So I guess the theme that God is having me focus on is responsibility for the time being. Right now I have begun the process of studying the blessing of God. So far I have repeatedly come across the blessing that comes from obedience and sacrifice. From Genesis to Revelations you see results of individuals being blessed because of the actions that they performed first.When we think about the story of Abraham, Abraham was constantly being commanded to do things. God instructed Abraham to leave his father’s house and go to a land that he was a stranger in. God instructed Abraham to sacrifice his only son without question. Now the reason why Abraham was so blessed is because of his actions or for better part his obedience to God.
When you think about the story of Issac, he gave instructions to Esau before he was going to bless him. He told him to go and hunt game and make him a tasty meal. Or you can translate that into going and preparing and sacrifice to present it as a worthy of receiving a blessing in return.
I think when the majority of Christians today think blessing they equate it to a one-sided condition. They think that all I have to do is pray and ask God for anything I want and He will provide. Now I’m not saying that it has never happened but there are conditions. Why would God bless you if you’re not faithful, responsible, or consistent with what you already have? There are actions that we must do in order to receive specific things from God.
We’re coming into a time of conditional relationship with God. You probably are thinking, God loves me unconditionally and you are absolutely correct. When you move into relationship though or into the most holy place, that place is very conditional. Just think before Jesus paid the price we we’re not even allowed into that dimension or realm. We had to have someone intercede on our behalf just to gain access. Now that we are all made into Kings and Priests we have access, but many of us don’t even know what that means.
In a relationship there has to be two sides, a giver and a receiver. So when I ask you do you have a relationship with God and you say yes, and then I ask you can you define that for me and you say yeah I go to church; what you are really saying is that you have a traditional relationship with your local church and the thought of God in your life.
When someone asks do you have a relationship with God your answer should be on the lines of this. Yes I do, He is the apple of my eye, there is not a day that goes by when I am not thinking about Him and His ways, He is the love of my life. God is everything to me, I consult Him in all of my decisions and because He is so loving I can go to Him with everything on my heart the good and the bad. I sit and sometimes I just listen to what’s on His heart and we walk and talk together. We are One. Now this is how I begin to define my relationship with God and there is so much more.
This place is very rewarding but you don’t get to this place without work and effort. If you are one who thinks that you don’t have to put in work and effort to build a relationship with God because it’s all about grace, than I will boldly say that you are wrong. You work at everything else, you work to be successful on your job, you work to have a good marriage, you work to afford things you want to buy. But when it comes to the most important thing in your life, and that’s a true relationship with God, all you do is show up… on Weds. night and Sun. morning. It’s time for a change.
Revelations 22:14 (NKJV)
Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city.
Daryle Houston II
Kingdom Vizion Ministries
www.kingdomvizion.org
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