Your best friend, your pastor, your counselor cannot ultimately do these things for you. Your husband can’t ultimately do these things for you. You couldn’t ask anyone on earth these requests and know that you were going to get them. We ask for these requests, and we ask for this blessing we’re asking the One who is able to give these requests. The LORD spoke to Moses saying, "Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, 'Thus you shall bless the people of Israel: you shall say to them, the LORD bless you and keep you the LORD make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you the LORD lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.’ So shall they put my name upon the people of Israel, and I will bless them” (Num. 6:22–27). So let me read the blessing, and then let’s look at the first request. You ought to enjoy them, but we’re seeing in this blessing, in this prayer, God’s heart in terms of what matters most, what the priorities are. There’s nothing wrong with enjoying the blessings of the Lord. When God gives us other blessings, thank Him for that. I believe that in this prayer, in this blessing, in this benediction, there are several requests that if we have these blessings, we can do without a whole lot of other blessings. It’s not wrong to ask for them, but it’s interesting that the blessings sought here in Numbers chapter 6 are far greater than those earthly, temporal blessings. Those things are blessings, and it’s not wrong to have them. Some who have a husband would qualify that and say, “Well, what I’d love to have is a godly husband.” That’s a blessing that you’d like to have. Some would consider having a husband and say, “That’s a blessing I’d really like to have.” There’s no prayer for good health, for money, or a bigger house. There’s not a request for anything material here. We’re starting today to look at some of the specific petitions and blessings that God tells the priest to pray for the people.Īs we look at these particular blessings that are requested, you realize that in this prayer we’re not asking for the things we usually consider blessings. Nancy: We’re looking at the priestly blessing in Numbers chapter 6, verse 24, “The Lord bless you and keep you”-that prayer that we’re familiar with. What does that word blessed mean, really? Nancy began to explain the concept of a blessing yesterday, and she’s continuing in a series called "The Lord Bless You and Keep You." I hope 2018 will be a blessed year for you. Leslie: This is Revive Our Hearts with Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth, author of A Place of Quiet Rest, for Thursday, January 4, 2018. Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth: If you have the smile of God, you can survive the frowns or the rejection of any human figure. Leslie Basham: According to the Bible, we are to ask for God’s face to shine on His people.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |