I took down notes during the preaching so I had to summarize it for everyone. But more than just recalling what we heard during the preaching of Ate Ping Bonifacio, I believe that I should write this so that we wouldn’t forget these truths about blessings and be always reminded of the prosperity that comes from the Lord.
In Numbers 6: 22-26 (The Benediction of a Priestly Blessings) can be summarized as the 5 components of a prayer for blessings. We should pray for:
• God’s favor and protection
• God’s anointing and grace
• God’s mercy and compassion
• God’s approval
• God’s peace
And Ate Ping continued by sharing the Principles of Blessings.
• First principle is “blessing comes to the faithful”. In 1 Sammuel 2:21, Hannah, made a vow to God and she was faithful in her vow so God blessed her more. Ate Pings definition of faithfulness is that “kahit mahirap na ang sitwasyon, hindi pa rin bumibitaw”.
• Second principle is “blessings flow according to your faith”. Your faith will be the measure of your blessing. Now, people let’s keep asking ourselves. How big is our faith?
• “Blessings are received through humble obedience” is the third principle.
• The fourth principle would be “Material blessings aren’t always from God”. (1Kings 21:21-25).
• The fifth principle is “God blesses us to be a channel of blessings for others”.
• Proverbs 13:7-9 says that “Some blessings can be a snare”. We could get trapped so let us be on our gaurds.
• The seventh principle she shared is “Some of God’s blessings are conditional” Example: Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you.
• Lastly, “God’s blessings don’t only come in material prosperity”. We should acknowledge that good health, friendship among others are blessings from the Lord.
And in order to acquire these blessings from the Lord Ate Ping reminded us to ASK from our God. In Judges 1:15, Acsah (daughter of Caleb) asked from the Lord not for material blessing but for the upper spring and the lower spring which is the blessing of the Holy Spirit and so she received what she asked for.
Ate Ping also enumerated some things that could hinder our blessings from coming and they are:
• Disobedience (Heb 4:6)
• Stubbornness (Heb 4:7)
• Lack of trust in GOD (Heb 4:8)
And her last words were: OBEY the LORD and OPEN YOUR FAUCETS!
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