How do you obtain the blessing from the Lord?

How do you obtain the blessing from the Lord? 

The blessing of the Lord makes one rich,

And He adds no sorrow with it.

Proverbs 10:22

We are told that it is the blessing of the Lord that makes one rich. Richness has to do with both physical as well as spiritual riches. The question then is, how do we obtain the blessing of the Lord?

1. Be obedient to the Lord

When we are obedient to the Lord, He promised that He will bless us in everything we do:

Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the Lord your God will set you high above all nations of the earth. And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the Lord your God:

Deuteronomy 28:1-3

2. Pray and ask for His blessing

Jabez, whose name meant sorrow, prayed and asked God to bless him and expand his territory and to keep him from evil so that it will not cause him pain (1 Chronicles 4:10).

Likewise, Jacob restled with the Angel of God and said he would not let him go until he blessed him.

Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.” But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”

Genesis 32:26 (NIV)

3. Sow good seeds for a rich harvest

The third way we can obtain the blessing is to sow good seeds. When there was famine in the land, Isaac wanted to run to Egypt, however he listened to the voice of God and sowed seeds in the land and the Lord blessed him and gave him a 100 fold harvest. He can do the same when you sow according to the leading of the Spirit:

When Isaac planted his crops that year, he harvested a hundred times more grain than he planted, for the LORD blessed him.

Genesis 26:12 (NLT)

Prayer:

Dear Lord, please let Your blessing rest upon my life in Jesus’ name.

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God bless,

Blessing Theophilus-Israel

Spiritual Life Coach

A time for Joy has come!

The Bible tells us that to everything there is a time and a season for every purpose under heaven:

A time to weep,

And a time to laugh;

A time to mourn,

And a time to dance;

Ecclesiastes 3:4

I hear the Lord saying that now is the season and time to laugh and to dance. The Lord is telling those of us who have shed tears, some of us publicly, some of us privately, that we will reap a harvest of joy. From today God Almighty is telling us to rejoice in Him. Let us sing, let us shout, let us play instruments of praise, let us dance before the Lord our maker:

They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.

Psalm 126:5

For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

Psalm 30:5

Prayer:

Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost.

Romans 15:13

Our joy truly comes from God, and if you want to have Joy in your heart today, please pray this prayer with me:

Now may the God of hope fill me with all joy and peace in believing, that I may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost, in Jesus name, amen.

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How do we get joy?

We began by looking at what is joy, and then the effects of joy. None of this will be useful unless we know how we can get joy. Here are some suggestions according to the Word of God:

1. Surrender our lives completely to Jesus. We do this by repenting or turning back on our sins. When we do this even God and His Angels rejoice:

I say to you that likewise there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine just persons who need no repentance.

Likewise, I say to you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”

Luke 15:7, 10

2. Obey the commandments of the Lord

If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love.

These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full

John 15:10-11

3. Ask God to anoint you with the oil of gladness

Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.

John 16:24

4. Be filled with the Holy Spirit

And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost.

1 Thessalonians 1:6

 5. Become born again into the Kingdom of God

For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Romans 14:17

6. Make a choice to be joyful. Offering sacrifices of joy – Psalm 27:6; sing praises unto the Lord, offer shouts of joy (Psalm 35:27); play instruments (1 Samuel 18:6); jump or leap (Luke 6:23).

Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice

Philippians 4:4

7. Come into the presence of God – get alone and be quiet before Him.

Thou hast made known to me the ways of life; thou shalt make me full of joy with thy countenance.

Acts 2:28

Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

Psalm 16:11

How do we get Joy:

1. Repent of our sins and surrender our lives to Jesus
2. Obey the commandments of the Lord
3. Ask God to anoint you with the oil of gladness
4. Be filled with the Holy Spirit
5. Become born again into the Kingdom of God
6. Make a choice to be joyful by offering sacrifices of joy
7. Come into His presence

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What are the effects of joy?

 In my last blog we looked at what joy is. Today, we will be looking at the effects of joy:

1. Strength – strength in your spirit, in your mind and in your body

Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the Lord is your strength.

Nehemiah 8:10

2. Feeling of lightness – the Bible tells us that the Jews felt light as a result of their deliverance from Haman

The Jews had light and gladness, joy and honor

Esther 8:16

3. Victory and Deliverance comes through joy – when we rejoice ourselves in the Lord. The Lord wants us to be a people of joy, not sadness. Whether we are alone in our homes or we are gathered together with other believers, we should be singing and dancing unto the Lord. As we do this we gain strength and all the chains that the enemy has around us is broken:

Let the saints be joyful in glory;

Let them sing aloud on their beds.

Let the high praises of God be in their mouth,

And a two-edged sword in their hand,

To execute vengeance on the nations,

And punishments on the peoples;

To bind their kings with chains,

And their nobles with fetters of iron;

To execute on them the written judgment—

This honor have all His saints.

Praise the Lord!

Psalm 149:5-9

What are the effects of joy:

1. Joy gives us strength

2. Joy makes us light

3. Joy brings us victory and deliverance

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What is Joy?

According to the Webster’s dictionary, joy is a passion or emotion of gladness, exhilaration of spirits, delight.

According to Strong’s Concordance, joy means cheerfulness, i.e. calm delight- gladness, to rejoice, to be exceeding joyful, greatly, joyfulness joyous.

Joy is an emotion that goes beyond happiness, it is a calm assurance that keeps you in peace no matter what is happening around you. You may be going through a storm in your life but it will not move you because you will have a cheerfulness in your heart. Joy then is surely an emotion that we all need. Anything we focus on expands therefore it is my hope that as we study joy we will become more joyful.

What is Joy?

1) Joy is a fruit of the Holy Spirit:

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.

Galatians 5:22-23

2) Joy is an oil that you can be anointed with:

To console those who mourn in Zion,

To give them beauty for ashes,

The oil of joy for mourning,

The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;

That they may be called trees of righteousness,

The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.”

Isaiah 61: 3

You love righteousness and hate wickedness;

Therefore God, Your God, has anointed You

With the oil of gladness more than Your companions.

Psalm 45:7

3) Joy is a characteristic of the Kingdom of God:

For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Romans 14:17

So let us recap, joy is:

• A fruit of the Spirit
• Joy is an oil you can be anointed with
• Joy is a characteristic of the Kingdom of God

The next session will look at the effects of joy.