Impact!

Impact!

The Lord bless thee, and keep thee: The Lord make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. Numbers 6:24‭-‬26 KJV

Indeed, it matters under whose ministration and ordination you sit under. Let's put today's extract in the right context: Moses was commanded to give to Aaron and his sons the template for blessing the people of God. God didn't give Moses this special assignment; God preserved it for the Levites he had chosen as priests. They had the spiritual mandate and authority to bless and God Himself would back up the blessings that had been pronounced. God could have honoured Moses' words, but at this time, it was Aaron and his sons that had the prerogative. Who's laying hands on you to bless you?

And one of the things that frighten me about God is this: Aaron wasn't the most principled of men. He wanted to please the people so much so that he led them into idolatry. Yet, God didn't change the line of authority because of that incident. 2 of Aaron's sons were killed by God for offering unholy fire before God, yet God didn't change the line of authority because of this. If God in his mercy deals with mortal man like this, we have to be careful to align ourselves with what is His perfect will and purpose for our lives. If He has not sent any man to lay hands on us for God's blessings, we had better NOT submit ourselves to such.

And if God ordains it, He will sustain and order it aright. A man who has not experienced God's blessing cannot give it; a person who has not been commissioned by God is limited in his/her impact. I owe it to my generation to make sure I am where God's generational blessing can reach and touch me. And today's extract has generational impact; if you have peace, your children will also enjoy it. If God shines on you, where is the power of darkness? If grace is your daily reality, does it matter who or what comes against you? Be sure you are backed up by the only power that counts. And for all who know and follow God, you are his priest, able and qualified to make the pronouncement of blessing. What are you waiting for? Go ahead and declare; for his time of favour is here.