The Power of Gaining insight that wins – Immeasurable blessings of Christ – Part VII – Pastor Odim Awa Odim: Immeasurable blessing in Christ refers to the abundant and overflowing favor, grace, and provision that we have received through our relationship with Jesus Christ.
The Power of Gaining insight that wins – Immeasurable blessings of Christ – Part 7
Proverbs 4:7
[7]Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding.
Saints of God, we should really understand, that God redeemed us, not for us to live an inferior lifestyle or never to do well kind of life .
Infact, redemption is the greatest experience that happened to us, it brought us into the privilege of being like God again, after the fall of the first man, Adam.
Ephesians 4:24
[24]and that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.
Child of God, do you know that redeeming us, has two parts? Which are legal and vital, legal is the right that we have received to function due to what God did for us in Christ, while vital is as a result of what God did in us in Christ. Hallelujah!
Child of God, what we have received in Christ Jesus is an Immeasurable blessing.
Immeasurable blessing in Christ refers to the abundant and overflowing favor, grace, and provision that we have received through our relationship with Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 1:3
[3]Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
What is this spiritual blessing ?
Spiritual blessing in Christ refers to the divine benefits and gifts God bestows on us through our relationship with Jesus.
The qualifications for this blessings
1.We are qualified through Redemption and Forgiveness:
We received forgiveness of sins through Christ’s sacrifice.
Ephesians 1:7
[7]In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of His grace
We are qualified by Adoption as Children:
We became God’s children, enjoying a personal relationship with Him.
Ephesians 1:5
[5]having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will,
We are qualified by the Sealing of the Holy Spirit:
We received the Holy Spirit of promise who indwells and seals us, guaranteeing our inheritance .Praise God!
Ephesians 1:13-14
[13]In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,
[14]who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory.
We are qualified by the receiving of Eternal Life and Hope:
We have received eternal life when we received the spirit of Christ and a lively hope, replacing fear with anticipation of God’s kingdom .
Ephesians 2:10
[10]For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.
Titus 1:2
[2]in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began,
We are qualified by Justification and Sanctification:
We are justified and sanctified, made holy and blameless before God. Hallelujah!
2 Corinthians 5:21
[21]For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
We are qualified by the receiving of Inheritance:
We have received an eternal inheritance, reserved in heaven .
1 Peter 1:3-4
[3]Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
[4]to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you,
We are qualified by the Empowerment for Service:
The Holy Ghost offers us guidance, comforts, and empowers us for righteous action.
John 14:26
[26]But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.
Child of God, spiritual blessing transforms our lives, equipping us for a life of holiness, service, and devotion to God .
The immeasurable blessing that God promised Abraham, which He fulfilled in Christ (Gal 3:14), for us, transcends to our physical wellness as well as our righteous living, in this earth realm.. Praise God!
2 Corinthians 9:8
[8]And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.
But, by further expounding of immeasurable blessing through the scripture above, Child of God it will interest you to know that in this present life, all material resources is been programmed by God to respond to His Children.
This is so, not because of what we did but by what Jesus Christ did for us in redemption, when he offered us salvation.
Ephesians 2:8-9
[8]For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,
[9]not of works, lest anyone should boast.
Channels of God’s immeasurable blessing
There are outlined parts of discovering this blessing which comes from the Lord, it is carefully described below as follows.
1.Immeasurable blessing are rooted in God’s love
God’s Immeasurable blessing are for his children, rooted in God’s love.
Romans 8:39
[39]nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Immeasurable blessing are received through faith:
We receive this immeasurable blessing from God by faith.
Romans 5:1-2
[1]Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
[2]through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
Immeasurable blessing are Intended for kingdom service and witness.
We walk in God’s Immeasurable blessing for kingdom Service and Influence.
Matthew 5:16
[16]Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
How to Experience God’s Immeasurable blessing
God’s Immeasurable blessing are experienced in the atmosphere of fellowship with the Almighty God . Hallelujah!
1.Prayer and worship
The act of devotion to God through prayer and worship, enhances us to experience immeasurable blessing .
Philippians 4:6-7
[6]Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;
[7]and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
John 4:24
[24]God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”
Studying and meditation of the word of God.
Child of God, it is expedient that we are committed to studying, meditating and learning of the Lord through His word daily.
Joshua 1:8
[8]This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.
fellowshipping with one another
The gathering of the saints of God in fellowship encourages spiritual growth.
Hebrews 10:24-25
[24]And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works,
[25]not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.
Examples of the patriarchs who partook in the immeasurable blessing of Christ
Child of God, the men of old, who were known as our fathers of faith, were indeed, extremely wealthy. Their wealth, is evidence of Gods faithfulness and Love for His children.
They acquired wealth, which was not only material, but influential, as they traded with kings, owned cities and had a large family.
Abraham:
His estimated worth, if converted to the present, now can be estimated to be approximately $15 billion, with vast herds, gold, and silver.
Genesis 13:2
[2]Abram was very rich in livestock, in silver, and in gold.
Isaac:
He Controlled crucial water sources, accumulating wealth and influence.
Genesis 26:12-16
[12]Then Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year a hundredfold; and the Lord blessed him.
[13]The man began to prosper, and continued prospering until he became very prosperous;
[14]for he had possessions of flocks and possessions of herds and a great number of servants. So the Philistines envied him.
[15]Now the Philistines had stopped up all the wells which his father’s servants had dug in the days of Abraham his father, and they had filled them with earth.
[16]And Abimelech said to Isaac, “Go away from us, for you are much mightier than we.”
3.Joseph:
He Rose to prominence in a foreign land. He managed Egypt’s, economy and resources.
Genesis 41:41-46
[41]And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt.”
[42]Then Pharaoh took his signet ring off his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand; and he clothed him in garments of fine linen and put a gold chain around his neck.
[43]And he had him ride in the second chariot which he had; and they cried out before him, “Bow the knee!” So he set him over all the land of Egypt.
[44]Pharaoh also said to Joseph, “I am Pharaoh, and without your consent no man may lift his hand or foot in all the land of Egypt.”
[45]And Pharaoh called Joseph’s name Zaphnath-Paaneah. And he gave him as a wife Asenath, the daughter of Poti-Pherah priest of On. So Joseph went out over all the land of Egypt.
[46]Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.
Saints of God, this is mind blowing, these Patriarchs wealth was a testament to God’s blessings and faithfulness, demonstrated in the connection between spiritual devotion and material prosperity. Praise God !.
Conclusion
Immeasurable blessing in Christ is a demonstration of our Spiritual, Physical and mental wellness which encompasses God’s provisions and protection in challenging situations. Offering us guidance and wisdom through difficult decisions by His Spirit. God established His everlasting Love for us through His Forgiveness and Redemption, so that we can live a superior kind of life characterized with abundant overflowing Favor, Grace and Provisions. Hallelujah!
