The Heavenly Father's Example
God Blessed MANKIND before we were created, “God blessed them, and God said to them, Be fruitful and multiply, fill the earth and subdue it, have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”Genesis 1:28
We as Christians are fruitful, multiply and have dominion because God SPOKE blessing over us before the foundations of the earth.
Yes, HE SPOKE A BLESSING!! Blessings must be spoken, for life is in the power of the tongue.
It’s amazing that by the simple act of faith in speaking blessings over another person, we can ACTIVATE the power of GOD!
Spoken blessings not only apply to fathers speaking blessings over their children, becauseEVERYONE has the power to bless others in the name of the Lord.
God Blesses Abraham
God called Abraham and blessed him: “Now the Lord had said to Abram: Get out of your country, From your kindred and from your father’s house, To a land that I will show you. I will make you a great nation; I will bless you And make your name great: And you shall be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses you: And in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed” Genesis 12:1-3
The Father Gd has blessed us and makes us a blessing to others. “And you shall be a blessing”.
Isaac Blesses His Son’s
Isaac blessed his sons, but Jacob stole Esau’s blessing.
Esau and Jacob were grown men! Gen Ch. 25:27 “So the boys grew. And Esau was a skillful hunter, a man of the field, but Jacob was a mild man, dwelling in tents”.
Gen. Ch 27 verse 26 “Then his father Isaac said to him, ‘Come near now and Kiss me, my son.’” Verse 27 “ And he came near and kissed him; and he smelled the smell of his clothing, and blessed him…”
A father’s blessing is extremely important. It opens Heaven’s window to Divine favor in one’s life. When Isaac discovered that he had been deceived, not having blessed the first-born son as he had thought, he “trembled exceedingly” Genesis 27:33.
When Esau realized his brother had robbed him of the coveted blessing, he was furious and“cried with an exceeding great and bitter cry” Genesis 27:34. He begged his father for a blessing for himself. Esau’s desperate plea for his father’s blessing reveals just how important
A father’s blessing is. His entire future welfare rested on this blessing. So, he said to his father, “Have you not reserved a father’s blessing for me?...Have you only one blessing, my father.” Genesis 27:36,38 Whereas Isaac spoke a blessing on Esau.
God Blesses His Son
At the time of Jesus’ baptism and inauguration into the ministry, the Heavenly Father blessed His Son. “Then Jesus, when He had been baptized, came up immediately from the water; and behold the heavens were opened to Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon him. And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, ‘This is My beloved Son in whom I am well pleased’” Mathew 3:16,17.
Father God spoke this 3 times to Jesus.
We find the Heavenly Father speaking words of approval and blessing. Jesus was blessed with the anointing of approval and blessing. Jesus was blessed with the anointing of the Holy Spirit, equipping Him for the ministry and sacrificial death that lay ahead.
Jesus had not yet performed a miracle nor delivered a sermon.
He was blessed as a Son (for who he was) rather than for what He had done.
Jesus's first words delivered in a sermon were:
(Mat 5:1-3) And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying
(Mat 5:3) Blessed .......
FATHER’S BLESSING
God has called you by your name,
_________________ and speaks your identity to you. Father God has chosen you to be His child, called by His name, adopted into His Kingdom to inherit all of His love in Jesus, our Savior and Lord. You a member of His family and we bless you to know your identity in Him. Father God created you to know His love, to receive it and share it with others. We bless you to know this destiny in your heart and soul. You are called to live as a child of God, chosen and loved, forgiven and cleansed, released and set free. Father God speaks His blessing over you now and releases you into the authority and responsibility of womanhood/ manhood.
The Father says: My child, I love you! You are special. You are My gift to mankind. I bless you with the healing of all wounds of rejection, neglect and abuse that you have suffered. I bless you with overflowing peace, the peace that only I can give, a peace beyond comprehension. I bless your life with fruitfulness—good fruit, much fruit and fruit that remains. I bless you with success. You are the head and not the tail; you are above and not beneath. I bless you with health and strength of body, soul and spirit. I bless you with overflowing prosperity, enabling you to be a blessing to others. I bless you with spiritual influence, for you are the light of the world and the salt of the earth. You are like a tree planted by rivers of water. You will prosper in all your ways. I bless you with a depth of spiritual understanding and a close walk with Me. You will not stumble or falter, for the Word of God will be a lamp to your feet and a light to your path. I bless you with pure and edifying relationships in life. You have favor with God and man. I bless you with abounding love. You will minister God's comforting grace to others. You are blessed, my child! You are blessed with all spiritual blessings in Christ Jesus.
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