THE PROBLEMS OF BLESSING

THE PROBLEMS OF BLESSING

Genesis 26:12-14 (NKJV) “Then Isaac sowed in that land, and reaped in the same year a hundredfold; and the Lord blessed him. The man began to prosper, and continued prospering until he became very prosperous…So the Philistines envied him.’ Blessings are good but...
THE PROBLEMS OF BLESSING

PATRIARCHAL BLESSINGS

Genesis 26:3-5 (NKJV) “…I will be with you and bless you; for to you and your descendants I give all these lands, and I will perform the oath which I swore to Abraham your father. And I will make your descendants multiply as the stars of heaven…because Abraham obeyed...
THE PROBLEMS OF BLESSING

EGYPTIAN SEDUCTION

Genesis 26:1-2 (NKJV) “There was a famine in the land, besides the first famine that was in the days of Abraham…Then the Lord appeared to him and said: ‘Do not go down to Egypt; live in the land of which I shall tell you.’” Famine is a cyclical event that comes...
THE PROBLEMS OF BLESSING

RASH VOWS

Genesis 25:31-32 (NKJV) “But Jacob said, ‘Sell me your birthright as of this day.’ And Esau said, ‘Look, I am about to die; so what is this birthright to me?’” Be careful what you say and what you do, particularly when you are under pressure. Rash promises and...
THE PROBLEMS OF BLESSING

DISCERNING THEIR DESTINIES

Genesis 25:22-23 (NKJV) “But the children struggled together within her…So she went to inquire of the Lord. And the Lord said to her: ‘Two nations are in your womb…And the older shall serve the younger.’” Prophetic discernment comes to those who seek the Lord....