By Peter Kennedy
“Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.” – 1 Peter 3:9
Lloyd John Ogilvie was a Presbyterian minister who served as Chaplain of the United States Senate from 1995 until 2003. In his book “When You Need A Miracle” he writes the following about blessings: “We all need [blessing] desperately. It is the one great need we all share in common. We were born for it and there is no lasting joy without it. What oxygen is for the lungs and protein for the body, that is what it is for our souls…. With it we become winsome and free; without it, we are willful and fearful. It is the one thing people most need from us, but the one thing we can not give until we have received it. It is life’s most precious possession.”
The Lord blesses us for a purpose and asks us to bless others for His glory. Today in prayer, ask Jesus how you can bless others so they may experience His loving grace.
"Love when you expect no love in return. Do good without expecting thanks. Lend when you do not hope for a return. This will make us act like the sons and daughters of the Most High." - Henrietta Mears
God’s Word: “May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face shine on us” – Psalm 67:1
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