Behold, bless the Lord, all you servants of the Lord, who by night stand in the house of the Lord – Psalm 134:1
To be blessed is to be empowered to succeed. So, how is it then that we can bless the Lord? That answer comes when we consider that we are free moral agents whom the Lord has given free will to follow His ways or to reject it. When out of our freewill we serve the Lord, we give Him the opportunity to succeed through us in the world, and we grant Him the permission to succeed in our lives. In other words, we bless Him. When we serve the Lord, we empower His will to be done on earth. Jesus prayed that the Father’s will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Because God chooses to partner with man to fulfill His will on earth – think of God partnering with Moses or with Jonah – Jesus’ prayer also relates to blessing the Lord. We bless Him by being in His presence, choosing to humble ourselves, and listening to His will with the intent of acting as directed by Him.
My humility and obedience are a blessing to the Lord
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