The blessing of the LORD

[MaryBeth]

“The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and He addeth no sorrow with it.” (Proverbs) This is such a helpful and comforting verse to know and to work with because in the human scheme of things we are often taught to believe that with every bit good there must come some bad etc. Statements like “this is too good to be true” are often used. And yet when the blessing comes from God it can only bless and continue to bless for why would a good God give His people anything less?! What blessing has God given you – a new job opportunity, a new home, a child, good health, a new understanding of Him, a more joyous disposition, a beautiful day? God give us all kinds of blessings every moment and as we see all good coming from Him and are genuinely grateful for His Love toward us these blessings will continue to bring joy and satisfaction. “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.” (James) Always remember this and never let error trick you into believing otherwise!

[Florence]

Thank you for this. From glory to doom was a false sense I entertained for a long time. So grateful to be free of it through the understanding that in God, who is the only Life, it is from glory unto glory. He does not give today and withhold tomorrow nor does He give anything less than perfect! We have to trust in God’s Love for us all.

[parthens]

Thank you! The life-philosophy of: “with every bit of good there must come some bad” is no different than proposing that for every 2+2=4 thought there is an equal and opposite 2+2=5 thought. This is, of course, eating of the tree of knowledge of good and evil, believing that both good and evil are valid and have equal standing in the sight of God, who stated conclusively that “everything that He had made” is not only “good”, but “very good.” This is the tree of thinking both correctly and incorrectly simultaneously; the tree of thinking “I can” and “I can’t” simultaneously; the tree of telling oneself to “Press on!” and “Give up!” simultaneously; the tree of knowldge of God and devil, holding both in mind simultaneously.
James 3:11-12 – “Can both fresh water and bitter water flow from the same spring? Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.” See also James 1:8 and 4:8. All of theses verse are very direct in admonsih me against eating of the tree of double-mindedness.

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