Blessed to be a blessing.

I always love to read on the topic of God's blessing. Simply because I have seen the goodness and favor of God in life since my younger days. He is a faithful and a loving Father. Talking about blessing, I believe God has not simply poured out His blessing on us for us to stockpile them. God has called us out, set us apart to bestow His great Love on us. But there is much more than only that.

One of the good example in the Bible on the topic of blessing is Abraham. I believe God has blessed us for the same reason He blessed Abraham, to bless all the families of the earth. One of the promises of God to Abraham was to make a great nation through Abraham. Genesis 12:2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:

When we read this passage of Scripture, the first thing that probably comes to mind are all the promises that God gave to Abraham and the nation of Israel. But I realize that there is a bigger lesson that we can from this verse.

We tend to focus on the part of that scripture where God does the blessing — but why did He bless Him? The answer lies in the passage! The Lord told Abraham: “I will bless you — and you shall be a blessing.” Abraham was blessed so that he could be a blessing!

The same is true today. The Lord has done so much for us! He has blessed us with so many things, the most important of which is His mercy in that He died for sinners like us! He has imparted us with so much grace! He has allowed us to come into His Kingdom and be a part of the great things He’s doing! What we have received should not only be for our own enjoyment but for the salvation of a dying world around us!

God gives freely to us so that we may give freely to others! Let’s not be afraid to give out the blessings God has granted us! Share God’s goodness! To whom much is given, much is required!

Be Blessed.