Have you ever received a real blessing from God? One of those times when things are down, times are tough for you or your family and then BOOM out of no where comes a blessing that can only be from God. Something so great that you can't believe it happened and you immediately question whether you deserve it. As a believer, I am sure you have encountered these things many times in life. Whether it was just a little bit of encouragement or a major blessing of some sort, these things happen to us, many times it's what we do that makes the blessing "flow."
In 2 Samuel 23:16 we see that three men had broken through the battle lines of the powerful and mighty Philistines and were now drawing water. They took that water and immediately ran it back to David as a blessing for him. What David did in this verse is an example of how we should handle blessings from God. "He would not drink it, but poured it out to the Lord"
There can be no partial pouring out. He didn't sip it, save a little and then dump it out. He poured it all out to the Lord. There is on better illustration of our sacrifice and spreading out of God's blessings on our lives than pouring out water. If you take a bottle of water and pour it out on the ground there is no way to get it back and that is exactly how blessings should be used. We should take God's blessings and pour them back so that they can be fully used by Him and so that we can receive the full blessing.
If you have become bitter and sour in life at times, it may very well be because God blessed you and you hoarded it for your own selfish gain. But, if you poured it all out to Him, you would have been a part of the blessing instead of just taking the blessing.
Think about it this way. If you are always keeping blessings to yourself and never learning to pour out anything "to the Lord" other people will never have their vision of God expanded through you.
So keep an eye out for those blessings, and make sure you pour them out for the Lord!
Thanks for reading and have a wonderful day!
No comments:
Post a Comment