Pastor Bell's Words To Live By

When we speak of blessings we speak of the abundance of gifts that God wants to lavish on us. In fact God wants to embarrass us with the width and breadth of him vastness. However, we must learn to fix our eyes on God and not on the things that can be seen. Abraham believed God and it was [reckoned] added to him as righteousness. In simple terms this means that he had right standing with God, he was a man of Justice and right practices. God placed a demand on him and by fulfilling that demand he received the promise. As we may recall it didn’t happen overnight since God had to see what he was really made of. The demand that God placed on Abraham passed down to his descendants and when we get to Jacob he was bold enough to wrestle with God and prevail. He placed a demand on God in lieu of the demand God placed on him. So let us look at the things Jacob did before he could place a demand on God and the things we also can do today.

1. Be obedient to his word sent to you by his messenger (Genesis 28:1-4)
2. Have God on your mind when you go to rest, he will speak to you (28:10-15).
3. Come to the house of the Lord and get your anointing (28:18)
4. It is in the house of the Lord that the anointing flows, not in the cinema or the dance hall.
5. Learn to give back to the Lord, Jacob tithed from the blessing he received from God, and God blessed more than a thousand time over (28:22).
6. Go on to your Peniel where you have to wrestle with God to get the blessings that he promised you, (32:22-31) Do not stay at Bethel.

When you have finished wrestling with God you will never remain the same. Jacob was changed forever and so will your life be changed forever when you are prepared to wrestle, i.e. get up close and personal with God , that is, you tell him about all your real issues, don’t leave any in the closet let them all out. God will them fulfil all your expectation for he will know that he can trust you with his anointing. Read Genesis 28 & 33:22-32 if you dare!