Do you want to be blessed? We all do, don't we? But here's the thing you must trust in the Lord, and he will bless you. We read in the Book of Genesis, Chapter 12, Verse one. And the Lord said to Abram, Go from your country, from your kindred and from your father's house, to the land I will show you. God is calling Abram to let go of everything he knows– the place, his house and the people of his house.

And God is saying, go to a place that I will show you. That means Abraham does not know where that place is. Essentially, God is saying let go of everything you know and step into the unknown. Now, why would somebody do that? If you are wise, according to this world, you would say, why would I let go of all the good things that I already have? I have my father's house. I have all the people of my father's house. This is the land I grew up. I'm familiar with everything here. Why would I leave the security, my comfort space and go to a place that I do not even know?

But here's the thing. God is GOD; He is almighty. In the next verse, he says I will. He begins saying, and I will. That means the rest is up to God and God is going to deliver his promise. Whatever God speaks, he is faithful and true to fulfill his promises.

And God tells Abraham, if you do this, if you leave everything and go to the place, I will show you. I will bless you and make your name great and you will be a blessing. Imagine that; we want to be blessed. And God is telling, not only will I bless you, I will make your name great, I will to fortify you. I will increase you. I will give you power. I will give you riches. I will give you a good health. I will increase you. And you will be a blessing to others.

Not only will we be blessed, we will be blessed to a point where we can bless others. Imagine that kind of blessing, a blessing that not only satisfies you, but a lot more people who are connected to you, people who surround you. That is true blessing. That comes only from God. We read the Psalmist speak of something very similar in Psalm Chapter three verse one he says many raise up against me. Many are my enemies. In Verse three, he says, but you Lord.

Many are my enemies. Many rise up against me. Many say bad and wicked things about me. Many say I cannot be saved. But you, Lord are a shield that surrounds me. You are my glory and the one who holds my head high. Think about that; the confidence of the Psalmist in God is that God is the one who is real protection and true blessing. Every other blessing we achieve or attain in our life is temporary, it's momentary.

But when true blessing comes from God, that blessing not only remains in our life, but it overflows onto the people around us. Now, that is the kind of blessing we want. And what does it take to receive such a blessing from God? We must trust him. That's right. You must trust in the Lord, and he will bless you. Let's pray.

Father, we thank you that you are trustworthy, that you keep your word, you give your promises, and you fulfill them in the right season, in your appointed time. And we trust in you. Lord, help our unbelief, moments when we are weak, we falter, and we fail to put our trust in you. But just as the Psalmist says, when I'm afraid I put my trust in the Lord Psalm fifty-six, three. Lord, help us whenever we are afraid to put our trust in you knowing the true blessings come from you. In Jesus name. Amen.