BLESSED INSIDE BLESSING
By Bishop Mike Okonkwo
Monday 4th August 194
“…By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son: That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven…” – Genesis 22:16-17 (KJV)
Beloved, there is a dimension of God’s goodness called “blessed inside blessing.” It is a realm where blessings multiply, where favour compounds, and where increase has no end. This is not ordinary. It is supernatural. It is the nature of our God, a God of progression. He doesn’t just bless once. He blesses again and again. He multiplies, He overflows, and He causes all things to abound toward His children. As Proverbs 4:18 puts it: “The path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.”
Our walk with God is never meant to be stagnant. It is designed to go from glory to glory (2 Corinthians 3:18). In Christ, we have the confident expectation of glory – “Christ in you, the hope of glory” (Colossians 1:27).
John 1:16 says, “And of His fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.” That’s grace upon grace, wave after wave of divine empowerment.
From the beginning, when God created man, He spoke a blessing over him (Genesis 1:28). That blessing was more than words; it was an impartation of power. Power to succeed. Power to be fruitful. Power to multiply. Power to subdue and dominate. God didn’t create man to be average; He created him to walk in dominion.
Beloved, if you are in Christ, you have already been empowered to prosper. The blessing is not a future promise; it is a present reality. You are blessed inside blessing. That means the blessing on your life is layered, multiplying, and advancing.
So don’t settle for less. Refuse to live below the level God has called you to. Walk boldly in the reality of the blessing.
Further Reading: Genesis 22:1-18; Colossians 1:27-28