Blessed be the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and set you on the throne of Israel! Because the Lord loved Israel forever, he has made you king, that you may execute justice and righteousness. 1 Kings 10:9 – King Solomon had a visitor, the Queen of Sheba. She arrived with a great royal host, with great royal gifts, and a royal amount of questions for Solomon. Yet after the introductions, after the tours of the kingdom, and after hearing Solomon’s wisdom, the Queen was breathless. Everything was more amazing than she had heard and she gave praise to the Lord as a result. Now we don’t have any indication that she was a follower of God, nor became one after this, but after seeing the immeasurable blessing of God she couldn’t help but give Him praise. This was the promise of the Lord for His people, that if they followed Him, He would bless and exalt them over every nation on earth. That the earth would see and give praise to the Lord for it was clear He was far greater than anything of this world. While the takeaway for us shouldn’t be that if we follow God we’ll be blessed with an abundance of gold and a royal throne, it should be that God will richly bless those who follow Him to the point that others around will see and give God praise. God will bless with rich joy during the hardest of seasons. God will bless with supportive community. God will bless with deep peace during the chaos that comes in this life. When the world around us sees us filled with joy and peace, surrounded by a loving spiritual family, all during the seasons of life that typically destroy people…they will see and hopefully give glory to the Lord, for those blessings come only from a heavenly place. Live faithfully, embrace the blessings that come from God as a result of faithful living, and be willing to point the world to Him when they see your blessed life. I love you, but Jesus loves you more – Mac – Daily DEVO 3054
Question To Ponder: What is another way the Lord may bless your life?
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