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Wednesday, February 14, 2024

A Love Forever & An Endless Hallelujah!

 


We love because He first loved us.”- 1 John 4:19


Hi friends,

Today on Feb 14th when the whole world is celebrating Love, It is true that we love the people in our lives, our spouses, our children, our parents, our siblings, our nieces , our nephews, our friends, our relatives and those close to our heart too Maybe our teachers, acquaintances or even people who we don’t know well but just love them for who they are….All this is good. However, among all these, the truest and best of all loves is the love God has for us and the Love we have for Him. Nothing could be purer, more complete or more intense than the love of the Creator for His Creation. He loved us enough to give His life for us on the Cross of Calvary and we love Him because He first loved us.

The best thing about His love is that He knows us fully- strengths and weaknesses, flaws and all and yet loves us so fully that there is not an iota of love more for Him to love us with.  When we truly know and understand the depth of His love, we will be the most secure creatures on this planet because His word says in Rom 8:38,39 “ For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

How blessed are we to experience such a love in this life of ours! What can we give in return for a love so spotless and pure? All He wants is our heartfelt surrender and worship.  Today, I want to share a beautiful worship song by Matt Redman. The central theme of the Song “Endless Hallelujah”  released in 2011 as part of Matt’s album “10,000 Reasons,” revolves around the idea of eternal worship, where believers will one day join in a continuous chorus of praise and adoration to God. It speaks of a future beyond this earthly life, where sorrow, pain, and tears will be replaced with joy, peace, and an endless hallelujah.

It is a song I go back to time and time again and every time it invokes in me the hope and anticipation we have of eternal life with God and one day joining the choir of angels in Heaven where we will all sing an Endless Hallelujah to the King. Let us sing this love song back to Him with a heart full of praise and adoration for His love for us.

https://youtu.be/gtzAciGlgKE?si=idG0PvwL0o51d8vu

 

Have a blessed week!

Sparky Laurie

 

Monday, January 22, 2024

You are the God of all My Days!

 

“You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed.” Psalms 139:16


Dear friends,

Hope you are well. This post I wrote inspired by a song by Casting Crowns called ‘GOD OF ALL MY DAYS!’ Do anyone of us know how many days we have? The answer is No …really but we have a God who knows our first and last breath and He is the God of all our Days.

The last week I came to know of the sudden demise of a teacher from the school where my children attend. It was a shock to many and though I didn’t really know this teacher, yet when I heard of her sudden cardiac arrest, the unpredictability of life just dawned on me once again. A few times I have written about the shortness of life in the posts about the sudden departure of my brother- in law and of my dearest friend ‘S’ (both in their early 40’s). Life suddenly turns upside down for the families left behind and that vacuum that they create in our hearts can never really be filled except for a hope that we will meet them once again on the other shore!

However, one thing that we can always bank on is that none of this ever comes as a surprise to our Lord. He is indeed The Alpha & The Omega – The Beginning & The End (Rev 1:8) and there is nothing that is beyond His knowledge and His perfect will. So, we can rest assured that Our Lord who loves us to the point of death, is fully aware of everything that concerns us. How reassuring that we are not just left hanging there in the air in uncertainty but that amid all that has happened, is happening and will be happening, He is on the Throne and in complete control.

Next let us see what kind of a God we have;

When we are broken, He is our Healer ( Jer 30:17)

He is the One who makes all things new (Rev 21:15)

He is the Wisdom to all our questions (1 Corin 1:30-31)

He is our Savior in frightful situations (Isa 41:13)

He is the God who never changes.( Malachi 3:6)

He is the God who pursues us with love (Jer 31:3)

The God whose Grace covers us in our repeated failures.(Exodus 34:6)

He is the God who is our strength when we fall.(2 Corin 12:9)

He is the lifter of our head (Psalms 3:3)

The reason that we sing.(Psalms 59:16, Psalms 63:7)

In our worries, He is our stillness. (Psalms 46:10)

In our searching, He is our answer. ( Jer 29:13)

In our blindness, our Vision (Isa 9:2)

In our bondage, our Freedom! ( Gal 5:1)

What more do we need? He’s the God who is with us unchanging in all the seasons of our life and He loves us more than we could ever imagine!

Let us sing this song with the quiet reassurance that no matter what happens to us in our lives, He is the God who stays and the God of All Our Days!

 https://youtu.be/ZYkZE8AogDE?si=l5P5cNHb64V7O0Z_



Let me end with this quote by Hugh Prather : 

Have a blessed week!

