A Sermon Delivered on Wednesday evening, February 23rd, 2022, by
Evangelist PAUL ACQUAH, Live on MZ Radio London, UK
As Christians, we can become complacent and satisfied knowing that we’re going to heaven, but God wants us to live an abundant life here and now! When you have God’s double portion blessings, you can expect your life to be fuller, richer, and more satisfying. But are you willing to go after it? If you truly want a double portion from the Lord, then you’ll be willing to put your own plans aside and seek out what God
has for you. It doesn’t necessarily come easy. It’s not going to come without some dedication and effort
from your side. But if you are willing, like Elisha was, to chase after a double portion, the opportunity is
there. God has already blessed you. His favour is on you. So, go after Him with all your heart and see what God has got in store for you! The purpose of this message is to show you how to receive a double portion of God’s blessings in your life.
Living in double portion blessings means living in God’s greater blessings. This is a higher realm of living.
“Instead of your shame you will receive a double portion, and instead of disgrace you will rejoice in your inheritance. And so you will inherit a double portion in your land, and everlasting joy will be yours” (Isa.61:7).
This scripture says instead of your former shame, you will have a double portion and instead of
humiliation, your people will shout for joy over their portion. In their land! I’m glad He didn’t say when
you go to heaven. I’m sure many of you have a lot of difficult and challenging things in your life. God wants to renew your strength so you can enjoy the peaceful and joyful life He has planned for you. Go for what God has planned for you. You don’t have to settle for less than the many blessings God has for you. Your attitude of settling for less is what is keeping you from receiving the good and perfect things from God.
God’s blessings are the blessings that belong to all His children. When you become born again, you are
called into God’s blessings. In that place of blessings, you are favoured. Every child of God is blessed and you begin to walk in the promises of God. You are supposed to walk in good health, righteousness, and prosperity.
You are a blessed person. You may be going through a couple of struggles here and there, and still going
through life. And that’s where a lot of Christians are. It’s a good place to be, but there’s another realm of
God blessings where only a few Christians live, and that’s God’s greater blessings. That’s a double portion blessing. The main reason we aren’t receiving His double portion blessings is because we are willing to settle for less. Very few are committed to receiving what God has for them. We have been influenced more by the world than by God’s Word and are satisfied to accept far less than what God has provided.
Christians are to live an extraordinary life God designed for us to enjoy. Living in double portion blessings will not happen automatically. Only few of God’s children live in this realm. This is a place you decide how your life will be. As long as you are not eager to receive God’s double portion blessings, you will remain the same. That is an important truth. You must reach a place in life where you eagerly pursue God’s greater blessings. You must have a holy dissatisfaction with ordinary life before you can experience all that God has for you. It doesn’t happen accidentally or automatically. God wants you to have an abundant life. That includes double portion blessings (see John 10:10). You will not live in God’s double portion because you are a nice person. You will not live in God’s double portion because you are prayerful. You will not live in God’s double portion because you are born again.
So many of God’s children live in His blessings, but there are greater blessings, or double portion blessings, and it takes faith to get those blessings. It takes, faith, trust and obedience to get those blessings. It takes more than just praying to receive God’s double portion. We pray but many have misconception about prayer. We think when we pray, then God does everything. When we pray, very often God shows us what we need to do. I’m not saying God doesn’t move supernaturally. The things we cannot do, He will do them for us. But if we are going to do nothing and expect God to do everything, then that’s not going to happen.
You need to understand the message of faith in order to obtain God’s greater blessings. It’s just sad that so many Christians are even fighting the message of faith. Unless you’re willing to stand and fight the fight of faith, you will be overcome by this world. If you don’t stir yourself up, you will settle to the bottom. The world isn’t going to encourage you toward God’s perfect and good things that He has for you.
Most Christians are not going to encourage you toward God’s greater blessings as well. Sadly, religion is one of the strongest weapons Satan is using to discourage people from believing for something more. Many churches believe that God doesn’t perform miracles today, or worse, that God is the one who wills for our lives to be in such a mess to break us. That is not true.
This is where you believe ‘by His stripes you were healed.’ So, when sickness come to your body, you say
no way. So many Christians, when sickness come, will say, well -sometimes up, sometimes down. I believe I will be ok, and they go through the sickness or process. Some get healed and some die. It’s still alright, they go to heaven and that’s what so many believers go through, including some ministers. Living with depression, anxiety, disappointment, regrets, sadness, being poor are all not double portion blessings. We can live a life of victory now. Jesus died to deliver us from this present evil world (Gal. 1:4), not just the one to come. Live beyond the ordinary Christian. Those who have moved into God’s greater blessings live a higher life. They live beyond the ordinary Christian. They decree a thing and it is established.
They say I want to build this thing and they build it. They say I’m believing God for this, by faith I will get it, and they get it. That’s another level of life. Those blessings don’t come to you because you are born again. To live beyond the ordinary, you must move with the message of faith. Faith is seeing something that’s far away and taking hold of it. You begin to use your faith. That’s the realm of greater blessings.
Know that you are different from the ordinary believer. Get to know your rights and privileges. The devil
comes and you say, no way, go away, and you resist him. You say I’m believing God for this, and you
release your faith, confess, and declare it’s mine in the name of Jesus! I’m getting that business, in the name of Jesus, it’s coming my way. That money is coming to me, you release your faith to produce results. I refuse to be poor; I walk in prosperity in the name of Jesus. Sometimes you can really be struggling at this level. Life can be a struggle. It’s a fight of faith, because while you are reaching out in your faith, your circumstances war against you. The more you declare, the more things will seem further away from you. But learn to say, against hope, I have hope. Refuse to take your eyes off your focus. Then your faith will produce results.
You will then say, didn’t I tell you I was going to get it. I have got it now. With an experience and confirmation like that, you will begin to enjoy greater blessings. Many Christians are not enjoying great blessings. Many of them are in the general level of God’s blessings. But there are some greater blessings, and those blessings don’t come because you are a Christian. You must bring them upon
yourself with your faith. Don’t keep saying oh God, I know one day it’s going to happen. It’s not going to
happen because it’s your faith that produces results.
Christ is the only saviour of the world. Have you received Him? If not, you can receive Him right now by
praying this prayer after me, saying every word from your heart…
Dear Lord, I recognise that I am a sinner and need to be saved.
I understand that Jesus died in my place and suffered the judgment of all of my sins.
I believe that Jesus rose from the dead and He is at the right hand of the father.
Lord Jesus, I surrender my Life to you.
Come and Live in my heart and be my Lord and saviour.
Thank You for saving me. Amen!