rest;
The rock of my strength, my refuge is in God.
Trust in Him at all times, O people;
Pour out your heart before Him;
God is a refuge for us.

Psalm 105:14-15
He permitted no man to oppress them,
And He reproved kings for their sakes:
"Do not touch My anointed ones,
And do My prophets no harm."

Jeremiah 17:8
"For he will be like a tree planted by the water,
That extends its roots by a stream
And will not fear when the heat comes;
But its leaves will be green,
And it will not be anxious in a year of drought
Nor cease to yield fruit.

Matthew 7:25
"And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and burst against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded upon the rock.

STRENGTH

Joshua 23:9
"For the Lord has driven out great and strong nations from before you; and as for you, no man has stood before you to this day.

1 Chronicles 16:27
Splendor and majesty are before Him,
Strength and joy are in His place.

Psalm 18:2
The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,
My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge;
My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

Psalm 18:29
For by Thee I can run upon a troop;
And by my God I can leap over a wall.

Psalm 18:32
The God who girds me with strength,
And makes my way blameless?

Psalm 125:1
Those who trust in the Lord
Are as Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever.

Isaiah 40:29
He gives strength to the weary,
And to him who lacks might He increases power.

SUCCESS

Joshua 1:8
"This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success.

Isaiah 58:11
"And the Lord will continually guide you,
And satisfy your desire in scorched places,
And give strength to your bones;
And you will be like a watered garden,
And like a spring of water whose waters do not fail.

Philippians 4:19
And my God shall supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.


TRUTH

Mark 4:22
"For nothing is hidden, except to be revealed; nor has anything been secret, but that it should come to light.

John 8:32
And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."

John 14:6
Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father, but through Me.

John 17:19
"And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they themselves also may be sanctified in truth.

2 John 1:2
For the sake of the truth which abides in us and will be with us forever:


UNDERSTANDING

1 Kings 3:12

Behold, I have done according to your words. Behold, I have given you a wise and discerning heart, so that there has been no one like you before you, nor shall one like you arise after you.

Psalm 111:10
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
A good understanding have all those who do His commandments;
His praise endures forever.

Psalm 119:130
The unfolding of Thy words gives light;
It gives understanding to the simple.

Proverbs 2:11
Discretion will guard you,
Understanding will watch over you,

Luke 24:45
Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures,

Ephesians 1:18
I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,

2 Timothy 2:7
Consider what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything.


VICTORY

Psalm 60:12
Through God we shall do valiantly,
And it is He who will tread down our adversaries.

Psalm 108:13
Through God we shall do valiantly;
And it is He who will tread down our adversaries.

Ephesians 6:13-17
Therefore, take up the full armor of God, that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. [14] Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having PUT ON THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS, [15] and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; [16] in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming missiles of the evil one. [17] And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

1 John 5:4
For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world-- our faith.

WISDOM

1 Kings 4:29
Now God gave Solomon wisdom and very great discernment and breadth of mind, like the sand that is on the seashore.

Proverbs 2:6-7
For the Lord gives wisdom;
From His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
He stores up sound wisdom for the upright;
He is a shield to those who walk in integrity,

Luke 21:15
For I will give you utterance and wisdom which none of your opponents will be able to resist or refute.

James 1:5
But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all men generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him.

WORD OF GOD

Psalm 19:7-8
The law of the Lord is perfect, restoring the soul;
The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.
The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart;
The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes.

Psalm 107:20
He sent His word and healed them,
And delivered them from their destructions.

Psalm 119:1-2
How blessed are those whose way is blameless,
Who walk in the law of the Lord.
How blessed are those who observe His testimonies,
Who seek Him with all their heart.

Psalm 119:9
How can a young man keep his way pure?
By keeping it according to Thy word.

Psalm 119:45
And I will walk at liberty,
For I seek Thy precepts.

Psalm 119:50
This is my comfort in my affliction,
That Thy word has revived me.

