Joshua Boyd
Deuteronomy 8:18 CJB
No, you are to remember Adonai your God, because it is he who is giving you the power to get wealth, in order to confirm his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as is happening even today.
We’ve been using this verse as our key verse for the series and I want to dive into it more today. There is an element in this verse that defines how God wants to interact with his children and that then becomes a template for how we should interact with our kids.
That element is the blessing. While there is no mention of the word “blessing” in this verse, one of the definitions of the word is: “the power to get wealth”. Other translations say “the power to make wealth” or “power to produce wealth”.
Most of us today don’t think about the power in the blessing. We have reduced the word “blessing” to saying a prayer over our food or saying “God bless you” when someone sneezes.
The act of blessing someone to the Hebrews, means much more than offering a kind word. It is an empowerment and an act of respect. The root of the word means “to kneel”. When we bless the Lord, we are showing Him the respect He deserves and humbling ourselves before Him. It is an acknowledgement of the source.
When God blesses someone or something, He is initiating the power and strength to accomplish the end result.
