Bless Me Indeed…


The Lord bless you and keep you;
The Lord make His face to shine upon you
and be gracious unto you;
The Lord turn His face toward you and give you peace.
Numbers 6:24-26



I don’t know when Pastor George started it and I don’t know why. But I’m glad he did. What is the “it” I am referring to? At the end of each Sunday morning worship service, Pastor George stands with his hands lifted toward the congregation and offers the Biblical blessing that Moses was instructed to give to the Israelites. There are many in our congregation who will not even think about leaving the worship center until our Pastor has blessed us. I love the next verse in this passage from Numbers, verse 27, that says, “So they will put my name on the Israelites, and I will bless them.” Pastor George is literally putting the name of the Lord on us and thus inviting God’s blessing. There is an old Hebrew word for this that I have heard my seminary President use: “WOW”.

As I think about the blessing of God, I am overwhelmed by how good He is to us. We don’t deserve the His blessing at all, but He blesses us anyway. There are times in our lives we can see the blessing of God all over us. Everything seems to be going our way. Everything is clicking in perfect harmony. Life is just great! Then there are other times when the blessing of God is hard to find. In those difficult times are we out of the will of God or is it something else? We may very well be out of the will of God and He is responding with correction; but there is the possibility the Lord is teaching us something through divinely orchestrated times of difficulty or heartache.

Cause what if Your blessings come through raindrops?
What if Your healing comes through tears
What if a thousand sleepless nights
Are what it takes to know You’re near?
What if trials of this life
Are Your mercies in disguise?

So in your dark times don’t jump too quickly to the conclusion they are dark because of your disobedience. Instead, examine your heart to see what the Lord is trying to teach you and how He is trying to bless you.

Bless me indeed!
Aaron Hodges