The method to restore blessings
Genesis 26:12~22 Isaac planted crops in that land and the same year reaped a hundredfold, because the Lord blessed him. (12)
Hymn for scheduled worship: Korean/English Hymnal #347 We are Bound for Canaan Land (#382 in previous version)
If you believe in Jesus as the Christ, you escape from fate, destiny and curses, being enslaved to yourself and Satan, and your status changes into a child of God. If you are a child of God with a changed status of blessings, you must discard your nature that was in curses and disasters and restore the blessings of a child of God. Even though you have a status of having no choice but to receive blessings, you will unendingly face hardships if you do not restore these blessings. What is the method to restore blessings?
1. You must know the blessings of a child of God
Abraham’s son, Isaac, was a person in the Bible who uniquely did not face suffering. He realized the covenant God had given at a young age deep within his heart through an important incident at Mt. Moriah, did not face failure and suffering, and received the blessing of being a source of blessings. He reaped 100-fold the blessings and food did not cease when he planted crops. Also, during an age when a well had to be dug to obtain water, Isaac discovered the source of fresh water while digging. Abraham’s blessing was passed on to Isaac, and Isaac was someone who restored the blessings God would fulfill. If the blessing God gives is restored, you will receive historic blessings of the covenant, like Isaac.
2. You must know Satan’s strategies
Even if you have a lot of money or a good educational background, you cannot solve the problems that strike you without any reason. It is the absolutely unchangeable fate and destiny for the family and children of the one who does not know God, no matter how much he succeeds. Satan prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour, reigns as king over the people of the world, and even drives children of God into failure. This is Satan’s strategy. If you do not know the works that arise through Satan, you will unceasingly suffer and fail.
3. You must pray for the future descendents
If we lose hold of the Word, “I will surely bless you and make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and as the sand on the seashore” (Genesis 22:17), our future descendents will suffer. Isaac was born in the covenant through Abraham’s sincere prayer, and when Hannah who had no son prayed for a Nazarite, she gained Samuel who would save the future generations. Through the prayer of parents in the covenant the answers of the future descendents coming to life arise.
-Try deeply meditating upon the incident of Isaac as you hold onto the covenant, and the blessing of God that Isaac received afterwards. Immanuel Church Sunday Worship 1st Service / 2012.2.5