I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you. I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you and whoever curses you I will curse; and all the peoples on earth will be blessed through you. Genesis 12:2-3
When you see the word “blessing” do you automatically think of receiving? That’s how we’ve been taught to think about blessings: God gives, we receive.
But this verse says that Abraham received God’s blessing for one reason: to give it away. God tells Abraham once that he is going to bless him and then tells him three times that he will be a blessing to others. God doesn’t just bless us so we feel good or because he wants us to enjoy his blessings to the exclusion of others.
We are blessed to in turn be a blessing. Why? Because living generously is living fully in tune with the heart of God. Receiving so that you can give is central to our faith life. We share our blessings because this is the way God lives.
When we choose to live generously – giving, loving, blessing, encouraging, lending, and mending that which is broken – we leave a legacy of generosity, ensuring that the cycle of blessing continues.
You have been blessed. Now it’s your turn.
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