Daily Bread – May 31, 2024 (The Sixth Day – Genesis 1:24-31) Proverbs 10:22 – The blessings of YHWH causes one to become rich, and no sorrow is added with it. The concept of the blessing of the Lord is associated with both spiritual and material riches everywhere it is used in the Bible. The first blessing of the Lord is found in Genesis 1:22 & 28 wherein God empowers everything on the Earth, and especially humankind, to be fruitful and to multiply. This blessing that empowers a person to be fruitful and multiply is a recurring subject (Genesis 8:17, 9:1,7, 17:20; 28:3-4, 35:11 48:3-4; Leviticus 26:9; Deuteronomy 7:13, 30:16; Ezekiel 36:11,30; 2 Corinthians 9:10). When something is blessed spiritually, it is made sacred and set apart for the service of God, being endowed with His grace for a specific purpose (Genesis 2:3). The blessing of the Lord produces greatness in deeds and in conduct (Genesis 12:2, 18:18). There is the commanded blessing of the Lord that causes men like Ishmael to enter into greatness physically and materially (Genesis 17:20). There is a commanded blessing that comes upon the obedient people that causes all of their labors to produce supernatural results (Leviticus 25:21). Blessings, Pastor Mark Spitsbergen
Daily Bread 5/31/2024
