The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift his countenance upon you and give you peace. Numbers 6:24-26 (NIV)
Words spoken by Moses to Aaron
The Lord bless
you
The Lord God blesses us in so many ways.
* With His guidance
* With His love
* With His Word
* With friends
* With Spiritual gifts
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and be gracious to you
The Lord sheds His grace on us in so many ways.
* By extending salvation to us
* By granting us rest
* By listening to our prayers
* By guiding us through hard times
* By giving us what we don’t deserve
and give you peace.
The Lord God gives each of us peace
* When we go through difficulties
* When we don’t know what to do
* When we have been deeply hurt
In our Lenten devotional readings for Sunday school, the author pointed out something that was new to me.
“The word peace in Hebrew is the word shalom. The word is vividly translated, “May all things be for you the way God always wanted them to be.” (1)
I like that meaning. In our world we see conditions that God doesn’t want for us. We must pray that God deal with these things each time they appear in our world.
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(1) Guided to the Cross by Ed Arle © 2024, Creative Communications, division of Bayard, Inc Fenton, MO.
Oh, that definition of shalom so moved my heart and bolstered hope in my soul, Cecelia. I can't thank you enough for sharing that here today. Shalom, my friend!
ReplyDeleteMartha Jane: Thank you for your warm comment. This definition really set me to thinking. Peace and blessings to you and yours.
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