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.
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.
BIBLE
IN A YEAR: Jeremiah 1:1-3:5, Acts
13:26-47
AUTHOR:
Pastor E.A. Adeboye
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