Warriors Arise: May 31, 2022
Ruth 4:11-12 (NKJV) And all the people who were at the gate, and the elders, said, “We are witnesses. The Lord make the woman who is coming to your house like Rachel and Leah, the two who built the house of Israel; and may you prosper in Ephrathah and be famous in Bethlehem. 12 May your house be like the house of Perez, whom Tamar bore to Judah, because of the offspring which the Lord will give you from this young woman.”
Don't you know the elders must have sighed a sigh of relief. How long had they wanted Boaz to marry someone? Don't think for one minutes the elders didn't know what Boaz was doing that morning. They didn't bless the land Boaz was now in possession of, they blessed Ruth to bear children. They blessed Ruth to bear children and make his house full, prosperous and famous. What do you think the close relative was thinking when he heard the response of the elders?
They are blessing Boaz, Ruth and their household to be famous. How does that hit you?
Would you ever bless someone to build their house like Rachel and Leah?
Would you ever bless someone to prosper?
Would you ever bless someone to be famous?
If you would not, why not? Is it our place to withhold a blessing? What if someone had blessed you in this manor?
How would you have responded to building your house like Rachel and Leah built the house of Israel?
How would you have responded to prospering?
How would you have responded to becoming famous?
Yes, those are a lot of questions. Many times we will disregard something said because our faith does not align with what they have said. Other times we will leave it be because what they are saying doesn't make sense, we can't see how it could happen, or we don't want the blessing.
We are called to be a blessing, therefore, we should be people who speak blessing. God blessed His people. Jesus blessed the children and then His disciples when He sent them out, The Holy Spirit encourages us to walk in the blessing we have been given. We should be looking for ways to bless others. This goes beyond encouraging people. We are to bless them from God's perspective, His heart and with what will only be accomplished through Him.
1 Peter 2:9 (NKJV) But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
You and I are a royal priesthood. We have every right to bless people with the promises God has given in the Bible as well as the ones inspired by the Holy Spirit. Why do God's people lack the heart and understanding to bless His people? Do you think the blessings the elders spoke over Boaz became a grand discussion? There didn't need to be another Rachel and Leah, because there would only be one Israel. What was the point in Boaz prospering in Ephrathah? Why would Boaz need to be famous in Bethlehem?
Let's think about this. This very blessing aligns with David coming from Bethlehem and then Jesus Christ being born in Bethlehem. The lineage of Boaz would prosper and they would be famous. You may need to bless someone not only for them, but for their family line, for the generations to come, for the things that are not yet seen.
Do you struggle to bless others? I am not talking about being nice or saying an encouraging word to someone. Are you actively blessing others?
Father, I ask to grow int he area of blessing others. I want to know Your Word more. I want to hear the Holy Spirit, so I speak the blessing without being a hindrance. What I think about them or the blessing I am to speak over them needs to come into alignment with what You are saying. I pray I would receive Your blessing, the words spoken by others. I pray I would not resist, devalue, or disregard the blessings You have instructed others to speak over me and into me. I pray every fiber of my being would receive the blessing You desire for me to have and live out in Jesus' name amen.
A Warrior in the Lord’s Army,
Veridee Joy Hand
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