Malachi 3:6 “For I am the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.”
Believers sometimes come to think that God is a big blessing machine and they expect Him to be blessing them all the time. Some Christian groups even teach that if you are not being blessed, then you are not right with God. The truth is far different from what these groups claim.
Thinking like this leads many to turn from the faith because life can take a sudden turn that will not be explained by this philosophy. When it does, they think that God let them down and failed them. Sometimes, some believers think that they can live any way they want and still expect God to bless them. This way of thinking is not in the Bible – God’s guidebook for Christian living and instruction book on how to please Him and get blessed.
Ever since the beginning of time, God has had some basic principles laid down that believers need to understand if they want His blessing on their life. God has not changed in these requirements. One thing that must be understood first is that material possessions do not necessarily indicate His blessing. Wealth can easily take the heart of some believers away from God and focus their eyes on this world. God’s blessings are not always to be measured by wealth and material goods but may be spiritual.
The key to being blessed by God as a believer is simple. It is found in His Book that was completed 2,000 years ago – the Bible:
- “If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you” (Jn. 15:7)
- “And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight” (I Jn. 3:22)
- “But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper“ (Ps. 1:2,3)
As you can see from these verses, two are from the New Testament, and one is from the Old Testament. God’s plan for getting blessed has not changed. He blesses those that stay in His Word – and do it.