Isaiah 55:11
So shall My word be which goes forth from My mouth;
It shall not return to Me empty,
Without accomplishing what I desire,
And without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.

Jeremiah 15:16
Thy words were found and I ate them,
And Thy words became for me a joy and the delight of my heart;
For I have been called by Thy name,
O Lord God of hosts.

WORK

Deuteronomy 15:10
"You shall generously give to him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him, because for this thing the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in all your undertakings.

Deuteronomy 28:2
"And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you will obey the Lord your God.

Deuteronomy 28:12
"The Lord will open for you His good storehouse, the heavens, to give rain to your land in its season and to bless all the work of your hand; and you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow.

Psalm 1:3
And he will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water,
Which yields its fruit in its season,
And its leaf does not wither;
And in whatever he does, he prospers.

Ecclesiastes 3:13
Moreover, that every man who eats and drinks sees good in all his labor-- it is the gift of God.

Friday, October 03, 2008

COUNT YOUR BLESSING 4

MIRACLES

Exodus 14:27-30

So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the sea returned to its normal state at daybreak, while the Egyptians were fleeing right into it; then the Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. [28] And the waters returned and covered the chariots and the horsemen, even Pharaoh's entire army that had gone into the sea after them; not even one of them remained. [29] But the sons of Israel walked on dry land through the midst of the sea, and the waters were like a wall to them on their right hand and on their left. [30] Thus the Lord saved Israel that day from the hand of the Egyptians, and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore.

Psalm 105:39-40

He spread a cloud for a covering,
And fire to illumine by night.
They asked, and He brought quail,
And satisfied them with the bread of heaven.

Matthew 19:26

And looking upon them Jesus said to them, "With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."


MINISTRY

Isaiah 61:1

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
Because the Lord has anointed me
To bring good news to the afflicted;
He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to captives,
And freedom to prisoners;

John 15:16

"You did not choose Me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask of the Father in My name, He may give to you.

Romans 10:15

And how shall they preach unless they are sent? Just as it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who BRING GLAD TIDINGS OF GOOD THINGS!"

1 Peter 2:9

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a HOLY NATION, a people for God's own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;


PEACE

Leviticus 26:6

'I shall also grant peace in the land, so that you may lie down with no one making you tremble. I shall also eliminate harmful beasts from the land, and no sword will pass through your land.

Psalm 29:11

The Lord will give strength to His people;
The Lord will bless His people with peace.

Psalm 72:7

In his days may the righteous flourish,
And abundance of peace till the moon is no more.

Isaiah 26:3

"The steadfast of mind Thou wilt keep in perfect peace,
Because he trusts in Thee.

Isaiah 54:13

"And all your sons will be taught of the Lord;
And the well-being of your sons will be great.

Deuteronomy 4:37
"Because He loved your fathers, therefore He chose their descendants after them. And He personally brought you from Egypt by His great power,

Philippians 4:7

And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, shall guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

2 Thessalonians 3:16

Now may the Lord of peace Himself continually grant you peace in every circumstance. The Lord be with you all!


POWER

Exodus 9:16

"But, indeed, for this cause I have allowed you to remain, in order to show you My power, and in order to proclaim My name through all the earth.

Deuteronomy 4:37

"Because He loved your fathers, therefore He chose their descendants after them. And He personally brought you from Egypt by His great power,

Deuteronomy 11:25

"There shall no man be able to stand before you; the Lord your God shall lay the dread of you and the fear of you on all the land on which you set foot, as He has spoken to you.

Psalm 44:5

Through Thee we will push back our adversaries;
Through Thy name we will trample down those who rise up against us.

Psalm 44:7

But Thou hast saved us from our adversaries,
And Thou hast put to shame those who hate us.

Isaiah 59:19

So they will fear the name of the Lord from the west
And His glory from the rising of the sun,
For He will come like a rushing stream,
Which the wind of the Lord drives.

Matthew 10:1

And having summoned His twelve disciples, He gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal every kind of disease and every kind of sickness.

