Title: You Will Be a Blessing
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Those who are blessed have something in common. That was an advantage. And they were the ones who built their strengths on the basis of their lives.
Advantages energize him. Conversely, the downside is that it destroys the person's power.
Therefore, you should find your strengths and use those strengths to cultivate courage and ability.
God's eyes pay attention to people, especially people of faith. What kind of person does he pay attention to?
Pay attention to the advantages.
Even when Jesus chose his disciples, he saw their merits and chose them, and after that, he said to them, “You will do greater works than I do” (John 14:12).
Consider Abraham in today's text.
When God sees his strengths and comes to him with grace and love, meets him and speaks to him, Abraham greets God with his strengths.
What are Abraham's strengths?
1. He welcomed God's coming to him with grace.
This is Abraham's strength. His strength was faith.
John 1:12 “To all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.”
Abraham was one who had the authority of faith. that he used That became his forte.
Faith is the greatest strength, wealth, power, treasure, medicine, and blessing of the saints.
There are things that you must have when you live in this world. It is a gracious heart.
A heart where grace dwells! It is like a lake in the middle of the desert.
How did Abraham respond to God's coming to him?
God is coming to give me grace! I thought so and accepted God.
What is the secret to receiving grace?
We must put the grace of God in our hearts! God's grace comes to him when he always has the earnest desire to do so.
He said that he would fill those who longed for it. have to adore
If you don't love it, you can't concentrate. If you don't focus, you won't be able to bear fruit.
Hannah was married, but was unable to conceive a child. As a result, he had to suffer excruciating pain.
Then what did Hannah do to God?
earnestly long for grace. Concentrate on having a child and run to God.
Hannah's figure is an exemplary figure of longing for grace.
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A person who longs for will always be an achiever.
It was said that the kingdom of heaven belongs to the violent. Samohara is a passage where you can read the heart of the Lord.
Abraham received the favor of God well. As a result, it could be a source of blessing.
2. I realized my faith in God (faith that puts it into action).
God came to Abraham, and you leave your hometown and your relatives and go to the place I will show you!
After hearing this, he leaves his hometown.
God gave Abraham a son and told him to sacrifice the son as a burnt offering after one year.
At that time, Abraham puts it into practice.
In doing so, he developed his faith in God.
It is said that faith pleases God (Hebrews 11:6).
God liked Abraham because he liked his strength, that is, a heart that had faith.
Dear all!
The second thing that is the source of blessing is faith in action.
The book of James says that faith without works is dead faith.
Without faith, it is doubt, disbelief, and negation. It is the beginning of losing everything.
But Abraham was a man of faith.
When Abraham believed in God, God made him a source of blessing.
When he blesses, blessings come, and when he blesses, things happen that please God.
May we all live by faith with works.
Why is faith with works necessary?
To impress the unbelievers of this world.
Unbelievers cannot see God. Therefore, because we can know God through the person of faith, the works of faith are necessary.
It is said that when the Philistines saw the faith of Isaac, Abraham's son, they knew that God lived.
People around the world are clamoring to show their faith Therefore, believers must show their faith to the world.
It is because they see the faith of the saints and return to the Lord.
One step of your faith becomes a source of blessing to the person who saw that step and was saved.
3. Abraham entered into spiritual fellowship with God.
Abraham became friends with God.
what are friends
to live together So God called him a friend.
Abraham was not a one-time believer.
He was a man of constant faith.
One characteristic of faith is continuity.
Faith is not finite. Faith is infinite.
it will be forever
So, if you believe in Jesus, you will live forever.
One day, while walking down the street, Bunyan overheard women talking in the sun.
it becomes
The content of the conversation was about how much God loved them and how they were saved from their misery
There were stories about how they got it.
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After hearing this conversation, Bunyan realized that she had no experience of being born again and of salvation.
became
The conversation between these women did not leave Bunyan's head and set the fire of doubt in Bunyan's heart.
fell It drove him violently into fear and terror.
Bunyan is in agony.
“What if I fell from the grace of God?
What if I wasn't chosen?
How can a mean and filthy person like me inherit the kingdom of God?"
Amidst these doubts, Bunyan devotes herself to reading the Bible to find peace of mind.
So, finally, I was born again after reading the words, “He made peace through the blood of the cross” (Colossians 1:20).
will experience
After that, while evangelizing as an evangelist, he was arrested on the charge of leading an illegal assembly and sentenced to three months in prison.
However, after being released, he refused to preach any more and was sentenced to 12 years in prison.
While in prison, Bunyan wrote a book, which was the second most read book after the Bible.
You can see a person of faith in this book, and it shows what the path of faith is.
It is, in a word, continuing to go to God's bosom.
How can I express my faith?
It is like water that does not stop flowing.
Just as water passes through valleys, through streams, through rivers and into the sea, so the saints are those who go to the kingdom of God.
On the way there are countless hardships, like water passing through a valley to the sea. But just as water flows, the saints continue to go by faith.
The easiest thing to do when going on a steep mountain road is to go with a companion.
Dear all!
Who Was Abraham's Companion?
It was God. They made spiritual communion with God, whispered to him, loved him, and lived joyfully and joyfully.
Who is your life partner?
Eventually you will be left alone.
I hope that God, who comes to you with unchanging love, will be your companion.
How did Abraham become a source of blessing?
First, he knew that God had found him by grace.
Second, we embodied our faith in God. That is, faith with works.
Third, we have a spiritual communion with God.