The Blessing
Numbers
6:22-27
Without meaning to, well intended believers
have made success the posterchild for what it means to be blessed by God.
However, the blessings of God are so much more than success, material objects,
or favorable circumstances. We often talk about being blessed, but what does it
really mean? How should a Christian understand the blessings of God?
A.
Earthly success does not fully characterize God’s
blessing.
·
Earthly blessings are temporary
and can all disappear in one day.
·
Your desire for God is
greatly fueled by the needs you have.
·
While trials may not
be blessings in and of themselves, they are channels through which God’s
blessings flow into our lives.
B.
There is no hint of material
prosperity or perfect circumstances in any New Testament
reference of blessing.
C.
Scripture shows that a biblical
blessing is anything God gives that makes us fully satisfied in Him
– whether we interpret it as good or bad.
·
Great families,
financial wealth, and good health are all wonderful gifts we can
thank God for, but they are not necessarily His blessings.
·
God’s blessing always rests in God Himself.
II. The Blessing
Offered
· The blessing of another person should be a personal,
generous, outpouring of your desire for God’s goodness in the life of another.
·
The effect of God’s blessing
would display His character, His nature, His very being in and through
His people.
·
For the believer, this
blessing is a reminder of what one has and who one is in
Christ Jesus.
III.
The Blessing Received
·
God’s blessing does not come
as a reward for performance given.
·
God’s blessing looks beyond
who you are today and communicates the reality of who you are in
Christ.
