THE PROMISE OF HIS BLESSING

Today's reading: Haggai

"I am giving you a promise now while the seed is still in the barn, before you have harvested your grain and before the grapevine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have produced their crops. From this day onward I will bless you." Haggai 2:19 NLT

God's promise of blessing for His people didn't come after they had accomplished a great task--it came after they laid the foundation of the Temple of the Lord.

Upon sitting the first stones in place.

As their most minute of obedience was seen by God.

'...while the seed was still in the barn...'

'...before the grain was harvested...'

'...before the crops were produced...'

What about you?

In this 'thankful' time of year, as you ponder past blessings of the Lord--have you stopped to consider how much more prevalent God's blessings were upon your life when you were obedient in the smallest of things?

God's blessings don't always come at the completion of a grand-scale work, they trickle in as our hearts, minds and hands get busy with the menial tasks of living for Him on a day-to-day basis.

What's He asking you to do for Him?

How might your very first step of obedience open up the floodgates of His blessings to flow into your life?