Friday, July 20, 2012

The Secret of all Blessings Revealed

UV 468/10,000 Mathew 13 v 12 The secret to all blessings revealed Mat 13:12 For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath. If you read this uni-verse superficially as we so often tend to gloss over amazing truths, we will miss the hidden truth. It says in plain language, “ he who has, will be given and given in abundance while he does not have,even what he has will be taken away. On the face of it, it seems so unjust and unfair that the “ haves” will have even more and the “ have-nots” will get even more deprived. The Lord has spoken this word as a kind of “ fill in the blanks”. We need to ask, “ he who has – what?” Our conditioned minds would immediately answer –money, resources,creature comforts, happiness and such other worldly goods. The Holy Spirit revealed the answer as He alone can. He said, “ he who has fear of God, he shall be given and he shall have more abundance.” He shall be given- what? He shall be given whatever he needs and given in measures of abundance,be it in terms of life, health, happiness, resources, longevity, honour, opportunities, significance and so on. He or she who does not have fear of God, even what He has will be taken away. He or she who does not have fear of God, whatever he or she has – be it money, wealth, relationships, influence and life itself will be taken away. Hence, we must seek not to be successful or happy or prosperous or fit but to be blessed. This morning the Holy Spirit revealed to me that the fear of God is the key to appropriating all the blessings that Jesus spoke of in the beatitudes : conviction about personal sin and the way to the kingdom of heaven- meaning eternal or everlasting or unending life in the presence of the Everlasting and Almighty God, comfort in times of trouble, help in times of difficulties, strength in times of weakness, encouragement in times of despair, inheritance of due portion on and of earth in this lifetime, fulfillment of purpose, growth of character and personality, mercy, forgiveness, compassion and favour, visions of God and the things of God, the unlimited love of our Father- God manifested in salvation experience, provision of present and future needs, healing, deliverance, preservation and promotion, protection from enemies, foes and rivals, inner strength, wisdom and conviction to overcome persecution, joy and peace in all circumstances. Is any blessing left out or omitted ? Is there anything we might need more than this in the present and future and all of eternity? Fear of God or in other words –faith in God and His spoken and revealed Word in and through His Son Jesus is the key to all blessings. If you have it, you will be given all these blessings. If you don’t have it, even what you have will be taken away for even if you are as wealthy as ,say Bill Gates, it will one day be taken away. So any wise person, if he has it, will strive to get even more. Prateep V Philip

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