Daily Devotional for Monday March 13, 2000

The Blessing

(Deuteronomy 23:5)

I have been often asked why I always sign my emails BLESSINGS, and mention BLESSINGS near the end of my Devotional each day. My friend, there is power in the blessing of God. There is great power in the blessing of God. I could do an entire month's teaching on the power of the blessing, but for today's purpose, let me insure you that having the blessing of God upon every aspect of your life is exactly where each of His children want to be. We talk lightly about being blessed, and take it for granted, but trust me . . . you know when the blessing of God is upon your life!

God blesses us in so many ways. He blesses our health. Anyone who is sick or battles an illness will attest that the greatest blessing of all is good health. He blesses our finances. You may think He has not, but do you know how many things that could go wrong don't? Often, His blessings come to us in the form of protection from things NOT happening. An example is the transmission on your car. Not having that go out to me is a $500 blessing. He blesses our homes. The number one reason many homes are in turmoil is that they do not have the blessing of God present. Why? Because God is not honored in that home. In a home that honors God, there are daily blessings, again, mostly taken for granted, like peace, safety, and harmony. These are just some major examples of how God blesses His children.

How to get God's blessings? Simple. Follow Him. Commit your life to Him. God cannot and will not bless disobedience. That is why I stress so often doing it His way and not your way. Doing it your way voids you from the blessing. You do not want to live and cannot live any kind of decent life without His blessings, but you have to be willing to sacrifice in order to get the blessings. It has to be a human sacrifice. It has to be YOU, totally and unconditionally surrendered to His will.

I love you, care about you, and pray for you daily. Let this word today sink in. It is critical to living the victorious life we all strive to live to have God's blessings. It is critical to living the abundant life we all seek and God promised to have His blessings. You see, He knew if you followed Him, did it His way, it would be a richly abundant life because His blessings would reside with you in every area. Today is the day to stop living apart from His blessings and start living under His blessings. I will be praying today that you make it a priority to follow Him in every area of your life and live under His blessings at all times.