Unsought Blessings

He loves to shower us with blessings!

“Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her. And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not. And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise. And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.”~ Lk. 7:12-15

There was no prayer, that we know of, made for this son; nor, as in many cases, was Jesus sought out for help. This is what I like to call, an unsought blessing. In one of Peter’s sermons, he tells us God sent His Son to bless us. Anyone who is the least familiar with the Bible knows God is in the blessing business! And I may add, He will never go out of this business! Its everlasting. He’s still dropping, “handfuls of purpose.”

David, no doubt, was referring to these unsought blessings when he wrote, “Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth (I like this word) us with benefits.” God delights in showering His creatures with blessings. Even those who refuse to own Him as their Lord. “He maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.” It’s a sorry person who takes God’s blessings for granted.

I love the sentiment behind the song that says, “Count your blessings, name them one by one.” But those who really know Him realize this is an impossibility. It would be like numbering the stars.

“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:”

BLESSED BE THE BLESSER

by an Aged Saint

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