A Reflection On Blessing

When I wonder if God really wants to bless me

God is a blesser by nature. He gave us life. He gave us a beautiful creation. He sustains our every moment of existence. We’ve rebelled and corrupted it all, yet His response is merciful. Through miracle after miracle, He brought His people into a saving relationship with Him, and He has demonstrated His commitment throughout the millennia to continue saving. And yet we still think He might be reluctant to hear us in our hour of need.

This is what sin does to people: it corrupts our understanding of God. We come to see Him as a distant Sovereign who only rarely grants us His favor. We think He is reluctant to grace us with His gifts when, in fact, He constantly gives us His grace. God blesses. Lavishly. Far beyond our comprehension. It’s who He is.

We pray without faith—and therefore without much result—when we start with a lesser view of God. The one who comes to God with the assumption that He blesses will find that He actually does.

If you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask him.

Matthew 7:11