God’s Blessing

 Scripture:

“When Isaac planted his crops that year, he harvested a hundred times more grain than he planted, for the Lord blessed him. He became a very rich man, and his wealth continued to grow.”  ‭‭Genesis‬ ‭26‬:‭12‬-‭13‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Observation:

The Bible clearly says here that God blessed Isaac and caused him to reap 100 times more than he sowed. It also says he became a very rich man, so rich that those around him from other backgrounds got jealous and told him to move away. When God decides to bless someone, nothing can stop it! The other observation is simply that God does bless people and cause them to be wealthy. This is not prosperity Gospel, just truth. 

Application:

When we serve God with pure and clean hearts, we can expect His favor and blessing to rest upon us. He has the ability to cause our crops to produce more, our investments to produce more, etc. Many of God’s servants in the Bible had great resources because God blessed them. Not all of them were rich, but many were, no it was because of God’s blessing. I need to not get carried away with a prosperity Gospel, but must also tell the truth, which is that God’s blessing does come on people who obey Him and with the blessing comes favor and blessing.

Prayer:

Father, You are amazing and You bless Your people. As we have read the last few days, You made Abraham rich, and here You made Isaac rich. You blessed their cattle, their lands, and their families. You blessed them so much that their neighbors saw it and were jealous. Bless my life Lord and I endeavor to do Your will. Let Your blessing fall on everything I do for Your glory.

Yours Forever,

Jeff