Blessed to bless

Sometimes it can feel uncomfortable or seem 'selfish' to ask God for blessings. But actually, God asks us to rely on him for everything, including his blessings.

Psalm 103:2 NIV says: 'Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits.' This means that praising and thanking God, and so directing blessing back to him, then asking for him to continue blessing us, are all healthy and connected actions. If we truly have our heads screwed on right, then we'll (hopefully) realise the very best thing for everyone is more of God. How could it not be? It's healthy to want, and ask for, that. In Luke 11:9 NIV, we're told to 'ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.'

Isaiah 65:19 AMP draws a line under this. It says, literally, that 'the God of the Amen' will bless you when you ask him to. Why does God call himself 'Amen'? Isn't that the tag we use to sign off a prayer? No: 'Amen' is the strongest possible word to say: 'I agree with this promise.' It's God saying, about himself, 'I agree so strongly with you receiving showers of goodness and more of myself, that I'll put it in my own name.'



So what now? Whatever 'good stuff' you receive today, pass it on. If it's good news, share it to make others smile; if you have a tasty snack, get one for someone else too... get the idea? Share your blessings.





— SCRIPTURE —

'May the God of truth and fidelity [the Amen] bless me.' Isaiah 65:16 AMP
— SOULFOOD —

2 Sam 1:1-3:21, Matt 24:26-35, Ps 102:18-28, Pro 17:11-14