RECEIVING
THE WHO WHAT WHERE WHEN WHY AND HOW OF RECEIVING FROM GOD- WHAT ARE THE WHATS
What are some things we can receive from God? What can we
expect and should we expect to receive from God? Is life in Christ
nothing more than salvation or just as we exchanged our life for his can we
expect to receive of his fullness? Have we truly become children in his
kingdom? Is he not our father now and us his children? I’m going to cover just some of the WHATS
that we can expect or that we have already received!
HIS FULLNESS
New King James Version (NKJV)
12 But as many as received Him, to them
He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His
name: 13 who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh,
nor of the will of man, but of God.....
16 And[a] of His fullness we have all received, and
grace for grace.17 For the law was given through
Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
We have already received him and gained the
right to be called “the children of God.” Many people say that all of mankind
are God’s children but the bible teaches that
receiving sonship comes through receiving his son, Jesus
Christ . Only those who have received him, according to this scripture
have the right to be his children. Jesus himself said, “You must be born again,” and
here John says we are those who have
been born not by flesh and blood but by the will of God.
When you are a son, living in the house, the fullness of
what the father has is yours so you can expect to receive from the hand of the
father all that you need and all that he has. All of his kingdom is available
and accessible to you! You need to worry
about your needs. You need only expect to receive.
31 “Therefore do not worry, saying,
‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we
wear?’ 32 For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly
Father knows that you need all these things. 33 But seek first the
kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to
you. 34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will
worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own
trouble.
We need not worry about receiving from God. The key to
receiving is seeking God. As we seek him and his ways, he will provide for all
of our needs. He knows what we need. As we seek him and his ways, “all
these things” will be added. What things?
He’s speaking of needs- the need to eat, drink have clothes and other
necessities. God will take care of us and we need to be in a state of expecting
to receive of his blessings and in a state of casting all of our cares upon
him! In this passage we are told to be
concerned with each day. As we walk in that state of expectancy we’ll see each
days needs met.
FINANCIAL PROSPERITY
I posted in an earlier blog concerning sowing and reaping.
This is a principle found in the bible. God wants to move through us and
provide through us. He wants to establish his Kingdom through our hands. We are vessels and if he knows he can get it
through us, he will get it to us. This isn’t meant to be a thorough teaching on
sowing and reaping or on finances but you can go here to read more:
This is an area of contention in the body of Christ
that shouldn’t be. While it is true that the love of money is the root of all
evil, money is not. Almost all churches
believe in offerings and understanding God’s teaching about them is something
every child of God should understand. The principle of sowing and reaping
endures forever. I’ll just list a couple of passages showing the truth that God
desires to prosper his people!:
3 John
2 Beloved, I wish above all things that
thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
Psalm 35: 27 Let them shout for joy,
and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let
the Lord be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his
servant.
WE RECEIVE ANSWERS TO PRAYER
Looking for something? Don’t stop until you find it. The bible teaches that whatever we seek we
will find. We have to press in to
God. So many ask for an answer to prayer
and give up when the answer doesn’t come right away. We need to believe what the Word of God says
and although we don’t have to beg, we also need to continually seek God and let
him know in prayer we are believing and continually knocking until we see the
answer. Delay is not denial. Sometimes
its just a matter of timing. God hears the moment you ask and you also receive
the moment you believe. This is where standing in faith comes in. Believe that you have received the answer
from God and then wait patiently for the arrival, even unto death. The bible says Abraham
stayed in faith believing the things he heard from God’s Word. Some of what God
promised him is even today coming to pass!
MATTHEW 21:22 And whatever things you ask in
prayer, believing, you will receive.”
One sure way to receive from God is to not give up until you
receive. Don’t ever back down. Don’t ever stop believing!
ETERNAL LIFE
One of the things we receive of his fullness is the promise
of eternal life. All Christians believe
they will live in heaven forever. The
same way we receive eternal life, we receive the other blessings that flow from
his fullness so why do we find it so hard to receive?
100 FOLD IN THISLIFE AND ETERNALLY
100 FOLD IN THIS
MATTHEW 19:29 And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or lands, for
My name’s sake, shall receive a hundredfold, and inherit eternal life.
When we gave up our life in exchange for his, we did receive
the promise to inherit eternal life. What a great exchange! A promise that this
life on earth is not all there is but we live a life that goes on forever.
I’m thankful that not all Christians have to turn their
backs on family members. Here, in America we don’t realize the
persecution many in other nations go through just to be able to believe in Christ . Some are disowned by their families or threatened
with death just to become believers in Christ . This
scripture promises any person that gives up anything to become Christ ’s
can expect to receive from God in this life and eternally! This is not only an American gospel. This
gospel is for the world and while we are persecuted in America , some
of us could not imagine what it’s like in other nations when you become a
follower of Christ !
WE RECEIVE THE WORD SOWN INTO OUR HEART
13 And He said to them, “Do you not understand
this parable? How then will you understand all the parables? 14 The
sower sows the word.15 And these are the ones by the wayside where the
word is sown. When they hear, Satan comes
immediately and takes away the word that was sown in their
hearts. 16 These likewise are the ones sown on stony ground who, when
they hear the word, immediately receive it with gladness; 17 and they
have no root in themselves, and so endure only for a time. Afterward, when
tribulation or persecution arises for the word’s sake, immediately they
stumble. 18 Now these are the ones sown among thorns; they
are the ones who hear the word, 19 and the cares of this world,
the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things entering in choke
the word, and it becomes unfruitful.20 But these are the ones sown on good
ground, those who hear the word, accept it, and bear fruit: some
thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.”
Some receive the Word by the wayside- they hear, but Satan takes it away immediately.
Some receive the Word on stony ground- they receive gladly
but have no root or endurance through tribulation.
Some receive the Word on thorny ground- they are consumed
with cares & the DECEITFULNESS of riches and desire for OTHER THINGS. They pay more attention to the world than the
Word and are unable to receive.
Some receive the Word on GOOD GROUND- they hear, accept,
bear fruit- 30, 60, 100 fold.
HOW TO RECEIVE INTO GOOD GROUND? Be constant. Receive gladly
AND endure. Don’t be distracted.
Grow roots into the kingdom.
This may be the most important thing we receive from God. When we receive the Word into good, attentive, soft and yielding soil in our heart, we can expect to receive the fruit that Word brings. When we tend to our heart as a good farmer does his soil and we place God above all else, and yield to the teachings of his Word, there will be lasting fruit in our lives. You may say, “What fruit?” The fruit produced by believing all things found in the Word of God. The Word of God is a life changer. The Word of God is alive and able to bring needed change to the person who is willing to listen and learn.
HEBREWS 4:12,13 For the word of God is living
and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the
division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of
the thoughts and intents of the heart.13 And there is no creature hidden
from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to
whom we must give account.
Let’s commit to allowing the Word to do a living and
powerful work in our heart, changing us into vessels for his glory!
In Christ , there is healing,
finances, answers to prayer, and many blessings too numerous to mention. Let’s follow the most important teaching and
that is to allow his Word to work. Seek it today, find out what it says and
allow it to be planted deeply into the soil of your heart. The blessings the Word will bring are too
numerous to mention! Amen!
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