Ministry of Blessing

Our words are so powerful. What we say can build up or tear
down in a moment. Did you know that we
are all called to the ministry of blessing? I Peter 3:9 says: “Do not repay
evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with
blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.”
In his article, “Rediscovering the Ministry of Blessing,”
Russ Parker says: He (Peter) tells us
that this is not only a holy attitude we cultivate but it is a calling, it is
our ministry as believers in Jesus. We all, therefore, have this calling. This ministry
was formerly limited as a mandate to the priestly tribe of Levi. Part of the
temple ministry was to stand before the Lord and Bless people and things in God’s
name and authority (Deuteronomy 1:8). Now, it is the birthright and calling of
all Jesus’ disciples.

Who is God calling you to bless today?

The Healing Line (Nov/Dec 2011)
www.christianhealingmin.org

Labor of Love

It has taken months of work and finally I have in my hand the book that Jennifer Crain Lowe co-authored with her first husband Billy Crain: Your Dad Wants To Bless You: Monday Morning Blessings. I walked with Jennifer on this journey of gathering, ordering and editing those blessings that her husband Billy shared for almost three years before he went to be with his Lord and Savior on June 3rd 2008. The book contains fifty two entries that feature a scripture, a short teaching and a prayer.