Fount of Blessings to All

UV 4205/10000 Fount of Blessings to All And I will bless ( do good for, benefit) those who bless you, and I will curse ( that is, subject to my wrath and judgement) 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 Paul writing to the Galatian church cited this promise contained in the uni-verse as the basis of the salvation or justification of non-Jews or Gentiles. It is also a promise that the believer in Jehovah and His Son Jesus operating under the control, guidance and leadership of the third person of the Trinity, the Holy Spirit will be a source of blessing not only for believers or the church but the world at large, implying even non believers. We are channels of blessing to the rest of the world in all that we speak and do. We bless the world by our prayers, our service, our example, our leadership, by ministering with the word and with our spiritual fruit and gifts endowed by the Holy Spirit. The uni-verse is a double edged weapon or sword for the Lord promises to bless those who bless us and curse those who curse us. It is almost as if the sovereign power of God is vested in us. To bless is to cause overflow or abundance, to curse is to cause shortcoming, scarcity or hamartia. When we are in a right relationship or standing with God, our Creator, Protector and Redeemer, we are blessed. When we are not, we are under the shadow of curse. In addition, the wilful acts of people also bring them under the shadow of curse or death for death was the first judgement the Lord passed on sin, the sin of the first man, Adam. The righteousness of the second Adam, Jesus Christ brings all mankind within the promise or potential of being justified, set right with God and of being blessed in this world and in the hereafter. We are, therefore, to believe and conduct our affairs in such a way that by the grace of God manifested in Christ and not of ourselves, we are a source or fountainhead of blessings of all kinds to all kinds of people, including our earthly foes or mortal enemies, opponents, rivals, persecutors. Since it is by mercy and grace that we enjoy divine favour, we also ought to extend that grace to others around us even if they have wronged us. It is, however the Lord’s prerogative to curse, judge, punish those who deliberately dishonour us, try to harm us without reason.