“Our barns will be filled with every kind of provision. Our sheep will increase by thousands, by tens of thousands in our fields…. Blessed are the people of whom this is true; Blessed are the people whose God is the Lord” (Ps. 144:13,15 NIV).
When you accepted Jesus Christ as your Savior, you were born again and became a child of God. You were translated out of the kingdom of darkness into the Kingdom of God. Your citizenship is now in Heaven, and in Christ you have become a recipient of Heaven’s vast resources. As a joint-heir with Jesus Christ and an heir of God, you have become a partaker of all that God possesses. You are a blessed person!
God also made a covenant of provision and blessings for His people under the Old Covenant. Once when a Moabite king tried to entice a prophet to curse the Israelites, the prophet responded, “Behold, I have received commandment to bless: and He [God] Hath Blessed; and I cannot reverse it” (Num. 23:20).
How much more should we be walking in the irreversible blessing of God under the New Covenant, which is a new and better covenant established upon better promises (Heb. 8:6)!
To hear some Christians talk, you would think God is in the business of subtracting blessings from people instead of adding blessings unto them. But that is not what the Bible teaches.
God has already blessed us with all spiritual blessings in Heavenly places and with all things that pertain unto life and godliness (Eph. 1:3; 2 Peter 1:3). But we have our part to play too. We must cooperate with God by studying and meditating upon the Word, and by being doers of the Word in every situation of life, not just when we feel like it.
It will cost you something to walk in the abundant provision and blessings that God promises in His Word. It will take time and diligent effort to make God’s Word your top priority. But it’s a small price to pay in order to walk in the fullness of your inheritance in Christ.
When we come in line with God’s Word and operate by His principles, we will begin to experience for ourselves the blessings of the inheritance purchased for us by Christ. We will have more than enough, because God is the God who is more than enough, and He will abundantly supply our every need!
Blessed, not cursed, are the people whose God is the Lord. The inheritance Christ purchased for us at the Cross is a blessing that cannot be reversed.
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Kenneth W. Hagin, President of Kenneth Hagin Ministries and pastor of RHEMA Bible Church, ministers around the world. Known for calling the Body of Christ to steadfast faith, he seizes every ministry opportunity to impart an attitude of “I cannot be defeated, and I will not quit.”
Rev. Hagin began preparing for his call to ministry—a ministry that now spans 50 years—at Southwestern Assemblies of God University. He graduated from Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and holds an honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Faith Theological Seminary in Tampa, Florida.
In his early years of ministry, Rev. Hagin was an associate pastor and traveling evangelist. Later, he went on to organize and develop RHEMA Bible Training Centers in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, and in other countries around the world.
Kenneth W. Hagin’s array of responsibilities also includes International Director of RHEMA Ministerial Association International. He hosts the annual A Call to Arms® Men’s Conference, and with his wife, Lynette, cohosts RHEMA Praise, a weekly television program, and Rhema for Today, a weekday radio program broadcast throughout the United States. They also conduct Living Faith Crusades, spreading the message of faith and healing around the world.
Recognizing the lateness of the hour before the second coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, Rev. Hagin has expanded his speaking schedule beyond his regular pastoral duties. To fulfill the urgent call of God to prepare the Church for a deeper experience of His Presence, Rev. Hagin delivers messages that reveal key spiritual truths about faith, healing, and other vital subjects. He ministers with a strong healing anointing, and his ministry leads the Body of Christ into a greater experience of the glory of God!
Kenneth W. Hagin and his wife live in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He is the son of the late Kenneth E. Hagin.