BLESS - Today's Perspective from David's 7 Secrets

PERSPECTIVES FROM DAVID’S 7 SECRETS

 Chapter 5,  “ ALL”   P.71

BLESS

We all remember the chorus we used to sing….

                       “Bless Lord, O my soul,

                         And all that is within me

                         Bless His Holy Name”

Today, in most of our Bibles, the synonym “Praise” is used for the word “Bless”.   But there is still something about the word “Bless” that brings it to a more personal, adoration level.

When we say “Bless you, my friend,” there is a feeling of thanks to it.

When we ask God to bless us and our children, we want Him to make our lives better in every way, like we learned in Bruce Wilkinson’s book, “The Prayer of Jabez”.

Thousands of years ago, in early Biblical history, the blessing of a father on his eldest son had a powerful significance as in the case of Jacob conniving to get his father’s blessing rather than his older brother Esau (Genesis 27).

Think for just a minute about the word “Bless” and what a wonderful word it is.

The best known “Bless” scripture was written by David in Psalm 103:1.   Here is how it is translated in today’s Amplified Bible:

“Bless – affectionately, gratefully praise the Lord, O my soul, and all that is (deepest) within me, Bless His Holy Name.”

When we bless God, it blesses Him and He blesses us.  How can it be better than that!