Proverbs 10:22 (NKJV): The blessing of the Lord makes one rich, and He adds no sorrow with it.
The word 'rich' here is 'ashar' in Hebrew, which can mean 'to grow in richness, to make rich, or to cause you to be rich'. In other words, God's blessing in your life causes you to be rich! Here, I'm not just talking about being rich in finance. The blessing of the Lord makes you rich in every good thing, and this good thing can be in health, in wisdom, in revelation, in favor, etc!
2 Corinthians 8:9 says 'though He (Jesus) was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich'. Here, you see a great exchange happened when Jesus died for you on the cross. In fact, He literally lost everything there, and He did it with you in mind, and for your sakes!
What then is the opposite of 'blessing'? Curse! Galatians 3:13-14 tells us that 'Christ has become a curse for us, so that the blessing of Abraham might come upon us'. The Bible also says 'Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree'! Someone used to ask, "Is it really necessary for Jesus to die on a tree (i.e. a wooden cross)?" The answer is yes. Why? Because it was from a tree that Adam and Eve sinned (Genesis 3:1-7), and therefore 'curse' came (Genesis 3:16-19), and so, in order to redeem you and reverse this curse, it was also necessary for Him to die on a tree as well.
When you live in His blessing, Proverbs 10:22 also says 'He adds no sorrow with it'. Praise God! It means 'no sorrow attached'! It also means 'no strings of whatever sorrows attached'! It means when He blesses you, He blesses you. Full stop. Period. No strings attached! For example, if God blesses you with say, an 'open door' to a lucrative career, it need not be 'attached' with you having to sacrifice your health, or even family!
Isaiah 53:4 says, 'Surely He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows...' Psalm 127:2 says, 'It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows...' In fact, the word 'sorrow' here (i.e. 'etseb' in Hebrew) in Psalm 127:2 is the same word 'sorrow' in Proverbs 10:22, which can mean 'pain, worry, grief, hurts, bitterness, anguish, burdened, in a sorry state, or toiling/laboring with much pain and difficulty'. The good news is Jesus has carried them all for you at the cross, and therefore today, you can now be set free from all those 'sorrows'!
So, whatever 'sorrow' ('etseb') you may have at the moment, let all these go to Jesus. See all these hung on the cross, and see Jesus in all His love carrying them for you right now. He is here to carry them all, and there's really nothing that He cannot take or carry. After all, He had suffered the worst that the devil could ever hurl against anyone - spirit, soul, and body! In return, receive also the joy of the Lord, which is your strength.
People of God, my prayer for you today is that you are being set free from all those 'sorrows' of yours, and as you move on from here, Proverbs 10:22 shall also go with you every step of the way from now on. In Jesus' name. Amen.
