Walking In The Blessings Of God
All over the world, there are unrest, natural
disasters, insurgences and economic woes in areas that were thought to be safe.
Old alliances are broken and strange alliances are being formed. The fact is
that things are no longer the way they should be. So many crossed into this New
Year, despite the assuring words from the pulpits, they are still not sure of
what the year has in store for them. One of such remarked to me a few days ago,
‘we are told to hit the ground running, but the question is running to where?’
If I may answer the question, only a person that knows and agrees he/she is a
possession of God, have received instructions and directions that can start
running with focus and clarity; if not such will find him/herself running
aimlessly, blindly and tiredly with nothing to show for all the effort at the
end of the day. As children of God we
know and believe that the year is filled with God’s blessings, but from the Scriptures,
we equally know that the blessings will only be accessed by those that are
willing to go the extra mile with Him. During the cross-over services, one
thing that was constant and underlying the messages from across the pulpits is
the fact that the children of God must return back to God in prayers and deeds.
This shows that the promises of God are not to be taken lightly, but one must
be positioned rightly in order to receive and walk in them. Our God does not
show partiality nor does He show favoritism. The fact that you name His name
does not mean you are exempted from His precepts and principles as some
erroneously believe. For instance when Israel was contemplating how they will
defeat Jericho after crossing the Jordan, God made Joshua to understand that He
was not a God of favoritism or partiality (Joshua 5:13-15) but He was ready to
show Himself strong on behalf of a heart that is completely with Him (2Chronicles
16:9). Same goes for our dispensation. The Almighty God is the same yesterday
and forever, He still maintains His precepts and principles. It will amount to
terrible self-delusion if we think we can walk in God’s blessings by walking
differently from Him. The Scriptures tells us that two cannot walk successfully
together unless they are in agreement. Thus, for us to walk successfully with God
we must be in total agreement with Him; then the promises will surely come to
pass in our lives: “If you walk in My
statutes and keep My commandments, and perform them, then I will give you rain
in its season, the land shall yield its produce and the trees of the field shall
yield their fruit…” (Leviticus 26:3-4). This simply means we will be
successful and prosperous in our ventures as ALL we touch will
respond to us: “It shall come to pass in
that day that I will answer, says the Lord. I will answer the heavens, and they
shall answer the earth. The earth shall answer with grain, with new wine, and
with oil; they shall answer Jezreel (you)” (Hosea 2:21-22 – Emphasis mine). If
on the other hand we decide to want to do things our own way, we should not be
surprised when things don’t pan out for us as we expect or presume we can
please Him in such a state (Romans 8:67). God bless you as you return to Him to
instruct and direct you in the way you should go.
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