Blessed, blessed, blessed!

"In you all the nations shall be blessed." Abraham was a blessed man.

The blessings of Abraham is upon us because we are the seed of Abraham.

It is all a matter of believing it and receiving it. It is as simple as that.

Jesus took the sin away so that blessings can flow in our lives. The Lord has nailed the law to the Cross! The blessings of Abraham has come to the Gentiles.

All this can be summarised in 4 sentences:-

(1) We are blessed.

(2) Curses have been taken away from our lives.

(3) Curses cannot take away the blessings that we have.

(4) We are a blessing to others wherever we go.

Does this mean that as children of God we will not encounter challenges and difficulties in our lives? It does not. However, these trials were not placed in our lives by God, contrary to some school of thought. We encounter challenges because it was the devil who placed them there. However, do not fear for the Lord will turn any lemons in our lives to lemonade. He will turn our tests into testimonies.

Let us trust that the Lord will do everything for our good.

There are some people who believe that if we take certain actions in our lives, we will gain merit and we will go to heaven when we die. However, the fact of the matter is that we can never earn our way into heaven nor can any wrongdoing of ours deny our entry into heaven. When we accept Jesus into our lives, His blood flows in us and He has paid for our entry into heaven with His most precious blood.

All sins have been punished by God on the body of Jesus.

There is only one sin that is unpardonable - the sin of unbelief.

Our God is such a big God that He does not need us to earn merit to gain entry into eternal life. He has provided the perfect offering and perfect sacrifice - His Son, Jesus Christ. Therefore, let us not try to "do good deeds so that we can go to heaven". We do good deeds because we want to and not because we have to. We love because He first loved us.

It is not enough to hear the Word of God. We have to receive it.

Do you believe what you hear?

We need the wisdom of God. Abraham believed God. Who do you believe? Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

The things of God are simple but yet powerful. Wisdom is the principal thing.

Let us ask for God's wisdom every day. Wisdom is the first gift. Discernment comes from God. The first sign that a person has received the wisdom of God is that he values the presence of God above everything else.

God is so big! God seals the hands of every man with His grace. Solomon asked God for wisdom - God gave him riches and honour.

Today, we are in Christ and at the right hand of the Father. We therefore have eternal life and God's wisdom.

Right at the heart of God is mercy. God does not delight in judging people. God delights in showing mercy.

The secret of heaven is Jesus. When we receive wisdom, we seek the Ark of the Covenant, where the presence of God is. The sign that we have received wisdom is when we treasure, relish and worship Jesus. In Christ are all treasures of wisdom and knowledge. When our heart is not full of Jesus, we feel empty. Jesus is for us to enjoy. Without Jesus, we can do nothing. Jesus wants to be in the midst of us. We are His beloved and let us focus on Him. In Christ, all things are held together.

Let Jesus be at the centre of our lives. We have received the spirit and wisdom of God, so that we now know the things which have been freely given to us by God.