Open Heavens 22nd September 2017 – WHEN YOU ARE BLESSED

Memorise
By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come. Hebrews 11:20

Gen 27:20 And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because the LORD thy God brought it to me.

Gen 27:21 And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not.

Gen 27:22 And Jacob went near unto lsaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is Jacob’s voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau.

Gen 27:23 And he discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his brother Esau’s hands: so he blessed him.

Gen 27:24And he said, Art thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am

Gen 27:25 And he said, Bring it near to me, and l will eat of my son’s venison, that my soul may bless thee. And he brought it near to him, and he did eat: and he brought him wine, and he drank.

Gen 27:26 And his father Isaac said unto him, Come near now, and kiss me, my son.

Gen 27:27 And he came near and kissed him: and he smelled the smell of his raiment, and blessed him, and said, See, the smell of my son is as the smell of a field which the LORD hath blessed:

Gen 27:28 Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:

Gen 27:29 Let people serve thee, and nations bow down to thee: be lord over thy brethren, and let thy mothers sons bow down to thee: cursed be every one that curseth thee, and blessed be he that blesseth thee.

Open Heavens 22nd September 2017 Message

A blessing is an invitation to all the forces in Heaven, on earth and underneath the earth to cooperate with an individual and assist him or her to succeed. When Isaac pronounced a blessing on Jacob in today’s Bible reading, he summoned the dew of heaven, the land, and all the forces on earth to be of assistance to Jacob.

As a result of this blessing, Jacob became exceedingly great. Hear what Genesis 30:43 says about his greatness: And the man increased exceedingly, and had much cattle, and maidservants, and menservants, and camels, and asses.

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How about his brother Esau? Genesis 27:38-40 says after Jacob had stolen the cream of the blessing from him, Esau came to ask for the remnant. What was the result of this “remnant”?

From Genesis 32:3-6, we understand that this remnant got him so blessed that he could afford to retain the services of 400 personal bodyguards.

If you become so rich that you require 400 men to go with you wherever you go, that is something remarkable. can recall the first time a president visited us at the Redemption Camp; he came with an entourage of 250 people.

So imagine how blessed Esau was for him to have had 400 people in his entourage! I believe he was really blessed. Moreover, let me add here that after a blessing is pronounced on you, it may not be obvious how the blessing will be fulfilled. Most times, it may

not even make sense. You may not even be able to afford a bicycle now, and a blessing may be pronounced on you that a time will come when you will need a Boeing 747 to airliftthose who will accompany you whenever you are travelling. It may not make sense to you, but that is what a blessing can do often say that I am where I am today by the grace of God and by the blessings of my mother. Any time I did something that pleased her, she would bless me.

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She would say, “You this boy, you will call one person, and two hundred people will respond.” l didn’t know what she

Today, by the grace of God, I can say this has become reality. Have you provoked the blessing of your biological parents? Have you provoked the blessing of your spiritual parents? Most importantly, have you provoked a blessing from God?

Open Heavens 22nd September 2017 Hymn: Sing Hymn 14

Open Heavens 22nd September 2017 Action Point:

When a blessing is pronounced on you, simply sustain a conducive atmosphere for its fulfilment, and it will surely come to pass.