Blessed of God, Not of Men

Sherry Attributes of God, Character of Jesus, Christian Life, promises, Sovereignty of God, The Holy Spirit

And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you? And they said, We saw certainly that the LORD was with thee…thou art now the blessed of the LORD. – Genesis 26:27-29

Though Isaac was the blessed of the Lord, this did not secure him from trial. Even before Abimelech saw the source of Isaac’s grace, he was “the blessed of the Lord”; yet he still had to move about. He was a pilgrim and a stranger, as was his father, and he lived as an alien in the land. He was without any inheritance in the country, and though his flocks and herds increased, he dwelt but in tents, while others reared for themselves stately houses and palaces. But God had prepared some better thing for him, and “he looked for a city which hath foundations, whose Builder and Maker is God.” Thus, this trial became a means of blessing to him, as trials always do when sanctified by the Spirit of God. If these words reach any child of God whose nest on earth has been disturbed, whose house has been broken up, I would seek to cheer you by the thought of the “continuing city” which shall soon be your portion. If you have, through Christ, an assurance of an abundant entrance there, though you never have a house of your own on earth, and roam from place to place a stranger, seeming to be very often in the way of other people, yet remember that “thou art now the blessed of the Lord.” He will never forsake thee, and His deliverance shall soon make thy heart glad. Daily He doth load thee with benefits, and thou canst even now have thy home in His love. ~ C.H. Spurgeon

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12 thoughts on “Blessed of God, Not of Men”

  3. Truly the Blessed of the Lord live along side the way of the world, as they may stand out as different they are destined for the ultimate city of God which nothing in this world could ever compare to it’s glory that awaits us.
    May Gods strength be yours Always Sherry.
    Julia

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  5. They who carry the promises of God become people of the wells… in all of our contending for the faith each bitter circumstance is to teach us to dig a new well that we may discover His supply…

    Blessings to you
    BT

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