The Blessings from God
Written by: Delbert Magusara Haim
May 1, 2013
This is what we always hear and read everyday in phone texts, church sermons, and usually in Facebook news feed. But one thing that differs here is not all of them expecting with the same type of blessings, for some are praying physical or material needs and some are spiritual. The question is: What would be the type of blessings we have received from God daily?
First, we need to know of what is a blessing....Blessing in secular is something fortunate or an approval that came from someone especially God. And in Biblical term it is defined as a fair speech, reward or gift. There are many passages in scriptures that speak about blessing like as follows:
For earthly blessings:
The wine is a blessing.
The natures are blessings.
For heavenly blessings:
The promise of the spirit through faith is a blessing.
And to know of what is the promise of the Spirit, here are the lists of spiritual blessings, and notice, these are stated in past and past participle tense. In the epistle of Ephesians chapter 1 verses 4-18 it says that through Christ:
The point here is, we are all blessings and blessed physically and materially. The things that differ is we are not all spiritually blessed because only those who believe Christ can inherit the spiritual blessings of Abraham as I have mentioned above " That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith, Gal. 3:14".
Therefore,
Physically and Materially:
We are all blessed in all things we have seen. God created the natures for us to dominion and to enjoy but there are certain situation that humans had suffered because of their own wickedness. Man has corrupted the will of God through selfishness of possession and wealth resulting to great poverty of many, laziness of individuals that brought them into hunger and shortage of supply, and ignorance that they might not see a good choice and acceptance. Thus no one can say I am blessed while others are not, I am the blessing to you and you are not to me, and I am blessed because I am rich but you are cursed because you are poor. No! Still we have all the blessings and we are blessed since the human exists. It might be that you have just misinterpreted the term blessing or you knew nothing about it. So open your eyes and see the whole creation of God like you.
Spiritually:
This type of blessing is unseen and eternal unlike the earthly ones which are temporal and visible. It started when you believe Christ and forever be with even the death of flesh comes. God has given spiritual blessings to Adam until this day, it seems unfair to all because only His chosen people are entitled to receive it, but actually it's not. The reason you are spiritually blessed is because you came from Him and not from this earthly world. He just made righteous kind like you to keep His words. And this spiritual blessing we have today is exactly the promise of the Holy Spirit and can be seen only through faith. As written: "That we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith, Gal. 3:14".
May 1, 2013
This is what we always hear and read everyday in phone texts, church sermons, and usually in Facebook news feed. But one thing that differs here is not all of them expecting with the same type of blessings, for some are praying physical or material needs and some are spiritual. The question is: What would be the type of blessings we have received from God daily?
First, we need to know of what is a blessing....Blessing in secular is something fortunate or an approval that came from someone especially God. And in Biblical term it is defined as a fair speech, reward or gift. There are many passages in scriptures that speak about blessing like as follows:
For earthly blessings:
The wine is a blessing.
- 1 Corinthians 10:16 The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?
The natures are blessings.
- Hebrews 6:7 For the earth which drinketh in the rain that cometh oft upon it, and bringeth forth herbs meet for them by whom it is dressed, receiveth blessing from God:
For heavenly blessings:
The promise of the spirit through faith is a blessing.
- Galatians 3:14 That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith.
And to know of what is the promise of the Spirit, here are the lists of spiritual blessings, and notice, these are stated in past and past participle tense. In the epistle of Ephesians chapter 1 verses 4-18 it says that through Christ:
- He had chosen us
- We become holy and blameless before Him
- Adopted us(Gentile) to be like His children(Israel)
- Accepted us in the beloved
- Gave us redemption and forgiveness
- He Abounded us in all wisdom and prudence
- Revealed us the mystery of his will that Israel and Gentiles are one in Christ.
- Obtained us an inheritance
- Sealed with that holy Spirit of promise
- Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:
The point here is, we are all blessings and blessed physically and materially. The things that differ is we are not all spiritually blessed because only those who believe Christ can inherit the spiritual blessings of Abraham as I have mentioned above " That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith, Gal. 3:14".
Therefore,
Physically and Materially:
We are all blessed in all things we have seen. God created the natures for us to dominion and to enjoy but there are certain situation that humans had suffered because of their own wickedness. Man has corrupted the will of God through selfishness of possession and wealth resulting to great poverty of many, laziness of individuals that brought them into hunger and shortage of supply, and ignorance that they might not see a good choice and acceptance. Thus no one can say I am blessed while others are not, I am the blessing to you and you are not to me, and I am blessed because I am rich but you are cursed because you are poor. No! Still we have all the blessings and we are blessed since the human exists. It might be that you have just misinterpreted the term blessing or you knew nothing about it. So open your eyes and see the whole creation of God like you.
Spiritually:
This type of blessing is unseen and eternal unlike the earthly ones which are temporal and visible. It started when you believe Christ and forever be with even the death of flesh comes. God has given spiritual blessings to Adam until this day, it seems unfair to all because only His chosen people are entitled to receive it, but actually it's not. The reason you are spiritually blessed is because you came from Him and not from this earthly world. He just made righteous kind like you to keep His words. And this spiritual blessing we have today is exactly the promise of the Holy Spirit and can be seen only through faith. As written: "That we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith, Gal. 3:14".
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