A Great Nation

Genesis 12:2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will Bless thee, and make they name great; and thou shalt be a Blessing.

Great Scripture. God says He will make our name great and bless us. Why? So we can be a blessing to others.

Isaiah 51 1:3 “Listen to me, you who pursue righteousness and who seek the Lord: Look to the rock from which you were cut and to the quarry from which you were hewn; look to Abraham, your father, and to Sarah, who gave you birth. When I called him he was only one man, and I blessed him and made him many. The Lord will surely comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; he will make her deserts like Eden, her wastelands like the garden of the Lord. Joy and gladness will be found in her, thanksgiving and the sound of singing.

If you're a born again Christian you have received the gift of grace and righteousness. If you continue to seek both of them you can't go wrong. Abraham was rich in everything. Sarah had a baby in her very old old age. What do you need today? Are you wanting to have a baby and the doctors told you NO. Look beyond them and seek the one that gave you the gift of grace and righteousness. In Galatians 3 it says we are Abraham's seed and heirs according to the promise. In Romans 4 it says that to the end that the promise might be sure to all the seed. Claim that today that you are heirs according to the promise. 

God blesses us with favour and compasses us as with a shield. He is know respecter of persons. Nobody is more important to him. We are all equal no matter what you have been taught. 

Kenneth Copeland explains it like this. In Job 1:10, The Blessing is called a wall. In Psalm 91:4 it's called the wings of the Almighty. There is a wall of separation between The Blessing and the curse, between the law of the Spirit of Life and the law of sin and death. Jesus preached a message on this in Luke 6. As you read His words, keep in mind he's teaching the people to trust the power and strength of The Blessing shield. 

Luke 6:27-38 “But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone takes your coat, do not withhold your shirt from them. Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. Do to others as you would have them do to you. “If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that.  And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, expecting to be repaid in full.  But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be children of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.  Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful. “Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. Give, and it will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, it will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.”

The Blessing is always the source. It says we shouldn't be offended and let the devil steal The Word out of our heart. While people are cursing and using us God is increasing us that is a promise. In Psalm 91:7 says that a thousand shall fall at our side, and ten thousands at our right hand; but it shall not come near us.

It isn't always easy to bless our enemies but God rewards us when we do. There is always going to be times in this earth when it slaps us over and over but stay strong and it shall not hurt us.

Deuteronomy 30:19 says I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, Blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both you and your seed may live. When we choose life we choose the blessing.

Remember though to keep your mouth lined up. Proverbs 18:21 says death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

The Word says,"Let the weak say I am strong" and, "Let the redeemed say so." So, let the redeemed say only, "I am strong!" the Word says that by His stripes I was healed, so let the redeemed say only, "I am healed! Don't say anything else. Jesus never changes and neither does the Word.

Let's live the way God intened us to live. Blessed beyond measure. Blessings to all of you!!!