The word for today is - Blessing !

Good morning,

The word for today is - Blessing !

 

First thing is, what does blessing mean? Blessing is the infusion of something with holiness, divine will, or one's hope or approval.  So, we have to understand that words have power. Read Revelation 1:3, Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. The first blessing is grace. The word means “favor done by one to another.” It is spontaneous, generous and free, there is no expectation of return. Do you not know that God sent His sinless Son Jesus to bear on His shoulders our sins to the cross and there He died in our place so that we might live through faith. Get this, He ( Jesus) did it for you and me.  Now, that is a blessing! The second blessing is mercy, now this is giving to us everyday. Read  Deuteronomy 7:12-15, Wherefore it shall come to pass, if ye hearken to these judgments, and keep, and do them, that the LORD thy God shall keep unto thee the covenant and the mercy which he sware unto thy fathers: And he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: he will also bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee.Thou shalt be blessed above all people: there shall not be male or female barren among you, or among your cattle.And the LORD will take away from thee all sickness, and will put none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which thou knowest, upon thee; but will lay them upon all them that hate thee.And thou shalt consume all the people which the LORD thy God shall deliver thee; thine eye shall have no pity upon them: neither shalt thou serve their gods; for that will be a snare unto thee.According to the Bible, when a nation forsakes God, God has promised to forsake that nation. Israel is the greatest example of this principle. The Bible says that when Israel turned from God, God turned from Israel.If we use the example of Israel, we can say that as long as they walked in His ways, He was with them in blessing and protection. The third blessing is peace, the word says, read John 16:33 ,These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. Also read Numbers 6:24-26, The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. Thank you God for your word. Amen !