B2B - Blessed to Bless

UV 3381/10000 B2B- Blessed to Bless
And I will bless ( do good for, benefit) those who bless you, and I will curse (that is, subject to my wrath and judgment) the one who curses (despises, dishonours, has contempt for you. And in you all the families ( nations) of the earth will be blessed.
Genesis 12 v 3

Though Jehovah (God, the Father) had blessed Israel, the descendants of Abraham, the father or progenitor of faith) , why did the descendants suffer repeated invasions, genocide at the hands of Hitler and Germany? The answer lies that in the trial of Jesus not only did they choose to have Jesus, the Son of God to be crucified who is absolutely innocent and pure, they cursed themselves by telling the reluctant Pilate, “ Let His blood be upon us and our children..” If the Jews knew for certain that Jesus is the Messiah prophesied by Isaiah and other prophets including David, they would not have crucified Him. Their eyes to this day are blinded to the fact that Jesus is the Messiah as they have not yet repented for the killing of Jesus and for bringing the curse upon themselves and their generation. If the minority of Messianic Jews repent in this day and time of this huge sin and curse they brought upon themselves, their eyes will be opened and then the prophesy will come true that people of every nation would like to hold onto their coat tails to be blessed.

The believers of Jesus are now walking in the inheritance of blessings of Israel. We are justified and declared or deemed righteous by our faith in the shed blood of Jesus and His resurrection from the dead. Those who bless us are blessed and those who curse us stand cursed. The words, “ And in you all the families or nations of the earth will be blessed” implies that we are called to be world shakers and changers. We are called to bless the world through our faith, our prayers, our ideas, the global solutions the Lord places on our hearts and minds. We are to pray globally and act locally.

The Lord’s greatest desire is to bless, prosper us , to give us hope and a future that continues into eternity and the heavenly realms. Once God prospers us, our hearts should not be where our treasure is. We need to consider like St Paul all our worldly gain or success or accomplishments as filthy garbage without the knowledge and practice of the agape love of God. We are to share our blessings with our less fortunate brethren, even the least among them. When we do so, we prosper not just in our finances but in our health, our happiness and our souls.