Our Heritage in God
I have recently been meditating and pondering on the blessing of God for all His children. It is really striking and heart-warming to know that the heart of our heavenly Father to us His earthly children is that of blessing. Blessing- is our inheritance as children of God that belong to His family. It is indeed our Heritage in God!
Right from the beginning of beginnings we see this loving, caring and lavish Father's heart expressed to Adam & Eve.
"So God created man in His own image; ...male and female He created them. Then God blessed them, and God said to them, Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it;"- Genesis 1:27-28
So the first words God said to mankind when He created them were blessings, not curses, not regrets, not failures, not damnation, not condemnation, not stagnation, not wrath. It is very crucial and key for us to recognize this very well as it will help define and shape our perspective of God.
The will of our heavenly Father is that of blessings for His children. Tracing it down in the scriptures from Adam down to our patriach of the faith Abraham (the father of many nations), we see without an iota of doubt the expressed, determined and resolved will of God for all His people.
"...I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing."- Genesis 12:2
"...By Myself I have sworn, says the LORD, ...blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of the heaven and as the sand which is on the seashore; ...In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed,"- Genesis 22:16-18
It therefore shows us without any debate God's heart for all who are called by His name, all people who belong to Him, all the ones He has chosen as His own people. His will to bless His own precious children is so settled, undoubtable, unchangeable, unbreakable.
He would not stand and watch, neither will He permit anyone or anything to alter His written will of blessing. Infact He is ready to bear His wrath, anger and fury against anyone, force or being that attempts to stand in the way of His agenda of blessings for us His children. Isn't that wonderful?
"I will bless those who bless you, and I will curse him who curses you; and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”- Genesis 12:3
I like to you know beyond any form of doubt in your heart today, that if you belong to the Lord, then you are a son, daughter, man and woman of blesssings. Therefore rejoice and expect ever-flowing and never-ending blessings of the Lord upon your life; on the works of your hands and all that pertains to you.
If you belong to God, blessing is your heritage irrespective of the circumstances, tough and difficult situations you might be going through.
"And the LORD spoke to Moses, saying: Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, This is the way you shall bless the children of Israel. Say to them: The LORD bless you and keep you; The LORD make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you; The LORD lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace. So they shall put My name on the children of Israel, and I will bless them"- Numbers 6: 22-27
What a wonderful and most blessed heritage we have in God. I can only conclude by saying what a blessed and privileged people we are- A people belonging to God!- Amen
All scripture passages are taken from New King James Version.
AMEN! - We are blessed with every spiritual blessing in Christ in the heavenly realms - Eph 1:3
Posted by: Gavin White | Friday, March 02, 2007 at 10:44 AM