Sparky laurie


Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Destined For Greatness!

“Now all glory to God, who is able ,through His mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.”- Ephesians 3:20

Hi friends,

Hope you are doing fine. It’s been a while now since I’ve penned something. Today I want to share 2 keys to overcoming any trial in your life successfully. This post is based on something I learnt recently from a great man of God who has been through one of the biggest trials of his life and has come out stronger!

We all go through different types of trials in our lives. For some it may be some financial issue, for another it may be death of a loved one or a sickness in the body or mind or some kind of family/ personal relationship issue. Sometimes however, we may go through trials that may seem so unfair that we may be tempted to ask Lord why has this happened or worse…may even cause us to wallow in self-pity asking the question, “ why Me Lord?”…Those are instances in life when we suffer despite doing the right thing. We suffer for standing up for the right cause. In such cases, we must remember the Biblical examples of Stephen the Martyr, John the Baptist and of course our Lord Jesus Christ- all of whom suffered pain, misunderstanding, rejection, loneliness and ultimately death despite living righteous lives and causing no harm to anyone. Yes, there are such times in our lives when we need to remember that we are followers of Christ and that means we need to embrace the Cross and follow Him daily. Jesus says in Mathew 16:24 that “If anyone wants to be my Disciple, he must deny himself, take up his cross and follow Me.”

We are all born in the image of God and therefore each one of us has a great purpose in this life that only we can accomplish.  It may be visible to others, or it may not be visible to others, but we must continue faithfully whatever task the Lord has given us and shine as bright as we can in our respective places that the Lord has placed us. Amidst this, there may be instances for us to get disappointed or discouraged due to the trials in our life. As mentioned in John 16:33 we are only human and so it is only natural that by default; as being part of this fallen world, that we go through different kinds of problems, trials, and testing but the real question is how can we rise above them successfully? Here are 2 main keys for this :  1) Do Not Allow Offense to Sabotage your Greatness.  

2)      Do Not Allow Intimidation to Sabotage your Greatness.

 Let us see each point in detail. The first point is do not let Offense sabotage your greatness- Offense means we perceive an insult or disregard to ourselves. It means we are hurt over the slightest of issues. This must not be so if we are true followers of Christ. We must be humble and forgiving and full of love even to those who hurt us whether it be intentional or not. This can be very difficult but the Lord who watches over us will reward us when we choose to be free of offense. Our life too would be hassle-free from issues and misunderstandings that stem from assumptions. We instead choose to be intentional and deliberate in our love walk. Proverbs 19:11 says :”A person’s wisdom yields patience; it is to one’s glory to overlook an offense.”

The 2nd point is Do not allow Intimidation or Fear to Sabotage your Greatness- Often in life, we know the right thing to do, but somehow we bow down to fear. Often its fear of what other people will say or think or will I be misunderstood or may be even will I be understood??? And that keeps us from doing the good we know we should and being the best that we can be so let’s just roll up our sleeves and look fear in the face and say not today fear “ For God has not given me a Spirit of Fear but of Power, Love & a Sound Mind!” – 2 Timothy 1:7 & add to that Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”

Let me end with this quote from Nike: “Greatness…… it’s just something we made up. Somehow, we’ve come to believe that ‘greatness’ is a gift reserved for a Chosen few- for Prodigies, for Superstars & the rest of us can only stand by …. watching! You can forget that ‘greatness’ is not some rare DNA Strand, it’s not some precious thing, ‘greatness’ is no more unique to us than breathing! We’re all capable of it, all of us! Find your Greatness!



https://youtu.be/nQWMLWoGEOw?si=YZicpQOmSk3UBcju




https://youtu.be/KBD18rsVJHk?si=kdBGO_1eUdzpVnUr

 

Have a blessed week!

Sparkylaurie

 

Monday, October 30, 2023

What is Patience & the easiest way to develop it!

 

James 5:8 "You, too, must be patient. Take courage, for the coming of the Lord is near."

Hi friends,

Hope this post finds you in good health and spirits! This week, I’d like to share something that I’ve been learning in the past few months in my life. At some points in our life , we may be totally overwhelmed and here may be no one who can understand us  no even we ourselves, but what we need to remember at such times is that no matter what we go through we can always be certain that the Lord understands and loves us. There will be nothing to change that.

