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You Are Blessed

By The LORD93

[Gen 26:28-29]

 

 / Anne's Faith Column 

 

/ By Priscilla

 

God's love for Isaac, who had

been disturbed by his neighbors,

allowed him to receive more

abundant blessings than

   anyone else.

 

Once God blesses you,

no one can stop it.

 

When 'Isaac' grew prosperous

due to God's blessing and

eventually became so wealthy,

 

the Philistines who lived nearby

envied him and did not hesitate

to stop up, filling all the

wells with earth. 

 

In those days, the well was

the most necessary source

of their lives.

 

'Abimelech', the king

of the Philistines, also felt a

sense of crisis, so he feared

and ordered Isaac to leave.

 

However, even when they

pushed Isaac into an environment

where he could be in trouble,

God never neglected him.

 

Wherever he went, when

he dug wells, he provided

the most precious water

for his survival.

 

Then, when Isaac was

deprived of his wells and he

was afraid in Beersheba, that

night God appeared and

comforted him.

 

"I am the God of

your father Abraham.

 

Do not be afraid,

for I am with you;

 

I will bless you and will

increase the number of your 

descendants for the  sake 

of my servant Abraham."

(Gen 26:24)

 

The blessing that came to

Isaac as a child of God is the

same for us today.

 

The blessings of God that

have come upon us serve

as an example in front of

unbelievers

 

and must be

recognized as those who

have been blessed by God.

 

Immediately after that,

King Abimelech and his men

from the neighboring country who

had driven him out came to him

 

and pleaded with him to make

a peace treaty.

 

Isaac wondered about this

and asked them,

 

"Why did you come to me?"

They confess in the text of

the Bible as follows.

 

"They answered,

"We saw clearly that the LORD

was with you; so we said,

 

'There ought to be a sworn

agreement between us'-

-between us and you.

 

Let us make a treaty with you

that you will do us no harm,

just as we did not molest you

but always treated you well

 

and sent you away in peace.

And now you are blessed

by the LORD."

(Gen 26:28-29)

 

That's why there was a peace

treaty signed between

Isaac and them.

 

After they went back in peace,

Isaac heard from his servants that

they had gotten water from

the well they had dug.

 

When we serve God,

sometimes God tests us.

 

Among many people, we shoud

live like the people of the

holy kingdom of God.

 

Therefore, we should have

a peaceful relationship with God

and a smooth relationship

with people.

 

In addition, we should be

separated from the world and

 live a holy life, glorifying

God only.

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When we live together with

unbelievers who do not know God,

 

we should live a godly life, separated

from the world, as those who

serve God well.

 

Today's scripture shows how

important it is for us to set a

 good example as believers.

 

There must be an environment

in which others can clearly see

and feel that God is with me,

and its fruit must definitely

follow it.

 

Then, with what attitude

and determination should we live?

 

1) We should live in obedience to God.

 

We should live a life of obedience

with the determination to give

our lives to God like Isaac.

 

In addition,

we should become people of faith

who practice obedience to God,

realizing that wherever Issac was,

 

God granted him a well, and

even greater blessings came

upon him.

 

2) We should live in union with

God by faith, convinced that

we are the branches of the

vine that are constantly

supplied by God.

 

3) To the Gentiles, as believers,

we should become the instruments

of God's righteousness that

sound an alarm to those

around us.

 

Prayer

 

We want to experience God's grace

deeply and become people

of blessing who live with

God's grace like Isaac.

 

Give us the wisdom of life

so that even if we live in the world,

 

we will not lack anything as

children of God who are

distinct from the world.

 

We give thanks for supplying

the well that never runs dry,

in spirit, soul, and body

throughout life.

 

Lord!  

 

We are those

who have been bless

 

Amen

 

- To Be Continue - 

 

 

2010/09/06

 

/ By Priscilla