And His blessings for me have come down from Adam (Gen 1:22,38), Noah (Gen 9:1, 2), Abram (Gen 14:19,20) and so on. God has never ceased to bless all of His people, whether it was Adam, Noah, Abram, Jesus or I. I am one of His, He calls me one of His chosen, because I by faith have come to obey and love Him. O, what a blessing His sanctuary is! And how those Who He calls His will be blessed, over and over! (Ps 65:4) What a glorious time as I praise Him along with the other children of God! (Ps 96:8; Ps 100:4; Ps 116:19) And I pray that everything I do, all my life be as a fragrance pleasing to Him, so that He doesn’t curse me. And I pray that the church is as a fragrance to Him as well, so that He will not say that our worship is vain. (Is 1:12) I pray that we are all part of His banquet and partake of His great feast. (Is 62:9)
May all of our idols be stripped, one way or another, may we heed the words in Joshua 9:23 and Judges 18:31, that where there are idols we cannot please Him. And when we fight one another, as the children of Israel did against the children of Benjamin, may we heed the words in Judges 20:18, 26 and offer burnt sacrifices and sin offerings. God wants a united family, not one that seeks to get the most out of meeting together, but one that seeks to bring peace and joy to one another, to be content with where it is, to help those in need, and to walk every day as Christ walked. God wants me not only to dedicate myself to Him, but to the restoration and rebuilding of relationships, and the growth of those now standing. (1 Chronicles 9:11; 1 Chronicles 24:5)
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