ENGAGING THE POWER OF PRAISE FOR FEARFUL BLESSING (PART 3)
Psalm 67:7
God shall bless us; and all the ends of the earth shall fear him.
Prov. 23:7 as a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.....
Our thoughts are more powerful than our prayers. You can pray forever, but if your thoughts are out of order, your life will still be out of order despite your prayers.
Many Believers are captives of their thoughts and their imaginations.
Many believe more in the dreams of the night than the word of God. They believe the failure they saw in their dreams than the word of success in the word of God. They will say I already saw..
We need prayers like our body needs blood to stay alive. What goes on in your heart continually shapes your life.
Psm. 19:14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditatin of my heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord my strength and Redeemer..
1Peter 1:13 wherefore gird the loins of your mind....
You must time your thoughts. You can stop evil through your thoughts in the Word of God.
You can't keep thinking poverty and stumble into prosperity, sickness and live a healthy life, barrenness and be fruitful. your thoughts before your miracle.
It is the fear of your thought that you a not ready to take that makes you a victim of fake pastors and prophets.
Time your thoughts with the word of God. Joshua 1:8, Lk.. 6:45, a good man out of his good heart brings good fruit.
PRINCIPAL SOURCES OF BLESSING
In the last two weeks, we have discussed the virtues/powers of His Blessings.
It empowers you to live a struggle-free life
It makes you indestructible
It empowers you to prevail where others prevail. The sources.
1. From God Directly. Gen. 22:16-18.
God swore an oath of blessing on Abraham, so we can encounter raw blessing from God. However, this kind of blessing only responds to our obedience to instructions..
God's blessings will always trail our obedience •
Disobedience is a disqualifier for His blessings.
1 chron. 4:9-10. God blessed Jabez directly and granted him all he requested from Him.
God also blessed Jacob directly and changed his name and his personality. From Jacob to Israel, from a person to nations. Gen. 32:26-28
God is still turning men to nations. No Believer is expected to remain small, Isaiah 60:22
If he did it before, he will do it again if l can find an obedient person. Mal 3:6,
Heb 13:82. His blessings make you indestructible
2. Prophetic or priestly blessings.
Numbers 23:20. God commanded Balaam to bless the people, and because he proclaimed the blessing, God sealed it. When Prophets stand in the name of the Lord and implant a blessing, they commit God's integrity to confirm it, Isaiah 44:26
It is not enough to have the blessings of the Lord directly; you must reach out or the priestly blessings because in most cases, the blessings of the Lord are channeled through His servants.
3. Parental blessings.
The blessings of our parents are part of the making of our lives, EPH. 6:2-3.
It was the blessing of Jacob that prevailed in the life of Joseph. Gen 49:26
The blessing of ISAAC on Jacob caused him to prevail despite his challenges in life. Gen 27:22-29
There are automatic blessings that accrue to us from our parents. Get to the point where such blessings are proclaimed on you.
However, you must know that not all parents will bless their children. Jabez' parents did not bless him, but God did. If you have ungodly parents who delight in joining you with sin and ungodliness, seek priestly blessings or blessings from God directly through obedience.
Principally, parental blessings reside with the father. Make sure your father blesses you before he goes.
Have a wonderful week full of His blessings in Jesus' name, amen.
Engage in fearful praise and your life will never be the Same again.