Sometimes life does get messy and we wonder how to get it all cleaned up. We may run to this person or that person thinking that they could help but they either don’t have the time or the energy to help us out. At that time, the best thing is to surrender everything at the Lord’s feet and simply wait patiently on Him. Psalms 46:10 says “Be still and know that I am Lord.” We remember then that all humans are mere mortals and that they sincerely may not have what it takes to help us in our despair. We too may not be able to take one more step …it is at that time that He whispers to us to ‘be patient’ and not to give up that easily!

What is Patience ?

“Patience is defined as the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, problems or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious.” It may also be called Longsuffering. No body likes to wait….be it in traffic, be it in the supermarket queue… We call someone and roll our eyes wondering why they don’t pick up…. We send another person an urgent email and wonder when they would reply….we wait for an appointment that never seems to materialize…we wonder will I lose out on my blessing if we don’t do something ? A voice cautions us - is it wise to just allow things slip us by?;especially when it’s a thing we have wanted and have been waiting for a long time ….all of these situations are really God ordained delays to teach us PATIENCE- the art of waiting peacefully no matter what the situation … Friendships could be restored…Relationships could be saved…Offences could be avoided with a little more patience.

How to develop Patience? 

How we develop this patience is by focusing on none other than the One who is the Alpha and Omega – The One who knows the Beginning from the End! So, if we have a loving Heavenly Father who knows what’s going to happen beforehand itself, then why don’t we just surrender everything into His hand and stop trying to make things happen in our strength? We could pray,” Lord Do something about my situation ….and He will see us through…. instead of sharing our frustrations and doubts with just anyone ,we should share them with the Only One who really cares and who could really do something about it! Our Loving Heavenly Father! Let’s ask Him for vision to see things as they really are and the wisdom to do things as He would do them …. In the meantime, let’s just love Him with all our soul, strength, mind with all our heart! Luke 10:27 …Hallelujah! He is King of Kings & Lord of Lords and reigns forever! “He’s a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. “-Heb 11:6

Sharing this song hoping it blesses us all!



 https://youtu.be/CR5IoWH9OiI?si=uoNFUcHwB09kTNlB

GOD, I LOOK TO YOU! By Jenn Johnson, (Bethel Church)

Have a blessed week!

Sparkylaurie

Monday, October 9, 2023

No man knows the Day or the Hour!

 

"And the Spirit & The Bride Say Come!..."- Rev 22:17 

Hi friends,

Hope this blogpost finds you in good health and spirits. The signs of the times point to the soon coming of our Lord and King Jesus! Mathew 24 outlines some of the different signs of His coming being so near…

1)  Wars & Rumors of War (vs 6)   

2) Nations rising against nation and kingdoms against kingdoms (vs 7a)

3) Famines (vs 7)

 4) Pestilences (vs 7)

5) Earthquakes (verse 7)

6) Hated for Jesus’s sake (vs 9)

7) Many will be offended (vs 10)

8) Betrayal (verse 10)

9) False Prophets & many will be deceived (vs 11)

10) Lawlessness (vs 12)

11) Love of many growing cold (vs12)

12) Gospel will be preached in all the world (vs 14)

13) Sun will be darkened, moon will not give light, stars will fall from Heaven, powers of Heaven will be shaken. (vs 29)

Amidst the gloom and doom surrounding us, one thing that gives us hope and keeps us looking upward and marching onward is that Jesus is coming soon for His Bride -The Church.

There is no doubt that we are in the last of the last days; the question for us to consider is ARE WE READY FOR HIM? 1 Thessalonians 5:2 says that the Day of the Lord shall come as a thief in the night. Meaning that No man knows the day or hour, not even the angels of Heaven but only the Father knows. (Mathew 24:36) So it is imperative that we do everything in our power to be ready for Him.

1) Accept Jesus as Our Lord & Savior/ Rededication – Rom 10:9-11 says that if we confess with our mouth and believe with our heart that Jesus died for our sins and rose from the dead and is now seated at the right-hand side of the Father interceding for us.  If we have already accepted Him, we can check how far we have backslidden and must return to our First Love & be red hot on fire for the Lord. All this can only be done by the Blessed Holy Spirit who cleanses us from all impurities that we pick up as being born in sin and living in a fallen world. 2 Corin 1:21,22 NLT says that  “It is God who enables us to stand firm for Christ. He has commissioned us, and He has identified is as His own by placing the Holy Spirit in our hearts as the first instalment that guarantees everything He has promised us.”

2) Baptism – In water and Spirit. We need to follow the example of Jesus and be baptized by Immersion in Water, and we need to pray for a Baptism by Fire which is being filled with the Holy Spirit and the demonstration of gift of Tongues. John 3:5 says “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, He cannot see the kingdom of God.”

3) Prayer in the Secret Place- We need to build up our prayer altar and make it a habit to have a Quiet Time with the Lord when He will speak to us and we can listen and learn from Him. We have to make Prayer our lifestyle and pray without ceasing in all things and for all things. 1 Thess 5:17

4) Praise & Worship- Singing Psalms and songs and hymns to usher in the Presence and Glory of God. Eph 5:19 says that we must sing unto the Lord from our heart.

5) Bible study and meditation - We need the Word to be successful in the spiritual warfare that we enter into the moment we become real Christians. We read in Mathew 4 how Jesus used the Sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God to fight against the temptations of the Devil. We need to put on the whole armor of God as mentioned in Ephesians 6: 11-18 in order to stand against the wiles of the enemy.

6) Fellowship with the saints- We need to find the right people we can share with and encourage one another. If we pray to the Lord for the right people , He will bring them into our lives. As Iron sharpens Iron we will be able to grow quicker by learning from one another. (Proverbs 27:17)

7)Sowing in to the Kingdom of God- We read in 2 Corin 9:6-7 that “God loves a cheerful Giver.”  We must give to the work of God that which we have in our hand and He will provide us with more than we can ask think or imagine. However, we must be sure that we are sowing into the right and fertile soil where help goes to the needy ones and not into the wrong pockets.

8) Always be ready to learn- John 14:26 “It is the Holy Spirit who will teach us all things”, sometimes through His Word and sometimes through other people. We must always be teachable and ready to learn. If we are teachable, God will put into our hands different resources like books and tapes, different websites and blogs. We can also go for the right Conferences and build up our faith from time to time. Learning from the mistakes of others prevent us from making the same mistakes and this would accelerate our learning capacity.

9) Serve – We have a Savior who never hesitated to serve the people around Him. “He taught, healed the sick, cleansed the lepers, fed the hungry and delivered those oppressed of the devil.” -Mathew 4:23,24. He went to the extent to wash the feet of His disciples! (John 13:12,15) What a wonderful example to follow we have! We see in Eph 4:11 that God has blessed every one of us with some gift of the Holy Spirit. Whatever the talent that the Lord has given us, we must use it to further the Kingdom of God. If it is singing, we can join the Music Ministry, if it is to prophecy, we can encourage /edify another with it, if it is to take care of the old /sick we can do that. If it is to cook, we can share the love of God with the hungry, or we can be a friend/ listening ear to someone who is hurt and broken and in need of a shoulder to cry on. If we have the gift of time and tears, we could be an Intercessor and stand in the gap and pray to God for people around us in need of breakthrough in their life. Jesus will help us to pray and put fresh ideas for us to intercede. It is said that Intercessors are very close to the heart of God for He shares His burdens with them, and they call things into being with their prayers.

10) Share the Good News- In Mathew 28:19,20 Jesus has given us the Great Commission to “go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit and to teach them to obey everything He has commanded us.” We may never be able to travel as a missionary to the Nations, but we can be faithful and bloom where the Lord has planted us. We can pray to God to make us a Blessing wherever we go. We can ask the Holy Spirit for direction and guidance about what He wants us to do to share the Good News of the Gospel with the people around us. We can shine our light so brightly that people would see Jesus in us. Everybody needs Jesus! We can pray for the salvation of the people in our life and those who ask us to pray for them. Of course, we need to depend on the Holy Spirit for wisdom and discernment always; for apart from Him we can do nothing. John 15: 5 we can be available to Him and He will use us in small ways to bring life to those in need of His touch.

So, there is indeed so much for us to do to fan into flame the gift of God in us. For God has not given us a spirit of timidity but of power, love and self-discipline and we should never be ashamed of sharing our testimony of how the Lord has transformed our lives by saving us, giving us purpose and making us holy by His grace. (2 Tim 1:6-8)

In Mathew 25, verses 1-13, we read of the Parable of the Ten Virgins. There were 5 who were wise and five who were foolish. We read that all 10 of them fall asleep waiting for the bridegroom. However, the wise ones had kept extra oil ready, unlike the foolish ones who miss the wedding banquet because they were not ready for Him. And the door was shut!

Let us always be ready for the Bridegroom (Our Lord & King Jesus) is coming soon to receive His Beautiful Bride, (Us , the Church) without spot or blemish and let is keep our lamps burning with the oil which signifies the anointing. Jesus ends this beautiful parable once again by warning us in Mathew 25:13 “to keep watch because you do not know the day or the hour!”

We read in the book of Revelation chapter 22 and verse 12 “Behold I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to everyone according to his work.” Let that be an encouragement for us to always be ready for Him and “to redeem the time coz the days are evil.”- Eph 5:14-17

Enjoy this song: He’s Coming Soon! By Bebe & Cece Winans.

https://youtu.be/0TzPXlQ4OFs?si=7vB4jIsygPl-9W6Q

 


 

Rev 2:20 " Surely I am coming quickly..."Amen Even so, come Lord Jesus!

 

Blessings!

Sparky Laurie

Tuesday, September 26, 2023

My Sheep Hear My Voice!

 "My sheep hear My Voice and I know them, and they follow Me."- John 10:27 

Hi Friends,

Hope you are doing fine. All of us know John 10 which speaks about Jesus as our Shepherd. No matter what we are going through, we can get through it if we hear the voice of our Shepherd and follow His instruction. This morning as I was reading this portion, I felt the emphasis on how we should hear the right voice. Just listening to any voice that comes to us is one of the biggest mistakes we could make. The same mistake that Eve made in the Garden of Eden. In the cacophony of voices around us, how do we know which Voice to listen to and which voice to ignore and which voice to totally reject. Based on this Scripture portion, let’s see how we can recognize and obey the right Voice- the voice of our Shepherd Lord Jesus Christ

1) The Right Voice is selfless, the wrong voice is selfish – “The thief comes only to steal, kill and destroy but the Lord comes to give us sustenance and abundant life.” – John 10:10 The Voice that is selfish and does not have our good interests in mind is the voice we should ignore totally. The Word says in John 10 that our Good Shepherd even gives up His own Life to save the sheep. That’s how selfless the love of our Shepherd Jesus is. (John 10:11)  

      2) The Right Voice is true, the wrong Voice is false- The Word of God says in John 14:6 says "I am the Way, the Truth and the life." However we read in 2 Corin 11:13-14 that there may be many false voices around us that may appear good but are deceitful and we should never fall for these voices as “even the devil masquerades as an angel of light.”

       3) The Right Voice is personal and intimate (John 10:3) ;the wrong voice is manipulative and controlling – The Shepherd knows His sheep and calls each of them by a special name. The Sheep know the Voice of their Shepherd and follow Him alone. The enemy doesn’t really care for the sheep , they just want to use us to fulfil their evil motives and though the voice of the enemy may be persuasive as with Eve in the Garden , we should always recognize the cruel manipulations behind the wrong voice and stay away from it immediately. Arguing or thinking on the suggestions of the evil one  will only lead us to confusion. Thank God that we have a Shepherd who cares for us so much that if we seek Him He always answers us.(Jere 29:13)

     4) The Right voice, draws us to the Word while the wrong voice drives us away from the Word–The Sheep runs away from the Wrong Voice as they do not know the Voice of the Stranger- The Lord’s Voice is always recognizable as gentle and will always be in line with the Word of God but the stranger's Voice never lines up with the Word of God. We too should flee the wrong voice as we have nothing in common with this Voice and the enemy would use even the smallest bit of attention that we give that voice to fill us with doubt as he did in the Garden of Eden and distract us from the wonderful plans that the Lord has for us. (Jere 29:11)

      5) The Right Voice will save us while the wrong voice leads us to danger – Our Lord Jesus willingly lays down His life for us to save us from danger (John 10:15,18) there is always a hedge of protection when we adhere to the Voice of our Shepherd. However, the hireling flees in times of danger as he does not care about the sheep. (John 10:12,13) He leaves the sheep, and the wolf comes and catches and scatters the sheep. John 10:28 says That Our Good Shepherd gives us Eternal Life and we will never perish and no one can snatch them out of His hand.

Prayer:

Lord Jesus, thank you for being our Good Shepherd. We shall not lack in anything. (Psalms 23:1,2) Please keep our ears attuned to hear only Your still small voice; help us to recognize Your still small Voice and always obey You Lord. Forgive the times we have unknowingly and carelessly heeded to the Wrong voices around us – the Voice of our Flesh, the Voice of people around us, the Voice of the Enemy. Help us to be Yours and Yours alone and to hear Your Voice more and more clearly Lord in these Last Days. We surrender to You Our Good Shepherd, You who loves us so much that You went to the greatest extent to prove your Love for us by willingly laying Your Own life for us that we could  enjoy Abundant Life here on Earth and ever afterwards forever.

Hope and pray that we, His sheep will always hear His Voice alone!

https://youtu.be/aaLhqh3Yb44?si=QyCyu68a25HEmiFl



God bless,

Sparky Laurie

 

Monday, September 18, 2023

Created to Blossom!

"Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him."- Jeremiah 17:7


Hi friends,

Hope you are doing good! This morning I came across this beautiful passage in Jeremiah 17 which calls us to be the blessed of the Lord. The blessing or the curse depends on our choices. These are some truths that can be universally applied to each one of us no matter which walk of life we come from! First let us discuss the three kinds of people who can actually lose out on the blessings of God.

1) The One who puts his trust in man-  Jer 17:5,6 -

 Jeremiah actually calls this kind of person as a cursed one. Since he puts his trust in man and puts his strength in flesh. He goes on to describe the condition of this man  is like a shrub in the desert place. The growth of this plant is stunted meaning its barely alive. It is also called a lonely bush in the wilderness. This is its survival strategy as there is very little water and nutrients in that parched place due to low rainfall & poor soil (salt land). When we put our trust in people, it is sure that they will disappoint us sometime or other in life! Our Anchor in life should always be God and not people, no matter how powerful or influential they may be, our God is bigger than any other person on this earth.

Antidote - Psalms 118:8,9 "It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man. It is better to trust in the Lord, than to put confidence in princes." NKJV

2) The One who trusts in his Own heart- Jeremiah 17:9,10

Nowadays there's a popular saying, " go by your heart." Though this may seem like the right thing to do, the Word of God speaks differently about this. Jeremiah 17: 9,10 says "the heart is deceitful above all things and also is desperately wicked." 

Proverbs 28:26 says "Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered."

 Proverbs 3:7 says "Do not be wise in your own eyes, fear the Lord and depart from evil." 

As long as our hearts and minds are surrendered and sanctified by the Blessed Holy Spirit we can make wise decisions but if we put our trust in our human knowledge or past experience, we may be wrong. Wrong choices without being guided by the blessed Holy Spirit may cause us to make wrong decisions and thereby lead us away from the blessings God has kept for us. 

Antidote - Psalms 37:5 " Commit your way to the Lord, Trust also in Him and He will help you."- NLT

3) The One who trusts in his  Riches- 

In Jeremiah 17:11, we come across another beautiful imagery that explains this point beautifully. Here we read about "the partridge that broods but does not hatch" - this refers to the Jewish belief that the  partridge is a bird that steals the eggs of other birds and adds them to her own. So when the eggs hatch, the chicks leave the partridge because they really don't belong to that bird. Similar is the case of people who have acquired riches unjustly. Such wealth disappears just when the owner is counting on it for security. 

Psalms 49:16-20 NLT also speaks about this :" Be not afraid when a man becomes rich, when the glory of his house increases. For when he dies he will carry nothing away; his glory will not go down after him. For though, while he lives, he counts himself blessed —and though you get praise when you do well for yourself— his soul will go to the generation of his fathers, who will never again see light. Man in his pomp yet without understanding is like the beasts that perish." 

Even Jesus speaks a parable about a rich man who built bigger barns to store more crops - Luke 12:16-21. We read that God calls this man a fool. In spite of all the wealth that he amassed, He could not be truly blessed.

Antidote - Proverbs 11:28 "He who trusts in His riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

THE TRULY BLESSED ONE !

How then can we be blessed? We can find the key in Jeremiah 17:7-8. 

Psalms 1: 2-3 describes them. Those who trust in the Lord are those who take delight in His Word. They will be like a tree that is planted by rivers of water and thus brings forth its fruit in its season. Their leaves will not wither, and whatever such people do, they will prosper.

They are the ones who trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on their own understanding .In all their ways they acknowledge Him and He directs their paths." Prov 3:5,6

How can such people who are totally surrendered to the Lord not be blessed by Him? They are the ones who are blessed to be a blessing. We are called and created  not just to survive here on this earth but for so much more! We are called to Blossom and Bloom where God has planted us.

Let's enjoy this song Blossom by Shyju Mathew which reminds us that we are called to Blossom! Hope you enjoy it as much as I did !
https://youtu.be/Jnnib4qZg8A?si=FnGm662COkQw42Xz


Have a blessed week! 
Sparky laurie