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  JESUS DELIGHTS IN BLESSING HIS PEOPLE
  by David Wilkerson
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Summary: God delights in blessing His people, and His blessings are
given strictly in His mercy and grace, not based on our worthiness.

Topics: "Grace and Mercy", "God's Blessings"
Scripture References: Matthew 5:3, Luke 12:32

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David Wilkerson emphasizes that God delights in blessing His people
rather than merely chastising them. He highlights that Jesus takes
pleasure in giving us the kingdom and assures us of His desire to bless
us abundantly. Throughout the Gospels, Jesus consistently pronounced
blessings, from the Sermon on the Mount to His final words with His
disciples. Wilkerson reminds us that God's blessings are not earned but
are given out of His mercy and grace, encouraging believers to embrace
their worthiness in Christ. Ultimately, the message is one of hope and
assurance that God's heart is set on blessing us.

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Many Christians think God delights only in chastising and correcting us.
Not so! The Bible tells us He takes no pleasure in disciplining us. On
the contrary, Jesus says, "Fear not, little flock; for it is your
Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom" (Luke 12:32). He assures
us, "I'll give you everything you need -- because My heart is set on
blessing you!"

Nowhere in the Bible do we find Jesus cursing anyone (the only thing He
cursed was a fig tree). No preacher, apostle, prophet or shepherd in
history ever blessed people more than Jesus did. He pronounced blessings
everywhere He turned.

Consider the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5. Jesus said, "Blessed are
the poor in spirit. Blessed are you who mourn. Blessed are the meek.
Blessed are you if you hunger and thirst after righteousness. Blessed
are the merciful, the peacemakers, the persecuted, the reviled."
Everywhere Jesus turned He pronounced, "Blessed . . . blessed . . .
blessed."

Jesus took children into His arms and blessed them. He blessed those who
held feasts for the poor, crippled, lame and blind: "He lifted up his
hands, and blessed them" (Luke 24:50).

It touches my heart deeply that Jesus' last words before He left His
disciples were words of blessing. Luke says, "Then opened he their
understanding, that they might understand the scriptures" (Luke 24:45).
And then ". . . he blessed them" (verse 51).

At this point you may be thinking, "I can understand how the Lord would
bless children, or new converts, or even Christians in poor countries
who need miracles just to have food. I can see how He would bless
imprisoned believers in foreign countries, miraculously providing them
with glorious revelations of Himself. But me? Well, I don't think I ever
live up to the light I have received and I don't feel worthy of His
blessings."

Beloved, I hope you understand by now that you will never be worthy of
God's blessings. No one earns His blessings. Rather, He comes to us --
strictly in His mercy and grace -- and bestows on us spiritual blessings
beyond our comprehension.

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Source: https://sermonindex.net/speakers/david-wilkerson/jesus-delights-in-blessing-his-people/
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