Doing What God Can Bless

Doing What God Can Bless, November 28
Author: Charles H. Spurgeon From the book: Faith's Checkbook

"The Lord shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that though settest thine hand unto." - Deuteronomy 28:8

IF we obey the Lord our God, He will bless that which He gives us. Riches are no curse when blessed of the Lord. When men have more than they require for their immediate need and begin to lay up in storehouses, the dry rot of covetousness or the blight of hard-heartedness is apt to follow the accumulation; but with God's blessing, it is not so. Prudence arranges the saving, liberality directs the spending, gratitude maintains consecration, and praise sweetens enjoyment. It is a great mercy to have God's blessing in one's iron safe and on one's banking account.

What a favor is made ours by the last clause! "The Lord shall bless thee in all that thou settest thing hand unto." We would not put our hand to anything upon which we dare not ask God's blessing, neither would we go about it without prayer and faith. But what a privilege to be able to look for the Lord's help in every enterprise! Some talk of a lucky man: the blessing of the Lord is better than luck. The patronage of the great is nothing to the favor of God. Self-reliance is all very well; but the Lord's blessing is infinitely more than all the fruit of talent, genius, or tact.

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God's blessings are wonderful and bountiful. We must not take them for granted. Like many of our congregation who have mentioned that they are thankful that the Lord is blessing their finances even when they are running low, making the food last a little longer, providing when things are down and about to run dry - we must remember that this is His blessing over His children. He promises to provide for us. We must remember to allow His blessings to flow from our every day lives to bless those around us, to show the love and grace of Jesus Christ. Not just in the holiday season but every day of the year and so forth. Let us ask the Lord to help us in the task of blessing those around us as He has blessed us. Let us ask the Lord to provide us situations where we can bless those around us. To be a walking testimony of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Also, let us ask the Lord's favor over our lives and to put us where He would have us for His perfect and wonderful will in our lives. Agape.