Tag Archives: Blessing

Missing Out on the Blessing

The people procrastinated their obedience: “Yes we will build the temple someday, but not yet.” They became more concerned with their own personal pleasure and building their own houses, while they neglected their call to rebuild the temple. Delaying their obedience, they lost out on the blessing of God. Continue reading

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Seeking the Blessing of God

Ezra and the people began to fast and pray for more of God’s blessing. Continue reading

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The Mountaintop

But it’s tough to stay on a mountaintop. When others see your success, they criticize, they attack, they envy. Continue reading

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Blessing Instead of Bleeping

There’s a lot of cursing going on in the church too, but we don’t bleep ours.  Our cursing is more sophisticated and less crass.  But it is just as hurtful (maybe even more so).  Instead of blessing one another, we curse when our lips wound and hurt one another—It may be more subtle, but it is still a curse.  Continue reading

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God’s Abundant Supply

The widow found herself in a desperate place. Unable to pay her debts, her children were about to be taken into slavery. God saw the need and sent his prophet Elisha. Continue reading

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Resting Between His Shoulders

He places us between his shoulders, carrying us as a child. Resting between his shoulders, we are safe, secure and deeply loved. Continue reading

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Priestly Duties

In the New Testament, God opens the priesthood to each of us. We are all part of his kingdom of priests. We are given the opportunity to bless others even as Aaron did. Don’t neglect your priestly duty of blessing. We all stand in need of the blessing. Continue reading

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Money Matters

Money can be a major stumbling block or a major blessing. The scripture has much to say about how we handle it. Continue reading

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Seeking the Blessing of God

God was showing his blessing in many ways, but there was continued need for the blessing of God. So Ezra and the people began to fast and pray for more of his blessing. Continue reading

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Blessing Instead of Bleeping

Our social media feeds are filled with it too. Words filled with contempt. Angry words. Slanderous, malicious, untruthful words. Name calling. Words that seek to divide and conquer–to tear down rather than build up. This is not the way of Christ. These things, too, ought not to be so. Continue reading

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