The Blessings is in the MAN, and not the LAND.

With such a sure foundation of His goodness towards us, we need not worry about our future; we need not fear the unknown. The Lord Jesus Christ had gone before us and prepared the way for us so that we can now plant our feet on the footprints where He had gone before. Indeed, the blessings of the Lord is in the MAN, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and because of our faith in Him, He will shower His blessings on us. He will not short-change us because His love for us is so perfect that no matter how far or how much we try to hide from Him, His blessings will overtake us and fall upon us. Don't you just love Him? My friend, soak in His love for you. Soon the strength to face the situations will be there for us and then we will see the enemy fleeing from us.

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4 "But God, who is rich in
mercy, because of His
great love with which He
loved us,
5 even when we were
dead in trespasses, made
us alive together with
Christ ( by grace you
have been saved ),"
Ephesians 2:4-5 NKJV

31"Do not fear
therefore; you are of
more value than many
sparrows. "
Matthew 10:31 NKJV

"Solomon's Porch"

John 10:23 "And Jesus walked in the temple, in Solomon's Porch."

Attached to the original temple of Solomon was "the porch of judgement" where king Solomon had constructed a large hall 50 cubits long and 30 cubits wide because of the enormous porch in front. Originally there was cedar from floor to ceiling. This was the hall of judgement where the king would make judgements and exercise justice.

The "porch" or "portico" was located on the east side of the outer court of the New Testament temple of Herod, and it rested on a massive Herodian retaining wall (which incidently can still be seen in part at the present Temple wall area). The wall that supported it was 400 cubits high resting in the valley below and made of marvelous stones.

According to Josephus this was the area of the original temple that survived and was still standing in Jesus' day probably because of its immense size and beauty the Chaldeans left it standing. Its immenseness presented a marvelous appearance. Josephus says, "Its fineness, to such as had not seen it, was incredible; and to such as had seen it was greatly amazing."
It was in these cloisters that the Levites resided and it was here that the doctors of the law met to hear and answer questions.

The porch of Solomon was no doubt a special place for Jesus. It was here that Jesus was seen often, speaking and teaching the people or just walking, as in John 10 during the festival of "lamps" or chanukkah, which commemorates the re-dedication of the temple and of God to His people. Later, after His death his disciples gathered here often.