I was listening to a song the other day. Part of the song says, 'Blessed is the man who fears the Lord.' As I was delighting in this song, it occurred to me that a man (or woman) can't be blessed unless they're blessed by the Lord. Now, this may sound silly to you, but I promise I'm not being silly. (as I can well be)
When we think about 'being blessed,' it seems to me that the focus is on US. It's one more 'all about me thing' that we do. Let's take it a step farther...yes, we know HE is the One blessing us, but how far do we go with that thought?
He is the only One that can truly bless. Yes, a friend may 'bless' us, but, if it's a true blessing, it's really Him blessing us through that friend. Have we ever stopped to think that HE is being blessed by blessing us? (I confess I hadn't until stopped by this song the other day). How precious He is! I'm not a parent, but I certainly know and have known many. Does it not bless YOU to bless your child? In most cases, YES! Therefore, why would it not bless Him to bless His children? I'm certain I've quoted this passage before, but I'll use Isaiah 30:18 to help prove this: Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you, And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you...would you agree with me that His being gracious to us and having compassion on us are ways in which He blesses us? Yes, the verse is written to Israel, but why would it pertain any less to His children (the Body of Christ)?
And, Psalm 41:1 says, 'How blessed is he who considers the helpless;' Is He not the One Who MOST OF ALL considers the helpless?
I could go on, but won't for fear of boring you. But, I will finish by saying it's perhaps like the water cycle. Ps 41:13 says, 'Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, From everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen.' Now, don't you think that blessing upon our God by David blessed the King of kings? God blessed David and, as it should be, David returned the blessing to Him...just as the rain falls from Heaven, waters the earth, then returns to the heavens. YES! Let us bless Him, the True Blessor, from Whom all blessing flows!
On the flip side, if we bless someone else, we can not boast in the task because we were just the tool that God used to bless them.
ReplyDeleteIsa 10:15a Does the ax raise itself above him who swings it, or the saw boast against Him who uses it?
Thanks for this reminder of who is the source of all blessing!