By
Pastor Dennis Odoi
Jeremiah
29:7_And
seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captive,
and pray to the Lord for it; for in its peace you will have peace.
Proverbs
11:25_The
generous soul will be made rich, and he who waters will also be watered
himself.
Job
42:10_And
the Lord restored Job´s losses when he prayed for his friends. Indeed the Lord
gave Job twice as much as he had before.
Genesis
24:27_And
he said, ¨Blessed be the Lord God of my master Abraham, who has not forsaken
His mercy and His truth toward my master. As for me, being on the way, the Lord
led me to the house of my master´s brethren.¨
When
Job prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his losses and gave him twice as
much as he had before. By praying for them, Job blessed his 3 friends by asking
for the Lord´s pardon from their offense against Him. So the Lord restored and
blessed Job even more and twice than He had blessed him before all the
adversity that He had brought upon him.
The
affair of finding a wife for Isaac by Abraham´s oldest servant was one of
divine leading. The servant sets out to the land of Abraham´s people without
knowing who he was going to or even which family he was going but he sets out
all the same; and being on the way, the Lord led him. We, even in our lives and
families and work, have to set out. You take a step and be on the way, the Lord
will lead you and He promises never to leave you.
1st
Chronicles 22:16_Of
gold and silver and bronze and iron there is no limit. Arise and begin working,
and the Lord be with you.¨
Let
us arise and begin working, and the Lord be with us. Let us arise and go out
with what we have and where we are for the Lord shall bless where we work.
How to condition ourselves to be a
blessing;
- Daily reading of the Word. We must read the Word of God systematically.
- Prayer. What makes us who we are is how long we remain in the presence of God.
- Spiritual retreats. Where we go away for a while and refresh.
- Having spiritual companions. These companions will speak into your life and encourage you, even as you do the same.
- Spiritual disciplines/values/principals/personal practices. An example of these is integrity, sexual purity, commitment. Many people truly committed to God have fallen because of a lack of principles and values.