Be The Few

  We hear the term "blessing" frequently, and most of us can get excited when we know we are about to receive a big blessing.  Who doesn't want to be blessed? In fact this great desire for blessing has been one of reason we see many teachers rise up and teach a gospel that emphasizes "prosperity" as core part of its message. Is commercial materialism a fundamental teaching of the gospel or is there something deeper to the meaning "blessed" Certainly we all desire comfort and posessions to some extent but unfortunately sometimes to our detriment.  There exists a deeper gospel than the surface message of financial success or satisfaction in our personal relationships, or social status. I invite you to search the Scripture for the word blessing and see how many verses come up and see what they say. I certainly know it would be exhaustive but a healthy refresher to help us understand that in most every instance God talks about blessing there...