What is the Blessing of the Lord?

The Bible is of course a very interesting book. You can go on forever looking at cross references of Scriptures. Lets look at the Blessing of the Lord.

In Genesis 3:17 God tells Adam because he listen to his wife and ate from the tree God said cursed is the ground because of you; (Darn that Adam) In toil (sorrow) you shall eat of it all the days of your life. God says you had it all in the garden of Eden but you disobeyed Me and now you will sweat to earn your way.

Proverbs 10:22 It is the blessing of the Lord that makes rich, and He adds no sorrow to it. Here God uses the same word sorrow as He did when talking to Adam.

If you know your Bible you can go from Genesis all the way through and know what God says about blessing us. In Deuteronomy 28 is the blessing and curses chapter. That's where we make the choice which one we want blessings or cursing. Got Jesus?

So after God told Adam he would sweat and toil in sorrow all the days of his life in Proverbs 10:22 It is the blessing of the Lord that makes rich, and He adds no sorrow to it. In my life God has many avenues to bless us from the world - our jobs, business's or maybe selling all our husbands junk that they don't need (just kidding honey).  But it clearly states He will add no sorrow to it. God wants to bless us and we don't have to sorrow through our jobs and business's to get it.

Proverbs 10:22 is cross referenced with Genesis 24:35 And the Lord has greatly blessed my master, so that he has become rich, and He has given him flock and herds and silver and gold and servants and maids and camels and donkeys. Of course in this day and age things have changed from camels and donkeys to other things like cars and boats, summer cabins, weekend trips etc.

Proverbs  10:22 is also cross referenced with Genesis 26:12 Now Isaac sowed in that land and reaped in the same year a hundredfold, and the Lord blessed him. We all know about giving. Tithing is a command from God that is followed by a promises of what God will do after we give. Same way with the Scriptures that talk about giving offerings.When we give Offerings we are sowing. It says Isaac sowed in that land and reaped a hundredfold return.

Our problem is we limit God. If you give your tithes and offerings as the Bible clearly states to do the 100 fold return and more belongs to you. Why don't we have it? We limit our God. We put Him in a box and take just what we need to have to get by. Sometimes we even only take Him out of the box when we need Him. Also religion taught us that you don't ask God for money or material needs. Wrong...

Proverbs 10:22 is also cross referenced with Deut 8:18 "But you shall remember the Lord your God, for it is He who is giving you the power to make wealth, that He may confirm His covenant which He swore to your fathers as it is this day. God is no respecter of people. What He did for Abraham He will do for us. We are a seed of Abraham and his blessings belong to us!!!! I am taking them how about you?

Genesis 24:35  is cross referenced with Genesis 24:1 Now Abraham was old, advanced in age; and the Lord has blessed Abraham in every way. See here it doesn't matter how old you are. What do you want from God? Remember Abraham received Isaac in his old age.

Genesis 26:12 is cross referenced with Job 42:12 And the Lord blessed the latter days of Job more than his beginnings and he had 14,000 sheep, 6,000 camels, 1,000 yoke of oxen, and 1,000 female donkeys.

I could go on and on but gave you enough to chew on. So really just start believing God. My husband and I have been giving for many many years now. We have seen the hand of God work for us. Most of it though has come through avenues where we have to sweat and toiled for it. Not anymore. God wants to bless us past our jobs that cause sorrow. I am grateful to Him for the avenues like our jobs but lets look for more.

Now for those who think that God wants us giving but then to remain poor. I pray for all of you. Jesus died on the cross for me. He took my sins, sickness, disease, fear, bondage and poverty. Don't get me preaching again about it. Its all in the Word you just have to read it, do it and expect it.

Thank You my Heavenly Father, Thank You Jesus, Thank You Holy Spirit. 

If you don't know Jesus as your Savior just ask Him to forgive your sins and take over your life. Yes its that simple. Religion has made it seem harder than it is. Also get in a good church that teaches the Word and allows the Holy Spirit to move. Also hook into TV and internet ministries.