King James Daily Bible Study Devotional
Message Title: Hindered Blessings
Date: Sunday August 28, 2011
Chapters: Jeremiah 49-50, Proverb 28, Psalm 78:19-45
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“He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace? For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people. It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God...For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise. For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry. Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.” - Hebrews 10:28-31,36-39.

Probably one of the toughest things to overcome as a Christian is waiting on God, sometimes it takes years for God to answer a prayer, but the amazing thing is that while we wait for that one thing we not only grow closer to Him we receive many more blessings in the meantime. Many times the reason why it takes so long to see a prayer answered is that something is hindering us from God granting them. Perhaps a secret sin, anger, bitterness, or something from the past keeps showing back up, or something or someone you just can not let go of keeps resurfacing. Regardless of what is hindering our blessings, we have to give it over to God. The keys to seeing and receiving what God promises is complete and utter faith, total dependance upon God, never giving up on Him, and doing the will of God.

Believe it or not, much of the destruction taking place today in the world is a blessing from God. If you are saved, you have nothing to worry about because your home will be in heaven when the really bad things start to happen. It is unfortunate that God has to use such drastic measures as war, famine, earthquakes, and raging storms to get people's attention, but that is the case and always has been. The last several chapters of Jeremiah foretell the destruction of the Gentile nations surrounding Israel as well as those who still possessed much of the land promised given to the Jews. Jeremiah sends messages to several nations, including Ammon.

“Concerning the Ammonites, thus saith the LORD; Hath Israel no sons? hath he no heir? why then doth their king inherit Gad, and his people dwell in his cities? Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will cause an alarm of war to be heard in Rabbah of the Ammonites; and it shall be a desolate heap, and her daughters shall be burned with fire: then shall Israel be heir unto them that were his heirs, saith the LORD. Howl, O Heshbon, for Ai is spoiled: cry, ye daughters of Rabbah, gird you with sackcloth; lament, and run to and fro by the hedges; for their king shall go into captivity, and his priests and his princes together. Wherefore gloriest thou in the valleys, thy flowing valley, O backsliding daughter? that trusted in her treasures, saying, Who shall come unto me? Behold, I will bring a fear upon thee, saith the Lord GOD of hosts, from all those that be about thee; and ye shall be driven out every man right forth; and none shall gather up him that wandereth. And afterward I will bring again the captivity of the children of Ammon, saith the LORD.” - Jeremiah 49:1-6.

The Ammonites are kin to the Moabites, for they had the same father, who was Lot, the nephew of Abraham. God had given that country of Gilead to Manasseh, Reuben, and Gad, but the Ammonites had taken it and still possessed it. I am sure if the Ammonites were willing to obey God He would have welcomed them in the land, but they took complete possession of it, set up their idol in it, and offered sacrifices to it, which must have been very offensive to the God of Israel. “For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. Be not ye therefore partakers with them.” - Ephesians 3:5-7.

Believe it or not, blessings are often hindered because a person is not saved. God will not even listen to a prayer unless it is coming from a saved person or one that is asking Jesus to save them. While God accepts anyone who comes to Him, they must have an open and tender heart to receive His Son into their lives. “He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.” - John 3:18.

Now we learn of the judgment foretold upon Babylon, the invincible, powerful nation that destroyed Jerusalem, the walls that surrounding it were eighty feet wide and three hundred feet high. In spite of its magnificent splendor Jeremiah reminded them that that God is more powerful and they too will be destroyed. Along with the warning to Babylon comes a promise to the Jews.

“In those days, and in that time, saith the LORD, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weeping: they shall go, and seek the LORD their God. They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward, saying, Come, and let us join ourselves to the LORD in a perpetual covenant that shall not be forgotten. My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away on the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their restingplace...For, lo, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north country: and they shall set themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their arrows shall be as of a mighty expert man; none shall return in vain.” - Jeremiah 50:4-6,9.

One way or another every saved person who has backslidden finds their way back to God. God, in His loving grace patiently waits for the day His child comes to Him and says, “I am ready to return to You.” Blessings from God come by more than being obedient to Him, they come by having faith in Him, by repentance, and by waiting. “Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward. For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.” - Hebrews 10:35,36.

Today's Prayer:
Dear God,
Lord, I know that if I ask You anything believing that I will receive it. I also know that I am custom to want it right now. God, You bless me every day, but sometimes I can not see the blessings amidst my desires. Help me to wait patiently for everything that I am asking for. Give me Your power to overcome all the temptations and tricks from the devil trying to hinder me from trusting in You. Help me to get rid of any hindrances that I do have that may be stopping the blessings in the first place. I love You, Lord and ask this in Jesus' name. Amen.

God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina

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