Blessed Beyond Measure

BLESSED BEYOND MEASURE

"I will indeed bless you and make your offspring as numerous as the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore ..." Genesis 22:17

Well my brothers, spring is just around the corner. It has been a long, hard winter. But it is almost over. And we survived. Some of you are a little bleary eyed this morning because you lost and hour of sleep, thanks for Daylight Savings time.

Today is a good day to be reminded of how blessed we are. In fact, if we really took the time to do an assessment, we would all end up coming to the same conclusion: WE ARE BLESSED BEYOND MEASURE!

The great preacher, Charles Haddon Spurgeon said this about God's blessing: The greatest blessing God gives us is His presence. If I could choose any of life's blessings, I certainly would not ask for wealth, because wealth cannot bring freedom from pain, concern, or anxiety. I certainly would not ask for popularity, because there is no rest for the world's leaders. My choice, my highest honor, would be to have God always with me!

When God is with us, there is no difference between Nebuchadnezzar's fiery furnace (Daniel 3:19) and a comfortable bed. It does not matter! We will be happy in either. If God is for us, if His divine love surrounds us, then we carry our own atmosphere and residence wherever we travel, and we can say with Moses, "Lord, You have been our dwelling place in all generations." (Psalm 40:1)

The individual who can say this is full of heaven, full of God, and blessed beyond measure. The is the privilege of all who truly believe in Jesus, of all who come out from the world, and of all who like Abraham, life a life of faith (Genesis 12:4). Bow your head, believer, and let the Lord God pronounce His blessing: "I will bless you!"

If you are sorrowing, suffering, weary or burdened, receive this blessing from God's own mouth, "I will bless you!" If you are poor, despised, or slandered, this blessing is not shortened. Take it with you, and go on your way rejoicing! -- from BESIDE STILL WATERS -- Words of Comfort for the Soul --Thomas Nelson (Thanks, Eddie, for giving me this book!)

Brothers .... rejoice! You have been blessed BEYOND MEASURE! -- Bill Welte is President and CEO of America's KESWICK

Digging Deeper: Proverbs 15; Deuteronomy 25-27; Mark 14:27-53

Dig This Quote: Bad will be the day for every man when he becomes absolutely contented with the life he is leading, with the thoughts he is thinking, with the deeds he is doing; when there is not forever beating at the doors of his soul some great desire to do something larger, which he knows that he was meant and made to do because he is still, in spite of all, the child of God.
Phillips Brooks

Determined Digging: Level 1 -- Psalm 46:10; Level 2 --Psalm 46:1-7