Overflowing Blessing

Overflowing Blessing

Focus Word: Overflowing Blessing
Focus Verse: Psalm 23:6 “Surely your goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life”
Declaration: Goodness and mercy overtake me today; I overflow with blessing to bless others.
God's blessing flows from relationship, not chance.
It is your relationship with God that blesses you. Psalm 23 starts with “The Lord is my shepherd.” This means that we have an individual relationship with God. Some of us think of God as an external and universal being. Like someone you know of, but don’t know personally. But look at David’s life, he says “the Lord is MY Shepherd”. He has a personal relationship with God.
How many of us can say: To the world he is God, but to me, he is my Father! Overflow starts with connection with the Shepherd.
Our overflow of blessing starts with our relationship with God. Blessing in scripture is not random luck or lottery. It flows from walking with God.
John 10:11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep.”
If God is a good shepherd, we are His good sheep.
James 1:17 “Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.”
Ephesians 1:3 “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.”
When the shepherd leads, provision follows. When I follow the shepherd, goodness and mercy follows me!
Just like train bogeys that are connected to the Engine, drawing strength from it, the sheep get their strength when they are connected to the shepherd.
God’s goodness pursues his children.
Surely goodness and love/ mercy will follow us. The word ‘follow’ carries the idea of pursuing or chasing after. Let’s appoint Jesus as our Shepherd, then surely goodness and mercy will follow us.
Romans 8:28 “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”
Psalm 84:11 “no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.”
Lamentations 3:22-23 “Because of the LORD's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”
Even difficult seasons cannot cancel covenant goodness.He never changes. He is like the sun. Even though clouds hide the sun for a while, He is still faithful and working things out for your good.
He is the God of generations. God’s goodness remains at work even when it is unseen.
Overflow is more than material prosperity.
Blessings are not just about money or earthly things, it is about all things and life in abundance- peace, guidance, restoration, presence, honour, protection, overflow, tranquility etc. Our cup overflows.
3 John 1:2 “Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well”
Philippians 4:19 “And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.”
John 7:38 “Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.”
Overflow begins inward before appearing outward.
Overflowing blessing must flow toward others.
God blessed us not to accumulate, but to distribute as well.
Genesis 12:2 “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.”
2 Corinthians 9:8 “And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.”
Overflow is designed to spill into generosity, encouragement, service, and kingdom impact. A candle is lit for someone else’s benefit . Similarly, Blessed people become channels of blessing.
We need to believe that it is goodness and mercy that follows us every day! You are not abandoned or orphaned, but God lives with us and leads us as a shepherd. You do not walk alone, goodness and mercy are following you into every area of your life.