What does it mean to be blessed?
To be blessed is to:1) be all what God in Christ Jesus is!! It is to be exactly Christlike!! It is a) the greatest of all blessings, b) the mother of all other blessings, c) the origin and source of all other so-called blessings from God:
NO-ONE IS BLESSED WHO;
-IS NOT BORN AGAIN, SPIRIT-FILLED, SPIRIT-LED, SPIRIT-CONTROLLED, SPIRIT-MOVED, SPIRIT-INSTRUCTED, SPIRIT-INSPIRED and SPIRIT-ANOINTED
- IS NOT FRUITFUL IN CHRIST, i.e. BEARING THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT IN ONE'S LIFE
-HAS NO DEEP, ON-GOING, EVER-INCREASING, AND NEVER-ENDING FELLOWSHIP WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT!
2) live and walk in, with, and by the Holy Spirit FOR JESUS!!
The blessing of God is spiritual because God is Spirit (John 4:24 & Ephesians 1:3): The blessing of God MUST BE SPIRITUAL BEFORE IT IS mental, emotional, physical, financial, material, or social!!
>> Social achievements or having wealth and riches ARE NOT BLESSINGS BY THEMSELVES IF THEY HAVE NO ROOT IN JESUS CHRIST, THE LIVING WORD OF GOD!!!
>> The real blessing of God is in the Word of God, which must first be believed and acted upon firmly and consistently until the blessing therein is manifested, having overcome all oppositions of the flesh, the world, and satan!!
>> When Zacchaeus, the rich tax collector got saved, he realised what he must do to get real God's blessings! (Luke 19:1-10)! He had been convicted by the Holy Spirit of his true greedy and covetous heart and he had to do restitutions according to the Word in order to receive true spiritual blessings!! If wealth and riches were blessings in themselves Zacchaeus wouldn't have to go the extra mile in order to be truly blessed!!
>> The rich fool had amassed and accumulated so much wealth and he thought it was now time to eat, drink, and enjoy life for many years to come! But God called him a fool!! Because he had laid his treasures on earth and not in heaven! (Luke 12:15-21)
>> Wealth accumulation is not the same as blessings!! Look at this church here who thought were blessed JUST BECAUSE THEY HAD EVERY THING THEY WANTED! THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE BLESSED BECAUSE THEY WERE RICH!!!
REV 3:14-22 NLT
14 “Write this letter to the angel of the church in Laodicea. This is the message from the one who is the Amen—the faithful and true witness, the beginning e of God’s new creation: 15 “I know all the things you do, that you are neither hot nor cold. I wish that you were one or the other! 16 But since you are like lukewarm water, neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth! 17 You say, ‘I am rich. I have everything I want. I don’t need a thing!’ And you don’t realize that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked. 18 So I advise you to buy gold from me—gold that has been purified by fire. Then you will be rich. Also buy white garments from me so you will not be shamed by your nakedness, and ointment for your eyes so you will be able to see. 19 I correct and discipline everyone I love. So be diligent and turn from your indifference. 20 “Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends. 21 Those who are victorious will sit with me on my throne, just as I was victorious and sat with my Father on his throne. 22 “Anyone with ears to hear must listen to the Spirit and understand what he is saying to the churches.”
>> They were rich but they didn't have any fellowship with the Holy Spirit!! They were in very poor spiritual state!
GOD BLESSES YOUR HEART AND MIND FIRST BECAUSE SUCH BLESSINGS ARE ETERNAL!! TO BLESS YOUR HEART IS TO BLESS YOUR SPIRIT!! AND YOUR MIND IS PART OF YOUR SOUL= MIND+ WILL+ EMOTIONS! So God blesses your spirit and soul first! The rest are OUTCOMES OF HIS BLESSINGS!!
2)If you are what God wants you to be, Christlike, you will have the grace TO DO ALL WHAT CHRIST DID!!
3) Then you will HAVE ALL THAT CHRIST HAS!!
So to be blessed is:
>> TO BE EXACTLY CHRIST-LIKE
>> TO DO ALL WHAT CHRIST DID AND MUCH MORE THAN WHAT HE DID
>> TO HAVE ALL WHAT CHRIST HAD
2 Cor 8:9 NLT
9 You know the generous grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty he could make you rich.
>> ALL WHAT CHRIST HAD, HE GAVE AWAY TO MAKE US RICH!!
>> ARE YOU READY TO BE A BLESSING TO OTHERS LIKE CHRIST WAS??!!
Definition of God's Blessing:
God's blessing means;
1) God IN YOU in his fullness by the Holy Spirit through a living faith in the resurrected Saviour Jesus (indwelling presence and fullness of the Spirit)
2) God WITH YOU everywhere you go by his Holy Spirit indwelling and leading you ALWAYS AND EVERYWHERE to do his good pleasure (fellowship and guidance of the Holy Spirit)
3) God FOR YOU against satan, all the devils (fallen angels), all evil forces of darkness ruling in high places, all sins, snares & company, all wiles of the devil, all evil powers of darkness, all servants of the enemy, all enemies of your glorious destiny in Christ!! (your selfish "self" included!) [divine protection guaranteed]
4) God THROUGH YOU by the Holy Spirit in your blessed ministry and service to humanity in the mighty name of Jesus!! (the ministry of Jesus-in-you today, who is the same yesterday, today, and for ever)
5) God's UNMERITED FAVOUR/GRACE and UNFAILING MERCIES/COMPASSION working in you, with you, for you, by you, and abiding in you in an ever-increasing way!!
6) Complete Union between you and God in Spirit, Soul, and Body so that Christ is fully, perfectly, and completely manifested in and through you in your life and ministry, in which case YOU ONLY DO HIS WILL, FULFILL HIS PLANS AND PURPOSES, AND SERVE ONLY HIS INTERESTS!
7) Only God is always glorified in you and through you; Only Christ Jesus is always glorified in you and through you, so that the world beholds GOD'S POWER AND GLORY manifesting in and through you, ONLY for the praise, honour, glory, and thanksgiving of your heavenly Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ!!
THIS IS THE REAL MEANING OF GOD'S BLESSING DEAR BRETHREN, GOD BLESS YOU ALL