Accessing The Blessing Through Uprightness

SUNDAY 06, APRIL 2025

TOPIC: ACCESSING THE BLESSING THROUGH UPRIGHTNESS

SCRIPTURE: By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked. Proverbs 11:11

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: If we must access the blessing of Abraham, we must also desire the uprightness of Abraham.

Our anchor Scripture makes it clear that by the blessing of the upright, a city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked. This implies that there is a blessing allocation for the righteous.

Ps 24:3-5 says, Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or who shall stand in his holy place? 4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. 5 He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and righteousness from the God of his salvation.

The person who has clean hands and a pure heart shall receive the blessing from the Lord. But if a person is deceitful, if his hands are not clean, and if his heart is not pure, he cannot receive the blessing from the Lord. He cannot receive righteousness from the God of Jacob. Godliness or godly character is a magnet of the blessing of God, but ungodliness is a killer of the blessing of God. Abraham was someone who lived in uprightness and walked in goldy character.

Genesis14:22 says, And Abram said to the king of Sodom, I have lift up mine hand unto the LORD, the most high God, the possessor of heaven and earth, That I will not take from a thread even to a shoelatchet, and that I will not take any thing that is thine, lest thou shouldest say, I have made Abram rich:

Abraham decided never to take what was not his. This is a character of godliness. A godly person does not take what is not his. Abraham had financial integrity, and his integrity was key to his blessing.

We always sing a song,

“Abraham’s blessings are mine 2x

I am blessed in the Morning and blessed in the evening,

Abraham’s Blessings are mine…”

But we have never asked for the uprightness of Abraham. The truth is, if we must access the blessing of Abraham, we must also desire the uprightness of Abraham.

Remember this: If we must access the blessing of Abraham, we must also desire the uprightness of Abraham.

ASSIGNMENT:

1. Make up your mind to be upright like Abraham did.
2. Stay away from every form of sin and guilt so you can access the blessing of the Lord.

PRAYER: Father, I ask for the grace to live an upright life. Deliver me from every form of sin and guilt Lord, in Jesus’ Name.

FOR FURTHER UNDERSTANDING, GET THIS MESSAGE: THE BLESSING OF THE UPRIGHT. QUOTE: God does not have a scarcity of blessings; he only has a shortage of faithful people.

Culled from the book, “30 Secrets to the Top” by Dr Paul Enenche.

DAILY READING: 2 Chronicles 13-15.

AMAZING FACT: Elephant tusks are often used to dig for water and food during dry seasons.

PROPHETIC DECLARATION/WORD: Receive a baptism of the spirit of the Lord to walk in uprightness in this season in Jesus’ Name.