24“The Lord bless you and keep you; 25The Lord make His face shine upon you, And be gracious to you; 26The Lord lift up His countenance upon you, And give you peace.”
Numbers 6:24-26 NKJV
Moses discussed The Priest's Blessing here in his fourth book that was called Numbers. There are some powerful statements to be found here and it would be helpful for us to walk our way through them. Firstly, there is the phrase to:
(1) BLESS YOU This means to take care of us and watch over us. Next there is:
(2) KEEP YOU May we be protected, sustained and guarded. It also means to be kind and gracious towards us. Rather like sheep, God wants to protect us and place a guard around each one of us.
(3) HIS FACE SHINE UPON US In other words, this is the idea of God smiling down on us. What a lovely description to have of Him. He smiles as He blesses us. What parent doesn't want to smile at their child when they are blessing them. Well God is our chief parent and He loves to smile at us.
(4) GRACIOUS TO US No matter what, Our Father wants to bless us with all that He has.
(5) LIFT UP HIS COUNTENANCE UPON US He shows us His favour on a daily basis. He'll even show you favour when you're driving around searching for a car parking space. If there isn't a space, He'll create one. He's interested in the small things as well as the large.
(6) GIVE YOU HIS PEACE This is the full meaning of peace that Jewish men greet one another, Shalom, Shalom - peace in all of its fullness.
God offers us happiness (Blessing) and His love, and let's face it, He knows more about love than we can ever know in a lifetime. Love is God's name. He is love. 1 John 4:8 tells us so - God is love and so Love is God. He fills the heavens with His love. Do you know, God can't help loving us. He longs to spend long periods of time with us, His children. Tony Campolo used to say that God has a photograph of us in his back pocket, 'Have you seen my children?' It's a nice thought. His angels even have instructions about protecting and watching over us (Psalm 91:11-13). He just cannot hide His love and blessing for us. He would love us to do the same for Him and show Him our gratitude, thanks and love at all times
Copyright 2025 Grahame Howard.
If you don't know Jesus or, have fallen away, why not say this prayer right now:
Lord Jesus, I have sinned. I ask you to forgive me and be my Lord and Saviour. Please come into my heart, fill me with Your Spirit and give me a brand new start today.
In Jesus' Name. Amen'
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