Blessing Are Nothing To Sneeze About

Message for Thursday - November 5 - 2009

To bless in the biblical sense means to ask for or to impart supernatural favor. When we ask for God’s blessing, we are not asking for more of what we could get for ourselves. We are crying out for the wonderful unlimited goodness that only God has the power to know about or give to us. This kind of richness is referred to in Proverbs “The Lord’s blessing is our greatest wealth all our work adds nothing to it.” Proverbs 10:22

Jabez left it up to God to decide what the blessings would be and where, when and how he would receive them. This type of trust in God’s intentions towards us has nothing in common with asking God for a Cadillac, a six figure income, or some other material sign to cash in on our connection with Him. Instead the Jabez blessing focuses on our wanting nothing for ourselves more than what God wants for us. Seeking God’s blessing is an ultimate value in life as we are throwing ourselves entirely into the river of His will, power and purpose. Our other needs become secondary to what we really want which is to become wholly immersed with what God is trying to do in us, through us, and around us for His glory. God’s power to accomplish great things suddenly finds no obstruction in us as we move into His direction and pray exactly for what He desires. Unhindered forces of heaven then can begin to accomplish God’s perfect will – through us and our life will become marked by miracles.

My Prayer: Heavenly Father, God Almighty, I come to You today Father, God, for each and every person who reads this message as in intercessor for them. I ask You dear Father to touch each person’s life. Please pour out Your Spirit on them and blessings on them dear Lord. Please allow them to recognize what is Your will for their life dear God so that they will begin to see Your wonderful miracles around them. I pray for financial needs, I pray for physical needs. I pray for emotional healing, I pray for restoration in families, I pray for our country dear Father God. Please touch each person as they read this message, and show them Your power, love, kindness and mercy today. This I pray in Jesus’ name, Amen