When the wine was over during the wedding in Cana, Jesus transformed water into wine. When over five thousand men and others had come to hear Jesus speak and there were only five loaves and two fish, Jesus multiplied the food. When the disciples were overwhelmed by the storm, Jesus calmed the storm and in a moment the sea became still. Jesus spoke and situations and circumstances were transformed. Lame could walk, the tax collector and his household were saved, the Samaritan lady at the well was transformed and she became the reason for all people in her city to know the Lord Jesus Christ.
How can we receive blessings from God?
When we receive love and gifts from our parents, our delight is great. The same way God’s gifts are for our joy and fulfilment. So we desire blessings from God. Yet many do not have a clue about what to do about this.
When reading, we should not consider for a moment that we can manipulate God into receiving blessings. He sees our heart! Yet as a sincere person who loves God, we can earnestly work on ourselves to receive blessings from God.
We need to follow the written instructions of God given in the Bible. Only this can lead us to receive blessings. Here we have a few related topics on blessings. This will improve your understanding of blessings. Thus, you would be able to reach your destination more efficiently.
a.What are blessings?
b.What are the features of a blessed land?
c.How can we receive blessings from God?
d.The most important one law of God!
a.What are blessings?
Blessings are from God. Blessings can often be seen and felt, but sometimes they cannot be seen or felt. But they always bring joy and peace to the person who receives them. Blessings are not associated with sorrow. Fruitfulness of the land with a good yield is a blessing understood by many. Children are also a blessing. The work of one’s hands is said to be blessed when the results at the place of work are good, when there are more sales and greater profits in business.
A land flowing with milk and honey is a blessing. (Refer to Exodus 3:8) The promised land that the Lord swore to give Abraham was described so. The descendants of Abraham, Isaac & Jacob were led by Moses from Egypt into the promised land. God leads His children in their lives to a blessed land.
Hosting God’s Presence: Declarations
Many of us treasure the presence of the Holy Spirit to abide in us. There is nothing as precious as hosting the presence of the Spirit of God in our lives. But hosting the Holy Spirit requires a heart that seeks to please God and an earnest desire to keep your eyes, ears, mind, and body from a sinful lifestyle. After all, the Holy Spirit can only stay in a clean heart.
John the Baptist was told by the Spirit of God that the person on whom the Holy Spirit descends and remains is the person who will baptize with the Holy Spirit. Click here to read the passage on Jesus Christ hosting the Holy Spirit.
In the Old Testament, the Holy Spirit visited select persons from time to time. Whereas in the New Testament, after Jesus Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection, He sent the Holy Spirit for all disciples of Jesus Christ—which includes all of us. Click here to read the passage on Jesus Christ sending the Holy Spirit to us