Blessing - God Speaks Well of You

People use the word "bless" all the time. They bless food, ask for God's blessings, and bless people who sneeze. If you ask most people what they think "bless" means, they would probably say, "To do something nice for someone." If you look a little closer at the word you will find a different meaning though.

The Greek word used in the Bible that we translate into "bless" is eulogeo. (We derive our word "eulogy" from this.) In its simplest and truest definition it means to praise or speak well of. How does this change the way we view our relationship with God? Well, let's break down a couple of ideas.

1. God speaks. He spoke to create the world. (Genesis 1)
2. He did not labor with His hands to create.
3. Creation obeyed his voice and came into being.
4. When God speaks it has to be true. (Titus 1:2)

When God blesses you He starts by speaking well of you. Remember that God does not lie, so what He says about you must be true or it must come true. This reality ensures that the blessing will come to pass. Let's look at some examples.

In Genesis 12:2, the Lord says to Abram, "I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; (and here is the blessing) I will make your name great and you will be a blessing."

The Lord spoke something about Abram and it was true because God does not lie. We know that physically speaking the nation of Israel, who came from Abram, did become very numerous and spiritually speaking we are in the same nation through faith in Christ.

Notice that God told him, "I will make YOU into a great nation." The he said, "I will bless You." Since Abram became the nation and we are apart of the nation through faith in Christ, we have the same blessing. God is speaking well of us.

Now let's look at a blessing that the Lord has promised us in Ezekiel 34:25-31 (Paraphrased):

"I will bless them (the land we will live in) and the places surrounding my hill (Zion). (Here comes the blessing) I will send down the showers in season; there will be a shower of blessing.

• Trees will yield fruit
• Fields will show crops
• We will be secure in our land
• God himself will break the bars that are holding us back and rescue us from slavery
• We will live in safety
• Our land will be renown for it's crops
• We will not be victims of famine
• We will know the Lord.

What a blessing! God speaks well of His people and their situations. And God does not lie!

How do we receive? Here's the good news: We have received every spiritual blessing in Christ. (Ephesians 1:3) For no matter how many promises God has made, they are "yes" in Christ. (2 Corinthians 1:20)

Please know that God is speaking well of you and your situation! Now we should speak well about God. He is better than we think.