Each of us has been given the ability by the Lord to become a blessing to others. A bestowed blessing may be completely opposite of what a person is feeling or experiencing. The words of a blessing invade and, at times, contradict their assumptions.
“The person who has the power to give a blessing is greater than the one who is blessed” (Hebrews 7:8). The one giving the blessing is not greater than the one being blessed based on human assumptions. They are greater in their impact because they are speaking the heart of God.
The word “blessing” means to speak well of someone and to invoke a blessing upon another person. A blessing is something that needs to be spoken, written, or demonstrated. The blessing will enter a person’s thinking and help them consider another way of seeing their lives and their circumstance. A blessing may sound very different from what a person is feeling about their life and the future.
Years ago, when Jan began to write her books of blessings from the prophet Isaiah, I did not realize what power a blessing possessed. In a variety of different settings, when her blessings were read either privately or in a public gathering, the blessings began to shift people’s thinking. The real power of a blessing is that it can shift outcomes and environments.
As Jesus was instructing His disciples He said, “Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who hurt you” (Luke 6:28). To become a blesser of others is the most difficult when people are labeling us with curses that wound us. This is where a blessing has its greatest impact.
Jan and I have learned the greatest gift we can offer a cursing, and hurtful enemy is to bless them. Offering a blessing opens the door for God to do a miracle. When in doubt about what to do in a challenging relationship, offer people a blessing. It is the greater choice and has the greatest potential for redemption.
This is an updated edition of a post originally published on Garris Elkins
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