BENEDICTIONS [Introduction Part 2] Numbers 6:24-26 The Lord bless thee, and keep thee: The Lord make his face
shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:
The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace.  Greetings! BlogFam, on today, I had a moment. I had a very special moment. I had a moment that was unexpected yet
necessary. I had a moment that I will
never forget and a moment that for which I will forever be grateful. I had lunch with two sister friends of mine. They invited me to lunch because they were
fully aware of my next step in answering God’s call upon my life. We had great conversation, a tasty lunch, they
picked up the tab and gave me a card with money and a message. It was very thoughtful and so genuine. I am/was
so grateful to them for thinking of me in this way. As we were preparing to leave, I was
gathering my things and one of my sister friends said – Wait! We must do a sending forth! We must speak words of blessings upon your
life as you enter this new chapter. And so right there in the restaurant, we held hands and they
spoke God’s richest blessings over my life.
It was such a powerful and special moment for me. BlogFam, I had a moment. We shared this moment. It was a God moment. There are twenty-five days, including today, left in the
month of July and in light of my blog post on yesterday (Saying Goodbye…A Personal
Testimony), I think it is highly appropriate that we reflect upon the words we
nonchalantly pronounce at the end of our weekly worship services - The Benediction. I know that some of you rush to the door to
beat the traffic, to pick up your child from the nursery, to avoid that fellow
parishioner you cannot stand, or perhaps you just do not want to be bothered
because church ran over the time you expected it to end and you have other
things to do. Some of you have missed
the Benediction so many times, it really is not a big deal to you to hear it or
to receive it spoken over your life. And
you could NOT be so far from the TRUTH! The word benediction means to say good, to voice good
thoughts, to pronounce. Benediction is
an utterance of good wishes, a form of blessing pronounced at the close of
divine service. A benediction is a
short, concise statement given in the Bible in the form of a petition, an
assurance, a promise or principle. It
represents a joyful, unifying call to faith, patience, and practice for the
faithful, based on the Certainty, divine Principle, God. It voices images of protection, or comfort,
or abundance, or some other word of assurance.
And today, my sister friends pronounced a benediction over my life as
they sent me forth. I pray that the Lord
blesses them a hundred-fold for how they blessed me on today. And to the rest of my BlogFam, I pray that you would begin to
be mindful of the words you speak at the end of any situation or
circumstance. I pray that over the next
few weeks you would grow to appreciate the significance of benedictions, not
only in worship, but in your own life as you prepare to transition to your
next. I pray that you would select a benediction from the scriptures we will
share or create your own. I pray that you would utter good wishes to
your family and friends who are leaving your presence. I pray that you would celebrate the blessings
spoken over and into your life. This is my benediction for YOU today – The Lord bless thee, and keep thee: The Lord make his face
shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee:
The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. [Numbers 6:24-26] This is my prayer. And it is so. THANK YOU LORD FOR
BENEDICTIONS!  God Loves You and I do too!Delesslyn Twitter - @AudraSunshine; @SpiritedConcept Email - delesslyn@spiritedconcepts.net PLEASECLICK HERE TO VISIT THE If you enjoyed reading this blog post, PLEASE SUBSCRIBE on the left to get email updates,SHARE it with three people, COMMENT below, and click here to GIVE a donation of $5.00 or your best gift to keep it going! P.S. - BlogFam, I NEED your prayers and support - KIDS KORNER Radio program - It is a moment to spotlight the children and youth [and youth ministers] of our community! PLEASE tune in ONLINE at http://www.wigoam.com at 5:15pm EVERY SUNDAY AND let me know you are listening!!! Also, VISIT us at www.facebook.com/kidskornerradio OR send us an EMAIL at kidskornerradio@gmail.com if you have any suggestions for guests, topics, or would like to be a sponsor! [sponsorships are only $25] I WRITE by Faith and NOT by Sight... |
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