Tis More Blessed, To Receive... Than to Give
And, you can’t give what you aint got. Allow me to explain. God's original design in creation was for His creatures, including mankind, to experience, to receive, prosperity, peace, and fulfillment, but that design was ruined when sin entered the world. Statements of blessing are a wish for God to restore His favor on others or a declaration of His inherent goodness. The ultimate blessing that God has given is the new life and forgiveness that comes through faith in His Son, Jesus Christ. The material blessings we enjoy from day to day are temporary, but the spiritual blessings available to us in Christ encompass time and eternity, as well as material and immaterial things. As the Psalmist said, “Blessed is he who [receives] the help of the God of Jacob, and whose hope is in the LORD his God” Psalm 146:5. Now that you have received the blessings of the Lord, you can give it to others in love! Remember the little song?... When upon life's billows you are tempest tossed, When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost, Count your many blessings, name them one by one, And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done. Refrain: Count your blessings, name them one by one; Count your blessings, see what God hath done; Count your blessings, name them one by one; Count your many blessings, see what God hath done. Love to all. Pastor Mike