Thoughts on blessing.

I guess this is sort of a response or an extension of the previous post.

One of the things we have to remember about the thnings that we think are God's blessings is that they are conditional. I don't mean that God does not want to bless us outright. He does. However we have to remember that God's chief characteristics is holiness. If it weren't Jesus never would have had to die for our sins. Therefore God's true blessings rest on the obedience of his people. Malachi says that God is waiting to throw open the gates of heaven, once His people obey Him in the Tithe. So God wants to bless us, however because of His holiness He requires obedience. None of this is intended to take away from my brother's previous. All of that is true. It's just another take on the subject.

I would also like to mention and give thanks to God for the fact that as of Wed our church got the final permit so we could occupy our new, partially done church building. When we started having church in a tent many thought we would never occupy a building. However, God has roven faithful. We obeyed Him and He has enabled us to occupy the building in His time. We're not surec when we'll hold the first service there yet. We want to make sure we're not ahead of God, so we're taking some extra time to make sure we're ready both inside and out.

God is in control and will continue to bless as we obey Him!