What is God’s Blessing?
It is God and His Word
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.”
Matthew 6:33closeMatthew 6:33
33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. (ESV)
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“And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.”
Genesis 1:3closeGenesis 1:3
3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. (ESV)
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“Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, …”
Genesis 1:26closeGenesis 1:26
26 Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” (ESV)
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“God blessed them and said to them,…”
Genesis 1:28closeGenesis 1:28
28 And God blessed them. And God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth.” (ESV)
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“The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word.”
Hebrews 1:3closeHebrews 1:3
3 He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, (ESV)
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“I will not violate my covenant or alter what my lips have uttered.”
Psalm 89:34closePsalm 89:34
34 I will not violate my covenant
or alter the word that went forth from my lips. (ESV)
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“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”
2 Timothy 3:16-17close2 Timothy 3:16-17
16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work. (ESV)
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“For we also have had the gospel preached to us, just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, because those who heard did not combine it with faith.”
Hebrews 4:2closeHebrews 4:2
2 For good news came to us just as to them, but the message they heard did not benefit them, because they were not united by faith with those who listened. (ESV)
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“Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ.”
Romans 10:17closeRomans 10:17
17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ. (ESV)
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