God is the Blessed(1Ti 6:15).
Blessings come from Him and
To those who bless He inherits blessing.
Faith is believing that blessings are true and longing for them, and
The life of this faith is blessing others even if they are your enemies.
While everyone loves to be blessed,
There are some believers who long to be blessed by powerful servants of God.
The Bible tells us, however,
To bless others because whether the blessing we give rests or not
It will certain return to us(Mt 10:11-13).
The concept of blessing in the Old Testament was being fruitful:
During the creation, God commanded the fish, the birds, and the man and the woman
To multiply and be fruitful(Ge 1:20-22, Ge 1:28);
God also promised many descendants to Abram, a blessing(Ge 12:2; He 6:14).
For the lesser person is blessed by the greater(He 7:1, He 7:7),
He was blessed by the priest of God, Melchizedek.
As such, the Hebrew faith for blessing was quite strong, which can easily be seen in
The actions of the family members of Isaac
When he was about to bless his children before his death(Ge27).
With this faith, Jacob wrestled against an angel(Ge 32:36-39) and
Received the name Israel, and
Before his death he also gave blessing appropriate to each of the 12 tribes(Ge 49:28).
And before Moses died
He blessed the people(Nu 6:23; Dt 33:1).
The sanctuary reminded them that
God blessed in the name of Jehovah(Dt 21:5).
Jesus said, "Destroy this temple and I will raise it again in three days, because
Through the death and the resurrection of the temple of His body(Jn 2:19-22),
He would bless all souls and give the kingdom of heaven(Mt 5:3).
Hence, He performed miracles to multiply:
With five loaves of bread and two fish,
Filling up an empty boat with fish etc.
Yet He lived His entire life on earth with empty pockets.
As He died, Jesus said, "It is finished(Jn 19:30), declaring that He:
1. Blessed all men and received the Father's blessing as His inheritance(He 1:2; 1Pe 3:9);
2. Condemned the devil, the origin of sin(1Jn 3:8); and
3. Without revenging men pleaded to the Father for their forgiveness(Lk 23:34).
He rose and sat on the heavenly throne, and
He is the Most High who, to this day, blesses.
The Holy Spirit comes to the souls who
Through the blood of Jesus have been forgiven, and
Lets them bless in the name Y'shua.
The men of the Spirit are those received
The blessing in the name Y'shua to possess the kingdom of heaven(Jn 1:12).
Therefore, even if they have no gold or silver
With the full measure of the blessing of Christ in their souls(Rm 15:29)
They bless whomever they meet.
Whether they are persecuted or tested(Rm 12:14; Jas 1:12)
They do not repay evil with evil, or insult with insult, but with blessing(Mt 5:10-12; 1Pe 3:9, 1Pe 4:14) for
Through the first resurrection(Rev 20:6)
In crowns of life(Jas 1:12)
They long to enter the Holy City(Rev 22:14),
The wedding banquet of the Lamb(Rev 19:9).
O Lord,
Though I have not much
I have the name Y'shua!
With this name let me boldly bless others, and
Even if I am unfairly treated
Let me never be resentful or curse,
But rather bless them sincerely. Amen.
