{"id":1251,"date":"2016-01-14T15:14:32","date_gmt":"2016-01-14T19:14:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tmcimissions.org\/?p=1251"},"modified":"2016-01-14T15:14:32","modified_gmt":"2016-01-14T19:14:32","slug":"kneeology-go-and-be-a-blessing-a-directive-from-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tmcimissions.org\/?p=1251","title":{"rendered":"Kneeology: \u201cGo and be a blessing\u201d – a directive from God"},"content":{"rendered":"

Genesis 12:2 (Msg)\u00a0 (God speaking to Abraham)<\/strong><\/h1>\n

I’ll make you a great nation and bless you. I’ll make you famous; you’ll be a blessing.<\/em><\/h1>\n

God spoke these words to Abraham in forming His chosen people.\u00a0 As I read these words I draw a \u201ccommand\u201d or to be more politically correct, a directive.\u00a0 I read into this verse, \u201cGo and be a blessing\u201d.<\/h1>\n

As we all enjoy speaking to others about the blessings that we have received, how God has worked in our lives, it seems that although we should be grateful and certainly celebrate our blessings, we must also be a blessing to others.\u00a0 As we are a blessing to others we are extending God\u2019s grace and glory for others to experience so that they too can be a blessing to others.\u00a0 It is supposed to be a continuous cycle of sharing and of folks realizing God\u2019s goodness. I really love the prayer requests that come in from folks asking God to use them to bless others.\u00a0 It is a sign to me of their focus and the intent of their ministry.\u00a0 Blessings beget blessings.\u00a0 In our being blessed, God means for us to serve as a conduit sharing His grace and glory with others.\u00a0 I like to think of it as \u201cblessing tag\u201d.\u00a0 Often the process gets bogged down as our greater focus is on self and just how much more we can be blessed and therefore we remain in the receiving mode instead of passing it on.<\/p>\n

One of the regular evaluators for our ministry efforts at Rushing Wind is that of reviewing just how the different facets of ministry is blessing others, how is it passing the experience of God\u2019s grace and glory on to others.\u00a0 It is most often that one comes to know God through blessings.\u00a0 Blessings, the realization of receiving, make God real and creates the desire to know Him in much deeper ways. It is vital in all of our ministries for us to help folks understand the source of their blessings. We must be in a constant audit of how we are passing on blessings.\u00a0 Anything that does not extend the grace and glory of God, that doesn\u2019t focus on Kingdom building must be discarded.\u00a0 In fact, God\u2019s calling on our lives and for our ministries is all about extending His glory and blessings so that others will seek to know Him up close and personal. Let us keep on keeping it on.<\/h1>\n

\u00a0NOTW…Bro. Mike<\/strong><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Genesis 12:2 (Msg)\u00a0 (God speaking to Abraham) I’ll make you a great nation and bless you. I’ll make you famous; you’ll be a blessing. God spoke these words to Abraham in forming His chosen people.\u00a0 As I read these words I draw a \u201ccommand\u201d or to be more politically correct, a directive.\u00a0 I read into … <\/p>\n

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