“Magnitude Of Blessings”

Genesis 28:3-4

Magnitude is defined as importance; significance; greatness; degree; consequence.

How much does God want to bless us? There is no limit to what is possible with God. Jesus said He came that we might have life and have it abundantly. Blessings without limits. Jesus came “to destroy the works of the devil.” This means we already have power over every form of spiritual opposition. We can live in total victory. If we ask in faith, anything will be possible for us. If we have faith the size of a mustard seed, we will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to us. He has given us His power and authority. One day a large crowd pressed around Jesus while He preached. The Lord wanted to use Peter’s boat as a floating platform from which to address the multitude, so He asked the future apostle to push the vessel out a little way from shore, not in itself a particularly remarkable request. But Peter’s compliance to His request paved the way for a life-changing blessing. From his example, we also learn how essential it is to obey God in even the smallest matters. The noisy crowd received the first blessing of Peter’s obedience; the people could now clearly hear Jesus’ words. At the conclusion of the lesson, the Lord said to Peter, “Put out into the deep water and let down your nets for a catch,” a second opportunity to say yes or no. But this time, Peter may have felt tempted to decline. After all, he was a seasoned fisherman. He had worked the entire night for a catch but had returned empty-handed. Now this young teacher, a carpenter, by the way, not a fisherman, was asking him to go fishing again? Peter’s reply demonstrates the beginning of a lifetime of faith in God. He said, “Master, we worked hard all night and caught nothing, but I will do as You say and let down the nets.” The soon-to-be disciple chose to obey the Lord and to leave the consequences of his decision to Him. But notice what happened as a result of Peter’s obedience, Jesus demonstrated His power and sovereignty. Peter and his partners may have started the day off thinking their efforts had yielded nothing. But they ended it in complete amazement because they pulled in not one but two overflowing boatloads of fish.

I come by this morning to let you know in our life, we must not place limits on God. Remember Jesus’ words: “Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it.” Believe God’s promises, and expect His overwhelming blessings to flow into your life. Be bless and I love you!!! JE