The Blessing that Never Stops

Written by: Andrew Friesen on 8/20/2009

The word “Blessing” is probably one of the most popular words in all religions.  I’ve had the honor of traveling to many parts of the world, and have discovered that people everywhere are struggling to obtain God’s blessing in their lives.  Whether it be through speaking positive words, prayers, good deeds, going to a holy place (temple, church, or Mosque), or even seeking a special person to impart some sort of favor.  People everywhere are looking for God’s blessing, and many never really feeling like they got it.  They’re always a day late and a dollar short.  But the good news is that YOU CAN KNOW a blessing from God that NEVER stops!  

“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ.” (Ephesians 1:3)

The good news is that when you have Jesus you have EVERY BLESSING.  Jesus is the blessing that never stops.  

One of the most common scripture for teaching blessing is found in Deuteronomy 28:1

 “If you fully obey the LORD your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations on earth.  All these blessings will come upon you and accompany you if you obey the LORD your God: You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country...”

But let me ask you a question.  Who has obeyed ALL these commands?  Of course know one has.  “For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God." (Romans 3:23)” So according to this scripture you won’t be blessed.  Know one can measure up to ALL the commandments.  However, I would like to suggest to you that this scripture is a picture of Jesus.  Jesus DID obey God and was without sin.  He fulfilled the law and righteousness of God when He went to the cross (Matthew 5:17).   He took your sin so that you could receive His forgiveness.  He took your sickness that you might receive healing.  And He took every curse and obtained every blessing FOR YOU.  (Ephesians 1:3)  Praise God!

Here’s a thought: Did you know that the last word in the Old Testament (before Jesus came) is “curse”? 

“He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers; or else I will come and strike the land with a curse." (Malachi 4:6)

Also, where did God’s people lived the majority of their lives before Jesus came? Under the “Curse” or under the “blessing”? The Old Testament clearly shows that they lived the majority of the time under the curse.   

Now I want to share something very special with you and I pray from the bottom of my heart that you will never forget it.  The Bible says that after Jesus went to the cross and rose again He appeared to His disciples and did something amazing.  (Luke 24:50-51) says, “When he had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, he lifted up his hands and blessed them. While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up into heaven.”  Praise God!  What a beautiful image of Jesus!  Do you see it?  The Old Testament ended with the word "curse".  This is how we will live if we only trust in human effort.  Under a curse.  But,  Jesus fulfilled the law of God on the cross and blessed us with every spiritual blessing.  And now Jesus is standing before His disciples to bless them.  The last memory the disciples had of Jesus imprinted on their minds was not that of an angry God ready to punish them for all their failures, but rather a memory of a loving God with His nailed pierced hands extended towards them blessing them.  This is where we live if we stay connected to Jesus.  Halleluajah!

Dear friend, the nailed pierced hands of Jesus are still extended towards you today.  They are not hands of cursing, but hands of blessing.  Human blessings come and go, but the blessing of Jesus never stops.  "for God's gifts and his call are irrevocable (Romans 11:29)."  What an awesome Jesus! The greatest blessing is to know Him!  Connect and remain connected to Him today.  Blessings!  Your thoughts? -Andrew