"SHARING HOPE THROUGH SCRIPTURE ABOUT BLESSING OUR GREAT GOD AND BEING BLESSED BY HIM"

"SHARING HOPE THROUGH SCRIPTURE ABOUT BLESSING OUR GREAT GOD AND BEING BLESSED BY HIM"

Psalm 134:1 “Behold, bless the LORD, All you servants of the LORD, Who by night stand in the house of the LORD!”

Psalm 134:2 “Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, And bless the LORD.”

Psalm 134:3 “The LORD who made heaven and earth Bless you from Zion!”

Taken from todays reading in "The One Year Bible”.

1. God's servants can bless the Lord.

Psalm 134:1 “Behold, bless the LORD, All you servants of the LORD, Who by night stand in the house of the LORD!”

This is a call for God's servants to bless or exalt the Lord.
God's servants in the temple worked in shifts.
There were always some servants in the temple serving God.
They were all called to bless the Lord.

God has His servants all around the world today.
Somewhere when it's night here, it's daytime somewhere else.
And God's servants are blessing Him.

Today is a day when you and I, who are servants of His, can bless Him.
We want to exalt and revere our God.

2. God's servants can lift up their hands and bless the Lord.

Psalm 134:2 “Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, And bless the LORD.”

This lifting of the hands was one of the ways the Jews would show their praise to God.
Even in the New Testament, we are called to "lift up holy hands" to God.
It's a way of showing reverence and submission to Him.
It's a way to acknowledge that He alone is above all.
Let's today be those who show that same respect to our God.

3. God's servants can pray to be blessed by the Lord our creator.

Psalm 134:3 “The LORD who made heaven and earth Bless you from Zion!”

Now a different thought.
Rather than God's servants blessing Him, God is being asked to bless them.
We also can ask the Lord to bless us.
We can do this day by day.
His blessings come in many forms.
He is the great blesser of men's souls.
May God bless you today from heaven itself.

Some Questions:

1. Isn't it very amazing that we humans can actually bless our God?

2. Isn't it amazing that He takes great delight in our looking to Him and blessing Him?

3. And isn't it amazing that we can also ask God to bless us from heaven where He is?

4. Will you please bless the Lord today, and will you ask Him to bless you today?

A Prayer:

Father, You are in heaven above, and we are here on earth below. Someday we will join You in heaven, and be with You forevermore. In the meantime, may our lives be a reflection of Your love, grace, and mercy to this sin sick world we live in.
May we represent You in a way that blesses You, and may You show us how to do that, and give us the love and grace to do so. And finally, Lord, would You this very day, bestow many blessings on each of us who are reading and praying this prayer? We ask it in Jesus’ name, amen

Pastor Bob Grenier
Calvary Chapel Visalia