AN ABUNDANCE OF BLESSINGS

Proclamation:

"A faithful man shall abound in blessings, but he who hastens to be rich will not go unpunished." Proverbs 28:20

Explanation:

These are the words of King Solomon, the wisest man to ever live, (2 Chronicles 1:7-12 and 1 Kings 4:29-34) which were written under the influence of The Holy Spirit of God to warn the young people, and all of the other people of God, regarding the dangers of  being greedy, stingy, and concerned only with getting rich.  Solomon told the people that the man who lives by The Word of God will have and abundance of blessings.  Those who live only to get rich and are only concerned with their prosperity will suffer.

Application:

We all want to be blessed.  Even though we have already been blessed, and we are currently being blessed, we want even more blessings.  When we pray, additional blessings are usually what we are praying for.  However, there are some things that we can do in order to receive more blessings from The Lord.  Being faithful to God and His Word will bring us an abundance of blessings.  When we live by The Word of God we will be blessed abundantly. (Proverbs 28:14)  Those who are only concerned with getting rich will be punished. (Proverbs 28:22)  The love of money is the root of all evil. (1 Timothy 6:10)  Some blessings are the product of honest labor and the adherence to the promises that we made to God when we prayed.  We should ask God for His help and for Him to give us the strength and courage of our convictions.  We all need His help in order to be faithful.  Because in the end, we all want to hear Jesus say: "Well done, good and faithful servant ..." (Matthew 25:21 and 23)