Pastor Okunola Barnabas

MEDITATION BRINGS MULTIPLE BLESSINGS!

SCRIPTURE."But his delight and desire are in the law of the Lord, and on His law (the precepts, the instructions, the teachings of God) he habitually meditates (ponders and studies) by day and by night." (Psalm 1:2 AMP).



In order to be blessed there are things you must not do and things you should do! We learnt in the morning devotion that without a voracious delight and desire for the word blessings cannot come. But that is not all,the same scripture says," Blessed is the man who............on His law (the precepts, the instructions, the teachings of God) he habitually meditates (ponders and studies)......" The wo(man) who will be blessed must not just love or crave for the word but he/she must meditate on the word.



Meditation on the word of God is like processing the word of God or digesting it from its written form into the spoken word. The same way any food you eat cannot benefit you if you do not digest it, any scripture you read that you do not meditate on will do you no good. The word of God is the blessing of God in written form. It needs to be broken down and digested to the level of usefulness. Meditation involves studying and pondering on the word,precepts,instructions and teachings of God's word. Without meditation on the word of God, the word cannot bless you because it takes meditation for the word to gain access to you. To be blessed by the word you must think about the word until the word produces the blessings required. Meditation is the engine room of the manifestation of Gods word.For as a man thinks in his heart so he is.



The more you think on the word of blessings, the more blessed you will become. No man can be blessed of God without first allowing the word of God to enter his heart.

"And Isaac went out to meditate in the field at the eventide: and he lifted up his eyes, and saw, and, behold, the camels were coming." (Genesis 24:63 KJV)



When Isaac wanted to access the blessings of his father Abraham after his death,he did so by meditation.His servant went to bring a wife for him and after a couple of days there was no trace of him. Isaac was worried and several thoughts may have crossed his mind but instead of getting anxious and downcast, he stepped out of the dark.



When you meditate on the word of God it is a step out of darkness and anxiety. He went to the field not for prayers but to think and meditate on the promises of blessings.I am sure as he sat down in that field and thought of all the promises of God to his father and Gods faithfullness. H e must have told himself that God is the same yesterday,today and forever. The Bible says in a moment as he was pondering(thinking deeply on the word)he lifted up his eyes and saw what he was waiting for. Hallelujah! Whatever you can meditate on, your eyes will see. Give yourself to mediation of the word of God daily for your blessing is on the field coming to you.



Tonight's Prayer.

Father help me to give myself to meditation on your word as you open more showers of blessing unto me in Jesus name. Amen

Pastor Okunola Barnaba

 ABRAHAM'S BLESSINGS

 TODAY'S SCRIPTURE."That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith." (Galatians 3:14 KJV).

All believers in Christ are Abraham's seed and therefore possessors of all the blessings of Abraham.

"And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise." (Galatians 3:29 KJV).
Some believers wonder why the Bible referred to us as Abraham's seed. They assume that he lived in the old testament.

First, Abraham lived before the Old Testament. He lived before the Law of Moses and he lived a life of faith here on earth. When God made a promise to him as recorded in the book of Genesis, the Bible says the promises were made to Abraham and his seed. This promise was repeated in Galatians 3:16
" Now the promises (covenants, agreements) were decreed and made to Abraham and his Seed (his Offspring, his Heir). He [God] does not say, And to seeds (descendants, heirs), as if referring to many persons, but, And to your Seed (your Descendant, your Heir), obviously referring to one individual, Who is [none other than] Christ (the Messiah)." AMP).

I like the amplified version interpretation of that verse. The word "seed" used in this scripture is not in a pluralised form but singular and it refers to Christ Jesus. Since you belong to Christ you are Abraham's seed . Your union with Christ automatically qualifies you as a descendant of Abraham and by extension the possessor of all the blessings of Abraham

As the seed of Abraham, you can never be disadvantaged or defeated in life. Poverty and sickness cannot be part of your life.
Isaac walked in super-abundant blessings during a period of severe famine because he was Abraham's seed.
"Then Isaac sowed seed in that land and received in the same year a hundred times as much as he had planted, and the Lord favoured him with blessings. And the man became great and gained more and more until he became very wealthy and distinguished;" (Genesis 26:12, 13 AMP).

The same way it worked for Isaac, it will also work for you. You will have hundred fold blessings for every seed-sown. The Lord will favour you with blessings the same way He favoured Isaac because of Abraham. You will be great and gain advantage repeatedly. You will be very great and distinguished among your peers. For you are the Isaac of this generation.
"Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise." (Galatians 4:28 KJV). You are a child of promise! You will not fail! Welcome once again to your month of multiple celebration of blessings.

Today's Confession.
I declare today that I am a partaker of the blessings of Abraham. I am blessed everywhere I go;in the city,in the field,in my going out and in my coming in. Amen.