TOPIC:

FOUR LEVELS OF BLESSING

RCCG IOPEN HEAVENS AND FDTEB MSG JUNE 20TH JUNE 2015

Memorize:

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Psalm 23:5

Read:
Luke 6:38

38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.

MESSAGE:
The level of God's blessings on a person comes in different categories. Although all categories of blessing are desirable, only few people experience all the levels of blessing. Let's take a look at the four levels of blessing outlined in Luke 6:38. I believe an understanding of these will tremendously bless your life.

The first level is the level of being blessed

in good measure. Good measure connotes just enough. This is the level of blessing that the Israelites experienced in the wilderness. They were blessed with manna just enough for their needs each day (Exodus 16:16-18). The next level of blessing goes beyond good measure. At this level, blessings are compacted by being pressed down to make room for more. When the blessing of God keeps coming at a steady dose, such that there is no more room to contain it, there would be a need to make the blessing dense by pressing it down; this creates room to hold and receive more. This type of blessing is described in Malachi 3:10. The next level of blessing goes beyond the level of denseness achieved by pressing down. At this level, blessing is made denser by shaking it together after it has been pressed down.
This creates the capacity to have and hold more blessings at any given time. At this level, the blessings are experienced in maximum dense doses. The next and final level is a level where maximally dense blessings keep coming as a steady stream, such that all capacity to store and hold them is overwhelmed. At this level, blessings begin to run over. Many years ago, I asked my Daddy in heaven: "Why the wastage of blessings by allowing them to run over? Why keep pouring after the cup is full?" The answer I got was: so that the world could see that He is the God who has more than enough.

There is a key for accessing any of the levels of blessing we have described. This key is found in 2 Corinthians 9:6:
"But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully."
You must give before you receive, because the law of harvest cannot be broken. The quantity and quality of your sowing will determine the level of blessing you experience. I pray that the seed you need to sow to take you to a higher level shall be supplied to you this season in Jesus' Name.

Prayer Point:

Father, please give me seed to sow for bountiful harvests in Jesus' Name.


3 REASONS WHY YOU MUST NEED JESUS
Jesus loves you! he desires to have a relationship with you, and to give you a life full of joy and purpose.

why do you need him in your life?

1. Because you have a past.
you cant go back, but he can. The Bible says, "Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and for ever"
(Hebrews 13:. He can walk into those places of sin and failure, wipe the state clean and give you a new beginning.

2. Because you need a friend.
Jesus knows the worst about you, yet he believes the best. why? Because he sees you not as you are, but as you
will be when he gets through with you. what a friend?

3. Because he holds the future.
Who else are you going to trust? in his hands you are safe and secure today,
tomorrow, and for eternity. his word says," for I know the plans I have for you...plans for good
and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. in those days when you pray I will listen"
(Jeremiah 29:11-13)



If you'd like to begin a personal relationship with Jesus today, please pray
this prayer.

"Lord Jesus, I invite you into my life, I believe you died for me, and that your blood
pays for my sins and provides me with the gift of eternal life, by faith I receive
that gift and i acknowledge you as my Lord and savior Amen".

Dear Lord Jesus, i give my life to you as my Lord and savior so that my joy will be full. Lord Jesus, i dedicate my soul, spirit and body to you, I know you have delivered and saved me. Amen.