BLESSINGS AND MIRACLES There are two ways God uses to meet your needs.

He can meet your need by blessing you or He can meet your need by performing a miracle in your behalf. There are two ways to receive from God. You can receiver from God through a blessing or you can receive from God through a miracle. Any way you receive, you receive from God. It is good to receive from God. But the uestion is, which is better! If you have two doors in front of you, one door which is called blessing" and the other door is called miracle." #hich door would you choose to enter! I have a uestion... would you rather receive a miraculous healing or live with the blessing of divine health! #ould you rather have the $ord perform a miracle to pull you out of ban%ruptcy or debt or be so blessed financially that He wouldn&t have to! I believe the best way to receive from God is not through a miracle but through a bless'ing. Than% God for miracles, God is still in the business of performing miracles today. However, the blessing is superior to a miracle. There are several reasons why blessing is superior to a ira!le" (. Mira!le #elivers $ro !risis but blessing prevents !risis $ro !o ing" )iracle is not the norm." )iracle is a suspension or superseding of natural laws. )ira'cles don&t happen every day. There are for e*treme circumstances li%e crisis. +eople who need miracle are in crisis. Therefore, people who live from miracle to another miracle are people who live from one crisis to another crisis. ,n the other hand, if you live under the blessing, you don&t need a miracle because the blessing of God will prevent crisis from coming.

-. Blessing is always a ore abun#ant supply than a ira!le" The Israelites ate manna in the wilderness for ./ years. But when they entered the promise land, they ate the fruits and produce of the land. God&s supply is more abundant in the promise land than in the wilderness. #ilderness is called the land of just enough while 0anaan is called the land of more than enough. Gods original intent for His creation was to function under His blessing instead of a miracle. If sin hadn&t corrupted God&s creation there would be no need for a miracle. Adam and Eve didnt need a miracle in the Garden. #hy! There is so much abundance of everything in the garden. 1. Blessing% on!e given% !an&t be reverse# 'Nu "(()*(+ (,)(-." God said to Balaam, you shall not curse the people for 2because3 they are blessed." 4obody can curse what God has blessed. But somebody who is blessed can do something to bloc% the blessing. You may be doing something to B$,05 the blessing or you may not be doing something to A0TI6AT7 the blessing. .. Mira!les !an !o e even when you&re in unbelie$" 8aith is not always needed for a miracle but faith is always needed for the blessing to function. A good e*ample would be the provision of manna in the wilderness 27*.(9:(('(;3. <o you murmur in faith or do you murmur in unbelief! )urmurings and faith don&t go together. )ost of the time miracles are initiated by God. ,n the other hand, faith is always needed for the blessing to wor% in our behalf. /hat is a blessing0 2+roverbs (/:--3 The blessing 2singular form3 is spiritual in nature. It is the anointing, an empowerment to prosper and favour of God. It is the blessing that produces blessings 2houses, cars, money, promo'tion, increase, etc.3. /ho has the blessing0 2Gal. 1:(1'(., -=3

In the 4ew 0ovenant it is called the blessing of Abraham. It is the blessing of the $ord upon Abra'ham. >esus became cursed that the blessing of Abraham might come upon us through 0hrist. If you are in 0hrist, you are Abraham&s seed and heirs according to the promise. The blessing of Abraham belongs to you. Y,? HA67 TH7 B$7@@'I4G, Y,? AA7 B$7@@7<B The blessing will not wor1 auto ati!ally" You have to put it to wor%, Cust li%e any appliances in your home. You&ll not benefit from it until you learn how to operate it. TH7 0?A@7 I@ <787AT7< A4< TH7 B$7@@I4G I@ <7+,@IT7< 2Gal. 1:(1'(.3. @o there is a blessing deposited to your account but you need to %now how to withdraw from your blessing account. 2ou have to ACTI3ATE the blessing" /4AT IS T4E 56NCTI7N 75 T4E BLESSING0 NLT D The blessing of the $ord ma%es a person rich..." NI3 D The blessing of the $ord brings wealth..." TE3 D It is the $ord&s blessing that ma%es you wealthy." 893 D The blessing of the $ord IT ma%eth rich..." Abraha a!tivate# the blessing through $aith an# obe#ien!e 2Gen. (-:('1, (1: -, E3. The blessing of the $ord came upon him in chapter (-. #e can attribute Abraham&s ma'terial and financial prosperity in chapter (1 from the blessing of the $ord upon his life. The blessing of the $ord made him rich. He acti-vated the blessing through faith and obedience. The enemy wor%ed immediately to bloc% the blessing. Abraham said to $ot let there be 4, @TAI87 between us." @TAI87 together with bitterness and unforgiveness will bloc% the blessing. Isaa! a!tivate# the blessing by sowing in $a 2Gen. -9:('13. ine

 There was famine in the land, God spo%e to Isaac saying stay in the land, I will be with you and I will bless you." It seems God is saying my blessing is upon you and even in the midst of famine you shall be blessed." #hy! Because the blessing is more powerful than famine. 7ven in famine the blessing can produce I8 you will activate it. The blessing is not dependent on outward circumstances for it to wor%. Genesis (:)*(;*< D notice Isaac sowe# in the land... and the $ord blesse# him. In this case, Isaac activated the blessing by sowing. v" *, N893 D the man began to proper and continued prospering until he became very prosperous." I call it prosperity without interruption. v" *< N893Fhe had possessions of floc%s 2sheep and goats3 and herds 2cows3 and a great store of servants and the +hilistines 2unbelievers3 envied him. NES The BLESSING will not wor1 auto ati!ally" 2ou have to put it to wor1% =ust li1e any applian!es in your ho e"