"If you will return, O Israel, return to me," declares the LORD. "If you put your detestable idols out of my sight and no longer go astray, and if in a truthful, just and righteous way you swear, 'As surely as the LORD lives,' then the nations will be blessed by him and in him they will glory."
Jeremiah 4:1-2 (NIV)
Is your life a blessing?
I did not ask, “Are you blessed?”
That is not the question. If you are a Christian, a new creation, a child of God, washed in the blood of Christ, saved from the penalty of your sins, covered with His grace, indwelt with the Holy Spirit, a partaker of the divine nature, filled with His glory and destined for eternity in heaven, well… I’d say you are blessed!
But the question is not “Are you blessed?” but “Are you a blessing?”
There is nothing in the world more powerful than a God-blessed life. This blessing is not a life filled with “stuff,” but it is a life filled with peace, joy and meaning.
This is what God intended for His people—that they would follow Him completely and experience His blessing. This would be their witness to the nations. The peoples of the world would see the favor of God on the Jews and say to them, “You have something I don’t have. How do I get it?” And they would witness to the grace of their God.
Listen, if we are living as God intended—experiencing His blessing and favor—we will have to backslide to keep from winning people to Jesus!
So, the question to my heart is: “Is my life a blessing?”
Only one thing can short-circuit this blessing: sin in my heart. Have I sanctified Jesus as Lord in my heart, or are their idols in my life? I must plow up my heart and allow the Holy Spirit to search me. When He puts His finger on something and says “This is sin,” I must repent without argument. When we repent the blessing returns—and the power.
Is your life a blessing to the nations?
Bro. George
Jeremiah 4:1-2 (NIV)
Is your life a blessing?
I did not ask, “Are you blessed?”
That is not the question. If you are a Christian, a new creation, a child of God, washed in the blood of Christ, saved from the penalty of your sins, covered with His grace, indwelt with the Holy Spirit, a partaker of the divine nature, filled with His glory and destined for eternity in heaven, well… I’d say you are blessed!
But the question is not “Are you blessed?” but “Are you a blessing?”
There is nothing in the world more powerful than a God-blessed life. This blessing is not a life filled with “stuff,” but it is a life filled with peace, joy and meaning.
This is what God intended for His people—that they would follow Him completely and experience His blessing. This would be their witness to the nations. The peoples of the world would see the favor of God on the Jews and say to them, “You have something I don’t have. How do I get it?” And they would witness to the grace of their God.
Listen, if we are living as God intended—experiencing His blessing and favor—we will have to backslide to keep from winning people to Jesus!
So, the question to my heart is: “Is my life a blessing?”
Only one thing can short-circuit this blessing: sin in my heart. Have I sanctified Jesus as Lord in my heart, or are their idols in my life? I must plow up my heart and allow the Holy Spirit to search me. When He puts His finger on something and says “This is sin,” I must repent without argument. When we repent the blessing returns—and the power.
Is your life a blessing to the nations?
Bro. George
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