DCLM Sincere Milk 22 July 2026 — The Lord Blesses
Topic: The Lord Blesses
Bible Reading: Genesis 26:11-14(KJV)
11And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.
13And the man waxed great, and went forward, and grew until he became very great:
14For he had possession of flocks, and possession of herds, and great store of servants: and the Philistines envied him.
KEY VERSE: “Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him.” Genesis 26:12
Message
Isaac was a friend of God. The protection of God was on him. Abimelech warned his people who had been disturbing Isaac to stop their wicked activities towards him. This was God’s favour on him. Isaac learned to love the Lord from the time he was a young child. He was that boy who willingly gave himself to his father to be offered as sacrifice to God. God was happy with him and provided a ram from heaven to his father for the burnt offering. The blessing of Abraham passed on to him not just because he was Abraham’s son, but because he, personally, loved and obeyed the Lord.
God always blesses those children who love and obey Him. Isaac was not slothful or lazy either. Though he inherited covenant blessings from his father, yet he worked very hard. Our Bible passage confirms that God blessed Isaac more and more. It is not enough to know and quote the promises of God to bless you. If you know all the promises of God in your heart and fold your hand and do not work, the blessings of God’s provision may not come. Isaac had all-round blessings.
The same God who promises to make you the head and not the tail is the same Who has warned us not to be slothful in business, but rather consider the ants who work hard at the right time. As you turn away from that lazy and procrastinating attitude, God will bless all you do.
PRAYER FOR TODAY
Lord, help me to love, obey You and work hard so that You will bless me.
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
