Want a Blessing? Be a Blessing!

One look at the title and a person may think that I am going to talk about sowing and reaping. Well, not today.

The term blessing is thrown around in Christendom like it is the ultimate achievement. With that being said, many times I think believers are being put on a social scale within the church. A scale that does nothing more than feed their flesh and reveal immaturity. The bottom line is as a believer in Christ and having Him dwell in us is the ultimate blessing anyone can have. However, we must also realize that we have already been blessed.

Ephes. 1:3 (GW)
Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! Through Christ, God has blessed us with every spiritual blessing that heaven has to offer.

So, what is all the fuss about with Christians trying to get a blessing, they already have it. The focus for the believer must shift into another area. The Apostle Paul said in Acts 20:35 to remember the words of Christ. “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” This phrase is a dominical saying, meaning supreme authority. Therefore, there is no higher form of blessing than to give. This means the blessing isn’t in receiving or what is received, the blessing is in the participation of obedience revealing what Christ has done in our hearts.

- Pastor Mike Laster
Senior Associate Pastor
Pastor LifeChange Ministries