Read this first: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+50&version=NIV
In our world we see blessings as comfort, riches, and a new car. This isn’t the way of the Bible. It’s the way of our culture- the sign of a blessed life looks something more like this:
Sacrifice thank offerings to God,
fulfill your vows to the Most High,
15 and call on me in the day of trouble;
I will deliver you, and you will honor me.
In fact in the early church they even saw sacrifices they made and suffering as blessings. When I was in Houston a couple summers ago to help rebuild after urricane Harvey – the people saw the flooding and the hurricane as a blessing because it meant people from across the country came to help and support them. I still don’t quite see things that way but it is probably a better way of looking at things then I can muster!
Yourriches are gifts you give to God and others. If your wealth is just for you and yours you’re missing out! Honor God with your offerings and with your gifts and with your life and your love! Everything we have is God’s. It’s all a loan from God.
And secondly the goal is deliverance from this. Heavenly treasures are greatly than earthly treasures anyway. And the goal is not deliverance for me but others as well. What better way to do that then blessing others with what we have in Christ’s name. See how you can do that today!
Marking It Up 