what is a blessing? what does it mean to pass on a blessing? if you go and read genesis 48 and 49 you’ll find out that a blessing is not just an encouragement. a blessing is a statement of what you believe GOD can do in a person’s life. passing on a blessing means you realize that the dream that GOD gives you, that GOD gives me, if it’s really a GOD-given dream it’s going to be bigger than your life. GOD wants to give those kinds of dreams. and once we’ve got them we’ve got to pass them on. two questions:
to whom do you need to pass on GOD’s blessing in your work, your family, your ministry? not just encouragement – blessing. “i believe that GOD will use you in this way.” this isn’t a lie, something you make up. it’s something you believe.
and secondly, who do you need to honor? joseph honored his father jacob. jacob asked to be buried back up in israel and so he was. in fact, they took almost half the officials from egypt. a huge procession goes just to bury his father. even after he died he honored him. one of the things that keep us from passing on a blessing is not honoring those that passed on the blessing to us. who do you need to honor? it may be someone who has died. honor them in your heart for the blessing they passed on to you. you’re not really a dreamer unless you pass it on.
we all need a dream that outlasts our lives.
just a thought from the front porch…
No comments:
Post a Comment