{"id":36725,"date":"2022-09-13T13:08:01","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T18:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/what-are-the-things-that-hinder-our-blessings\/"},"modified":"2022-09-13T13:08:01","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T18:08:01","slug":"what-are-the-things-that-hinder-our-blessings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/what-are-the-things-that-hinder-our-blessings\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the things that hinder our blessings?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Summary:<\/strong> Jesus said obedient Christians will “receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life,” Luke 18:30. But “You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend <\/strong>it <\/strong>on your pleasures<\/strong>.” James 4:3 (NIV).<\/p>\n

Explanation:<\/strong> Many people believe obedient Christians will be blessed with earthly joys: prosperity, good jobs, happy families, health, peace, etc. But Jesus never promised earthly abundance<\/strong> to His followers in this present evil world (Galatians 1:4). In fact, He told His disciples to “deny yourself<\/strong>, take up your cross and follow me.” (Matthew 16:24)  Jesus sacrificed<\/strong> His natural blessings to focus on serving God. He said, “For this purpose I was born and for this purpose<\/strong> I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth,<\/strong>” John 18:37. Jesus never sought earthly blessings.<\/p>\n

What blessings do Christians presently enjoy? Peace with God <\/strong>(Romans 5:1). Forgiveness <\/strong>of sins (Ephesians 1:7). Character development <\/strong>(2 Peter 1:4-9). The assurance<\/strong> that “all things work together for our good,” Romans 8:28. Knowledge that God will help us through all temptations<\/strong> (1 Corinthians 10:13). Fellowship<\/strong> with other Christians (Philippians 2:1). God’s tender care over every detail of our lives<\/strong> for even “the very hairs of our heads are numbered,” Matthew 10:30.<\/p>\n

What hinders<\/strong> these blessings? A lack of Bible study<\/strong> to know God’s will. Lack of prayer, disobedience<\/strong> and a guilty conscience<\/strong>. Incorrect expectations. Worldliness<\/strong>. So, let us study the Bible to learn God’s will. “All Scripture…is<\/em> profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness<\/strong>,” 2 Timothy 3:16. And then ask God to help you live these truths. “If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God<\/strong>, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you<\/strong>.” James 1:5 (NIV).<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Summary: Jesus said obedient Christians will “receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life,” Luke 18:30. But “You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures.” James 4:3 (NIV). Explanation: Many people believe obedient Christians will be blessed … Continue reading “What are the things that hinder our blessings?”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sermons"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36725"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36725\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/sermons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}