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The love of God is a central theme throughout the Bible, manifesting not only in spiritual salvation but also in the provision of temporal blessings. These blessings are tangible expressions of God's care and benevolence towards His creation, demonstrating His desire for the well-being of humanity.

Provision of Needs

One of the most evident ways God's love is exhibited in temporal blessings is through the provision of daily needs. In Matthew 6:26, Jesus reminds His followers of God's care, saying, "Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns—and yet your Heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?" This passage underscores the assurance that God provides for His creation, emphasizing His attentive care for human needs.

Fertility of the Land

The fertility of the land and the abundance of harvests are also seen as expressions of God's love. In Deuteronomy 28:12, it is written, "The LORD will open the heavens, the storehouse of His bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands." This promise to Israel highlights God's provision through the natural order, ensuring sustenance and prosperity.

Health and Healing

God's love is further demonstrated through health and healing. In Exodus 15:26, God declares, "If you listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God and do what is right in His eyes, if you pay attention to His commands and keep all His decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the LORD, who heals you." This assurance of divine healing reflects God's compassion and desire for the physical well-being of His people.

Protection and Safety

The protection and safety provided by God are additional temporal blessings that reflect His love. Psalm 91:11-12 states, "For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone." This promise of divine protection offers comfort and security, illustrating God's loving care in safeguarding His people from harm.

Prosperity and Success

God's love is also evident in the prosperity and success granted to individuals. In Joshua 1:8, the LORD instructs, "This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do." This connection between obedience to God's word and temporal success highlights the blessings that flow from a life aligned with divine principles.

Joy and Contentment

The experience of joy and contentment is another temporal blessing that reflects God's love. Ecclesiastes 3:12-13 notes, "I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and do good while they live, and also that every man should eat and drink and find satisfaction in all his labor—this is the gift of God." The ability to find joy and satisfaction in life's endeavors is portrayed as a divine gift, underscoring God's desire for human happiness.

Family and Relationships

The blessing of family and relationships is a profound expression of God's love. Psalm 127:3-5 declares, "Children are indeed a heritage from the LORD, and the fruit of the womb is His reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are children born in one’s youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them." The gift of family is presented as a source of joy and fulfillment, reflecting God's design for human companionship and community.

Conclusion

The temporal blessings bestowed by God are multifaceted, encompassing provision, health, protection, prosperity, joy, and relationships. These blessings serve as tangible evidence of God's love, revealing His ongoing care and concern for the physical and emotional well-being of His people. Through these blessings, believers are reminded of the depth of God's love and His desire for their flourishing in this life.

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Deuteronomy 7:13
And he will love you, and bless you, and multiply you: he will also bless the fruit of your womb, and the fruit of your land, your corn, and your wine, and your oil, the increase of your cows, and the flocks of your sheep, in the land which he swore to your fathers to give you.
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Library

Robert Hall -- Marks of Love to God
... But the Christian feels his love of God excited by ... The mercies of God have accompanied
you through every stage of your journey; and they are exhibited to you ...
/.../kleiser/the worlds great sermons volume 3/robert hall marks of.htm

Of the Loving of God in Ourselves and Other Creatures...
... are most like Him in the graces properly deserving love, yet several ... us flowing from
charity, are in the first place, after God, to be exhibited to ourselves ...
/.../chapter v of the loving.htm

The Difference Between the Two Testaments.
... had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and ... which are employed, now that his actual
manifestation is exhibited. ... advent of Christ, the calling of God is more ...
/.../the institutes of the christian religion/chapter 11 the difference between.htm

Salvation Published from the Mountains
... Say to poor sinners, Behold thy God! ... by afflictions, is melted by the dying love
of a ... that discovery of the divine perfections, which is exhibited in redemption ...
/.../newton/messiah vol 1/sermon vi salvation published from.htm

The Sufferings of Christ Reconciled with the Goodness of God.
... injustice is exhibited here, it is exhibited everywhere in ... as they were, were but
temporal; and there ... God's love to his Son was inconceivably greater than that ...
/.../a theodicy or vindication of the divine glory/chapter iii the sufferings of.htm

The Poetical Books.
... regularity of the structure, which is even exhibited to some ... a pure love in humble
life; of a love which no ... may be afflicted, by permission of God, and through ...
/.../gladden/who wrote the bible/chapter vii the poetical books.htm

Christian Devotedness, Etc.
... in the infancy of Christianity, which these last ages have exhibited, it would ... And
may the Lord direct all our hearts into the love of God, and patient ...
/.../groves/christian devotedness/christian devotedness etc.htm

The Consolation
... no consideration but the death of His Son could have exhibited His righteousness ...
life so deplorable, but a sense of the pardoning love of God can support ...
//christianbookshelf.org/newton/messiah vol 1/sermon i the consolation.htm

Articles vii and viii: of the Church.
... things, and both swords, the spiritual and temporal Besides this ... it is such pomp,
as is exhibited in the ... are chastity, patience, the fear of God, love to one's ...
/.../melanchthon/the apology of the augsburg confession/part 11 articles vii and.htm

The Dispensation of the Divine Favours Reconciled with the ...
... of the reprobate, it would have been exhibited on a ... It moves within a sphere of light
and love. God's infinite wisdom and goodness superintend and surround all ...
/.../a theodicy or vindication of the divine glory/chapter v the dispensation of.htm