"May the Lord bless you and keep you...
...make his face shine up on you...
...be gracious to you...
...turn his face toward you...
...give you peace..."
[Numbers 6:22-26] (NIV)
I believe that being a blessing to others is an honour and privilege that God has given to each one of us and praying a prayer of blessing is definitely one of the ways to bless someone. Above is a powerful prayer you can bless your friend, loved ones, family members and most powerfully your enemies with.
Every time you have the opportunity to bless others, in whatever ways possible, we are in fact in partnership with God in many many mysterious yet amazing ways. When we bless, we:
- Release the well-being of God into the lives of the receiver...
- Release the grace of God into the lives of the receiver..
Just want to touch a bit on the second point about grace. God's grace is indeed sufficient for all of us believers as promised in 2 Cor 12:9 , and this grace is meant for all and accessible to all. My point is that even though God's grace is sufficient for us, it can also be overflowed through us to touch other lives. We can be an instrument of God's grace through our availability to be a blessing to others. Hebrews 12:15 says "See to it that no one misses the grace of God" and it simply means that we got a huge part to play in God's kingdom in making sure that no one is left out of God's generosity and blessings!!
Therefore, go release that well-being and grace into the lives of others by praying this prayer of blessing. Praying that the Lord will "keep you", refers to God's covering, protection, His care over you; praying that "his face shine on you", "turning towards you" refers to God being pleased with you, smiling at you, showering His favour upon your life and turning His affection on you - You're the apple of God's eye! Praying that "God be gracious" and to "give you peace" refers to the fact that we need God's grace in all that we do so that we can be in that state of righteousness, walking in the right path and that positions us to have the peace of God!
In Romans 13:8 says "Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another", and a very good place to start loving is to begin blessing another first with a prayer. The verse mentioned 'love one another', meaning that no one should be exceptionally left out. The verse also mentioned 'continuing' meaning that we should allow ourselves to always, consistently and constantly be a blessing wherever we go, wherever God places us. Amen.
Therefore, go release that well-being and grace into the lives of others by praying this prayer of blessing. Praying that the Lord will "keep you", refers to God's covering, protection, His care over you; praying that "his face shine on you", "turning towards you" refers to God being pleased with you, smiling at you, showering His favour upon your life and turning His affection on you - You're the apple of God's eye! Praying that "God be gracious" and to "give you peace" refers to the fact that we need God's grace in all that we do so that we can be in that state of righteousness, walking in the right path and that positions us to have the peace of God!
In Romans 13:8 says "Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another", and a very good place to start loving is to begin blessing another first with a prayer. The verse mentioned 'love one another', meaning that no one should be exceptionally left out. The verse also mentioned 'continuing' meaning that we should allow ourselves to always, consistently and constantly be a blessing wherever we go, wherever God places us. Amen.
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