Devotion - Wednesday, March 12

At the end of last night's bible study, we formed pairs in order to give a blessing, and to receive a blessing.  The Psalm for this coming Sunday is 121; the last verse is a beautifully worded blessing:  "The Lord will keep your going out and your coming in from this time on and forevermore."

We did this at the suggestion of the presenter on the podcast.  "Ever day, every one of us ought to hear a blessing spoken over us, and ought  to speak a blessing upon another," he said.

I guess you could say we do this when someone sneezes near us.  "God bless you!" the chorus goes up.  But surely there are more opportunities to remind and to be reminded that we are, truly blessed.

This morning I was reading from I Corinthians 2.  Here Paul acknowledges that when he came among the Corinthians he didn't worry about having eloquent words or lofty arguments.  All that he needed was to know Christ crucified.  I may not have a gift for saying just the right words, or pronouncing just the perfect blessing - but I do know all that I need to know.  God has blessed me; God is calling me to be a blessing to others.

Look for the opportunities to speak a word of blessing into the lives of others.  Be the voice who confirms what is already true.  Speak a blessing upon another.  And allow yourself to receive this word of blessing, bestowed upon you.