Pastor Bell's Words To Live By

The Lord bless you and keep you…always

Today let us try to answer the ‘how’ question regarding blessings. So how do we get our blessing(s)? In the typical Hebraic tradition it is the father who passes on the blessings to their children. Although this may appear patriarchal, it is the giver of the seed who put their name of the recipient. The father passes his genetic information unto those who come after him. It is this concept of passing on the information to those following that allows us to see and appreciate the heart of God. When God instructed Moses to speak to Aaron and make the pronouncement he was giving him imperatives, that is, there was a surety about the eventuality of the blessings in whatever form they came. When he declares that “the Lord bless you and keep you” he is saying that whilst the Lord still has the position as father in your life, you will prosper in whatever you do. And this is the reason why. After the final pronouncement the Lord says to Moses, so shall you put my name on the Israelites.  We answer the ‘How’ question then by understanding that when a declaration is made over you, particularly when it is made by your father, they are putting something in your spirit. In the parlance of people from other cultures, when a child excels or fails, the question is asked, “Who put their mouth on that individual?” The blessing of the Lord is received when his name is put on us (Numbers 6v:27). When a man passes on his DNA to the next generation, wrapped up in the invisible parcel is all the information that the individual needs to succeed once they come into the world. I am aware that all the other aspects of training and nurturing are required, however the basic building blocks are given to this new life. And this is the very reason why all those who are under the curse after Adam rejected the blessings from the Lord need to be ‘born again’. This occurs when our spirits are impregnated by having the name of Jesus put in and on us and hence we develop the mind of Christ (Phil 2:5).

Have a blessed day! May the lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you his peace!!

Read Numbers 6:22-27 and Proverbs 10:22.