Matthew 10:8

"Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse the lepers, cast out demons; freely you received, freely give.

John 14:12

"Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go to the Father.

Acts 1:8

But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth."


PROMOTION

Deuteronomy 1:10

'The Lord your God has multiplied you, and behold, you are this day as the stars of heaven for multitude.

Deuteronomy 28:13

"And the Lord shall make you the head and not the tail, and you only shall be above, and you shall not be underneath, if you will listen to the commandments of the Lord your God, which I charge you today, to observe them carefully,

1 Samuel 2:8

"He raises the poor from the dust,
He lifts the needy from the ash heap
To make them sit with nobles,
And inherit a seat of honor;
For the pillars of the earth are the Lord's,
And He set the world on them.

Psalm 71:21

Mayest Thou increase my greatness,
And turn to comfort me.

Matthew 5:5

"Blessed are the gentle, for they shall inherit the earth.

Matthew 23:12

"And whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.

Ephesians 2:6

And raised us up with Him, and seated us with Him in the heavenly places, in Christ Jesus,

James 4:10

Humble yourselves in the presence of the Lord, and He will exalt you.

1 Peter 5:6

Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time,


PROSPERITY

Genesis 13:14-15

And the Lord said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him, "Now lift up your eyes and look from the place where you are, northward and southward and eastward and westward; [15] for all the land which you see, I will give it to you and to your descendants forever.

Leviticus 20:24

'Hence I have said to you, "You are to possess their land, and I Myself will give it to you to possess it, a land flowing with milk and honey." I am the Lord your God, who has separated you from the peoples.

Leviticus 26:9
'So I will turn toward you and make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will confirm My covenant with you.

2 Chronicles 26:5

And he continued to seek God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding through the vision of God; and as long as he sought the Lord, God prospered him.

Psalm 35:27

Let them shout for joy and rejoice, who favor my vindication;
And let them say continually, "The Lord be magnified,
Who delights in the prosperity of His servant."

3 John 1:2

Beloved, I pray that in all respects you may prosper and be in good health, just as your soul prospers.


PROTECTION

Genesis 15:1

After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying,
"Do not fear, Abram,
I am a shield to you;
Your reward shall be very great."

Deuteronomy 1:30

'The Lord your God who goes before you will Himself fight on your behalf, just as He did for you in Egypt before your eyes,

2 Chronicles 20:15

And he said, "Listen, all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and King Jehoshaphat: thus says the Lord to you, 'Do not fear or be dismayed because of this great multitude, for the battle is not yours but God's.

Psalm 27:5

For in the day of trouble He will conceal me in His tabernacle;
In the secret place of His tent He will hide me;
He will lift me up on a rock.

Psalm 91:2-7

I will say to the Lord, "My refuge and my fortress,
My God, in whom I trust!"
For it is He who delivers you from the snare of the trapper,
And from the deadly pestilence.
He will cover you with His pinions,
And under His wings you may seek refuge;
His faithfulness is a shield and bulwark.
You will not be afraid of the terror by night,
Or of the arrow that flies by day;
Of the pestilence that stalks in darkness,
Or of the destruction that lays waste at noon.
A thousand may fall at your side,
And ten thousand at your right hand;
But it shall not approach you.

Isaiah 43:2

"When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
And through the rivers, they will not overflow you.
When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched,
Nor will the flame burn you.

Nahum 1:7

The Lord is good,
A stronghold in the day of trouble,
And He knows those who take refuge in Him.

Luke 12:7

"Indeed, the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear; you are of more value than many sparrows.


PROVISION

Deuteronomy 8:7-9

"For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and springs, flowing forth in valleys and hills; [8] a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive oil and honey; [9] a land where you shall eat food without scarcity, in which you shall not lack anything; a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills you can dig copper.

Deuteronomy 28:3-5

"Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the country. [4] "Blessed shall be the offspring of your body and the produce of your ground and the offspring of your beasts, the increase of your herd and the young of your flock. [5] "Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl.

1 Kings 17:14

"For thus says the Lord God of Israel, 'The bowl of flour shall not be exhausted, nor shall the jar of oil be empty, until the day that the Lord sends rain on the face of the earth.' "

Psalm 37:3

Trust in the Lord, and do good;
Dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.

Psalm 37:25

I have been young, and now I am old;
Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken,
Or his descendants begging bread.

Psalm 68:19

Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden,
The God who is our salvation.

Psalm 145:15-16

The eyes of all look to Thee,
And Thou dost give them their food in due time.
Thou dost open Thy hand,
And dost satisfy the desire of every living thing.


REST

Psalm 4:8

In peace I will both lie down and sleep,
For Thou alone, O Lord, dost make me to dwell in safety.

Psalm 23:2

He makes me lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside quiet waters.

Proverbs 1:33

"But he who listens to me shall live securely,
And shall be at ease from the dread of evil."

Proverbs 3:24

When you lie down, you will not be afraid;
When you lie down, your sleep will be sweet.

Isaiah 14:3

And it will be in the day when the Lord gives you rest from your pain and turmoil and harsh service in which you have been enslaved,

Jeremiah 30:10

'And fear not, O Jacob My servant,' declares the Lord, 'And do not be dismayed, O Israel;
For behold, I will save you from afar,
And your offspring from the land of their captivity.
And Jacob shall return, and shall be quiet and at ease,
And no one shall make him afraid.

Matthew 11:28-29

"Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. [29] "Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you shall find rest for your souls.


RESTORATION

Leviticus 26:13

'I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt so that you should not be their slaves, and I broke the bars of your yoke and made you walk erect.

Job 42:10

And the Lord restored the fortunes of Job when he prayed for his friends, and the Lord increased all that Job had twofold.

Psalm 20:8

They have bowed down and fallen;
But we have risen and stood upright.

Psalm 23:3

He restores my soul;
He guides me in the paths of righteousness
For His name's sake.

Psalm 40:2-3

He brought me up out of the pit of destruction, out of the miry clay;
And He set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm.
And He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God;
Many will see and fear,
And will trust in the Lord.

Psalm 103:5

Who satisfies your years with good things,
So that your youth is renewed like the eagle.


Psalm 138:3

On the day I called Thou didst answer me;
Thou didst make me bold with strength in my soul.

Psalm 138:7

Though I walk in the midst of trouble, Thou wilt revive me;
Thou wilt stretch forth Thy hand against the wrath of my enemies,
And Thy right hand will save me.

2 Corinthians 5:17

Therefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.


RESURRECTION

Isaiah 25:8
He will swallow up death for all time,
And the Lord God will wipe tears away from all faces,
And He will remove the reproach of His people from all the earth;
For the Lord has spoken.

John 5:21

"For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son also gives life to whom He wishes.

John 11:25-26

Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me shall live even if he dies, [26] and everyone who lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?"

Romans 6:5

For if we have become united with Him in the likeness of His death, certainly we shall be also in the likeness of His resurrection,

Romans 8:11

But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who indwells you.


RICHES

Romans 8:11

But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who indwells you.

1 Chronicles 29:12

"Both riches and honor come from Thee, and Thou dost rule over all, and in Thy hand is power and might; and it lies in Thy hand to make great, and to strengthen everyone.

Proverbs 8:18-19

"Riches and honor are with me,
Enduring wealth and righteousness.
"My fruit is better than gold, even pure gold,
And my yield than choicest silver.

Proverbs 22:4

The reward of humility and the fear of the Lord
Are riches, honor and life.

Ecclesiastes 5:19

Furthermore, as for every man to whom God has given riches and wealth, He has also empowered him to eat from them and to receive his reward and rejoice in his labor; this is the gift of God.

Isaiah 45:3

"And I will give you the treasures of darkness,
And hidden wealth of secret places,
In order that you may know that it is I,
The Lord, the God of Israel, who calls you by your name.

2 Cor. 8:9

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich.