Introduction: Our Lord has been GOOD to us! As you have probably heard hundreds of times…”Jesus has been BETTER to me than I DESERVE”! his writer can say AMEN!! How should we receive the BLESSINGS from our GREAT and MIGHTY God? And how can we be a Blessing?

1. Receive the BLESSINGS With THANKSGIVING!

“He that regardeth the day, regardeth it unto the Lord; and he that regardeth not the day, to the Lord he doth not regard it. He that eateth, eateth to the Lord, for he giveth God thanks; and he that eateth not, to the Lord he eateth not, and giveth God thanks. 7For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself. 8For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord’s. 9For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living.” (Rom 14:6-9)

Instead of COMPLAINING of what we do not have….we ought to be PRAISING our Lord for what we do have.

* Health
* Forgiveness
* Peace
* Joy
* Family
* Resources

Are you GRATEFUL for all our Lord Jesus has done? Why not stop right now and THANK Him?

2. Receive the BLESSINGS With WORSHIP!

“And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come. 9And when those beasts give glory and honour and thanks to him that sat on the throne, who liveth for ever and ever, 10The four and twenty elders fall down before him that sat on the throne, and worship him that liveth for ever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying, 11Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.” (Rev 4:8-11)

Angels are to worship Jesus!

“6And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him.”(Heb 1:6)

But today, in many places, man is WORSHIPPED instead of Jesus Christ!

“Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: 25Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.” (Rom 1:25)

Do you take time to WORSHIP every day? How about on Sundays? Do make it a priority to gather for corporate WORSHIP? Remember what the writer of the book of Hebrews wrote:

“Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. 23Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;) 24And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: 25Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.” (Heb 10:23-25)

Did you notice the last phrase of that verse? “…but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.”

That means we need to encourage one another because the coming of JESUS is drawing near!