Let God Be Your GPS: 6 Keys to the Blessing That Makes Rich

Sermon outline

From creation to Abraham, God's intention has always been to bless His people, and the blessing of the Lord, which makes rich and adds no sorrow, flows to those who let Him instruct and direct them, fear Him, and give Him their first and their best.

1. God has always intended to bless

   God blessed Adam and Eve, told them to be fruitful and have dominion, and blessed Noah and his sons, giving creation into their hands. You can track the bloodline of the blessing to the beginning of time: man fell, but God's intention today is still to bless you. Those who fear the Lord will have mighty children, and the generation of the upright will be blessed.

   “When God created mankind, He blessed them.”

   • Genesis 1:28
   • Genesis 9:1-2
   • Psalm 112:1-2

2. Before God insulates you, He isolates you

   God told Abraham to leave his country, people and father's household. Sometimes being cut away feels like rejection, but God does it to teach you His ways and bless you before He releases you again. Moses spent 40 years in Pharaoh's house and 40 in the desert, becoming the meekest man on earth: humility brought brokenness, and brokenness brought power.

   “There's no power in somebody that has no brokenness.”

   • Genesis 12:1
   • Exodus 2:11-15
   • Exodus 3:10
   • Numbers 12:3

3. I will bless you, and you will be a blessing

   God promised Abraham, 'I will bless you, I will make your name great, I will bless those who bless you', and the blessing spilled over onto Lot. Abraham knew how to tithe, giving a tenth to Melchizedek, king of righteousness and king of peace. Proverbs 10:22 is his favourite scripture: the blessing of the Lord makes rich and adds no sorrow, and he recommends Kenneth Copeland's book The Blessing.

   Illustration: He says he does not miss an opportunity to bless men and women of God around him, because he knows the secret: when you bless them, God blesses you.

   “The blessing of the Lord makes rich and adds no sorrow with it.”

   • Genesis 12:2-4
   • Genesis 13:5-6
   • Hebrews 7:1-4
   • Proverbs 10:22

4. Number one: God is ever ready to instruct and lead you

   All Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for instruction and training in righteousness. He says the Greek root for 'profitable' means advantage, profit and increase: among a group of people, God wants to give you the advantage, and at times He will promote you above people with more education, because the blessing is on your life.

   “It's God's desire for you to make profit, to increase and to give you the advantage.”

   • 2 Timothy 3:16

5. Number two: God will give you His best effort

   Nothing could give you a greater advantage than being the recipient of God's best effort. John prayed that we would prosper and be in health as our souls prosper, and the soul prospers when the mind is renewed and becomes blessing-oriented, receiving the Word not just as knowledge but by revelation.

   “When you have that revelation in your heart and mind, you will see the blessing of the Lord.”

   • 3 John 2

6. Number three: let God be your GPS

   If you allow God to be your GPS, He will position you, protect you, give you His peace, promote you, make all things possible, give you power and become your prosperity system. As long as King Uzziah sought the Lord, God made him prosper. Step into the circle of blessing, and you can't help but receive blessings and be a blessing.

   Illustration: He admits he finds a car's GPS a tad intimidating, with its short routes, long routes and avoidances that take you round and round; God's directions are better.

   “It is great to step into the circle of blessing.”

   • 2 Chronicles 26:5

7. Number four: God pardons the sins of those close to Him

   God is a forgiving God: if you confess your sins, His blood will cleanse you, wash you and forgive you.

   • 1 John 1:9

8. Number five: God shares His secrets with those who fear Him

   The secret of the Lord is with those who fear Him; the Hebrew word means counsel or intimate conversation, so God speaks to your spirit and reveals to you what He hides from others. To fear Him means to reverence, honour and stand in awe of Him, so there is a seriousness about communion, offerings, worship and hearing the Word. Those who fear Him have the angel of the Lord encamped around them as a circle of protection.

   “We can laugh and joke and have fun afterwards, but there's a seriousness in communion.”

   • Psalm 25:14
   • Psalm 34:7

9. Last: God will teach you to choose the best

   When you have options in front of you, God's Spirit will teach you to choose His best, and whatever good thing you do comes back to you. Because God gives us His best, we should give Him ours: honour the Lord with your substance and the firstfruits of all your increase, including profit on anything you sell, such as a house or a car. Give Him the first and the best, and He will open the heavens and give you His best.

   “When you give Him the first, and when you give Him the best, He will give you His best.”

   • Ephesians 6:8
   • Proverbs 3:9