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The Most Important Blessings That The Lord Desires To Grant Us
Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Apr 19, 2009 (message contributor)
Summary: THIS SERMON IS BASED ON NUMBERS 6:24-27 " ’ "The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace." ’ "So they will put my name on the Israelites, a
THE MOST IMPORTANT BLESSINGS THAT THE LORD DESIRES TO GRANT US
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INTRODUCTION
The Lord has revealed to us the blessings that He wants to give us. The Lord knows exactly what we really need in our life and He wants to meet those needs. The Lord told Moses to tell Aaron about how to bless the people of God. We must understand the real blessings that we need in our life and not waste our life chasing after vain things.
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The LORD said to Moses,
"Tell Aaron and his sons, ’This is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them:
" ’ "The LORD bless you and keep you;
the LORD make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you;
the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace." ’
"So they will put my name on the Israelites, and I will bless them."
OUTLINE
1. THE LORD BLESS THEE
2. THE LORD KEEP THEE
3. THE LORD MAKE HIS FACE SHINE UPON THEE
4. THE LORD BE GRACIOUS UNTO THEE
5. THE LORD BE WITH THEE
6. THE LORD GIVE THEE PEACE
7. THE LORD GIVE HIS NAME TO THEE
THE MESSAGE
THE MOST IMPORTANT BLESSINGS THAT THE LORD DESIRES TO GRANT US
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1. THE LORD BLESS THEE
We must seek the blessing of the Lord Himself. His blessing is irreversible. No one can curse us when God has blessed us. Man can change his attitude towards us at anytime. Therefore we must seek the blessing of the Lord Himself. Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law , therefore we can live in the blessings of the Lord. We need not fear any sorcery or witchcraft against us. With the shield of faith we can quench the arrows of the enemy.
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" ’ "The LORD bless you and keep you;
God is not a man, that he should lie, nor a son of man, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act? Does he promise and not fulfill?
I have received a command to bless; he has blessed, and I cannot change it.
"No misfortune is seen in Jacob, no misery observed in Israel. The LORD their God is with them; the shout of the King is among them.
God brought them out of Egypt; they have the strength of a wild ox.
There is no sorcery against Jacob, no divination against Israel. It will now be said of Jacob and of Israel, ’See what God has done!’
The people rise like a lioness; they rouse themselves like a lion that does not rest till he devours his prey and drinks the blood of his victims."
Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: "Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree."
He redeemed us in order that the blessing given to Abraham might come to the Gentiles through Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.
In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
2. THE LORD KEEP THEE
We must seek the protection of the Lord. The Lord has promised to protect us. The protection of this world is unreliable. The Lord will command His angels to protect us. He will watch over us at all times and put a hedge of protection over everything that belongs to us.
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" ’ "The LORD bless you and keep you;
For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways;
"Have you not put a hedge around him and his household and everything he has? You have blessed the work of his hands, so that his flocks and herds are spread throughout the land.
I lift up my eyes to the hills— where does my help come from?
My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
He will not let your foot slip— he who watches over you will not slumber;
indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
The LORD watches over you— the LORD is your shade at your right hand;
the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night.
The LORD will keep you from all harm— he will watch over your life;
the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.
3. THE LORD MAKE HIS FACE SHINE UPON THEE
The Lord has promised to make His face shine upon us. This will cause our face to be radiant and enable us to shine in this world. We will not be put to shame . The Lord will bestow glory on us and lift up our heads. He will cause us to be honoured before our enemies.
