Blessing ~ The Outpouring of Gods Love

What a blessing,

 We woke up this morning to another new day on this beautiful planet. 

We woke up with around, 30 trillion cells our bodies!

All communicating, and working in perfect unity.

On a planet that is spinning 1000 miles an hour!

If you woke up this morning, you are blessed! 

The fact, that the sun rose on another new day, is a blessing.

 A demonstration of  Gods love and  faithfulness.

From His abundance we have received one gracious blessing after another.

John 1 v 16

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Who has blessed us in Christ with every 

spiritual blessing in the heavenly places.

Ephesians 1 v 3

Lately, I have been having the most wonderful time looking at blessings in scripture.

 The bible, is literally jam packed with blessings from beginning to end, and I cannot help wondering why we arent blessing one another more.

The first thing God did in the beginning was to bless mankind.

 God created mankind and He blessed them.

( Genesis 1 v 27 & Genesis 5 v 2)

Jesus, took the little children into His arms and blessed them. 

(Mark 10 v 16)

The last thing Jesus did before ascending into heaven was to bless His disciples.

 " He lifted up His hands and blessed them. 

While He was still blessing them, 

He left them and was taken up to heaven."

Luke 24 v 50- 51

Pauls letters are absolutely overflowing with beautiful blessings for the early church, and I believe, they are some of the most stunning verses in scripture.

I am convinced that if the bible is full of something, it must be important! 

This is one of my many favourites;

 " May the Lord make your love increase,

And overflow for each other and for

 everyone else, just as ours does for you.

May He strengthen your hearts so

 that you will be blameless and holy 

in the presence of God our Father

When our Lord Jesus comes with 

His holy ones. "

Thessalonians 3 v 12

A blessing is both a prayer and a promise and this blessing so clearly demonstrates that. 

A blessing is an instrument of Gods love, when we bless others, we are acting as channels of Gods love. 

Gods love flows out of us and into the world.

How wonderful that our heavenly Father can fill us up to overflowing!

Brimming with His love we can go out and love the world.

Then, comes the promise that He can strengthen our hearts, so that we can be blameless when Jesus returns!

Its a win, win, we just have to be willing vessels of His love, the love that He graciously pours into us to give to others!

Isn' t God wonderful? So abundantly gracious! 

He blesses us with love, so that we can bless others more! 

Then He strengthens our hearts so that we can receive more love, and He can bless us even more!

Blessed to walk in love and be part of the outpouring of Gods unfailing, everlasting love.

May the God of all hope fill you with all joy and peace,

as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with

hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Romans 5 v 13

And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love

May have power together with all the Lords holy people,

To grasp, how wide and long, and high and deep is the love of Christ,

and to know this love,which surpasses knowledge,

That you may be filled to the measure, of all the fullness of God.

Ephesians 3 v 17 -19

Be blessed to bless!