Biblical Financial Principle #10 - Put Yourself In Position For God's Blessings

Obedience to God puts you in a position where you are ready to receive God's blessings:

Obedience does not come automatically. We have choices to make all day long. These choices determine our character and our destiny. Jude writes: "Keep yourselves in God's love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life." (Jude 1:21)

Proverbs 2:7-8 – (The Lord) "...holds victory in store for the upright, he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless, for he guards the course of the just and protects the way of his faithful ones. Proverbs 3:9-10 - "Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine."

Proverbs 10:6 - "Blessings crown the head of the righteous, but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked." Proverbs 15:29 - "The Lord is far from the wicked but he hears the prayer of the righteous."

But God’s blessings are not “automatic” and He may choose not to bless in the way we might have expected. Paul asked God three times to remove his “thorn in the flesh.” God’s response: "But he said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.' Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me." (2 Cor. 12:9)

Jesus taught: "But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked." (Luke 6:35)

The writer of Hebrews reminds believers: "And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased." (Heb. 13:16)

God does bless everyone on earth every day with sunshine and air to breath. He has special blessings in store only for His children. But God doesn’t necessarily reward His followers with material things that “moth and rust corrupt.” Our blessings from God may include the material but He has much better spiritual treasures reserved for us.

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