Blog: Ancient Promises

Numbers 6 22 to 27 and the Lord spoke to Moses saying this is the way you shall bless the children of Israel. They do them the Lord bless you and keep you the Lord make his face shine upon you and be gracious to you the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.
In 1979 Dr Gabriel Berkeley and his team discovered two silver Scrolls in a berry burial ground outside the old city of Jerusalem. In 2004 after 25 years of careful research Scholars confirm that the squirrels were the oldest biblical texts in existence having been buried in 600 BC. What I find particularly moving it is what the Scrolls contain the Priestly blessing that God wanted spoken over his people to Laurie bless you and keep you the Lord make his face shine on you. In giving this benediction God showed Aaron and his sons to Moses how to bless the people on his behalf. The leaders were to memorize the words in the form God gave so they would speak to them just as God desire. Know these words emphasize that God is the one who blesses for three times they say the Lord. The 6 time he says you reflecting just how much God wants his people to receive his love and favor. Ponder for a moment that the oldest existing fragments of the Bible tells God’s desire to bless. What are reminder of God’s boundless love and how he wants to be in a relationship with us. If you feel far from God today how tightly to hold tightly to the promises in this ancient words in these ancient words. May the Lord bless you and may the Lord keep you.
I belong read 1 John 3122 and now little children abide in him that when he appears we may have confidence and not be ashamed before him at his coming if you know that he is righteous you know that everyone who practices righteousness is born of him. Behold what manner of love the father has bestowed on us that we should be called children of God! There for the world does not know us because it did not know him. He loved know we are children of God and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be but we know that when he is revealed we shall be like him for we shall see him as he is. And everyone who has this hope in him purifies himself just as he is pure. The children of God. Nearly everyone wants to feel they belong that they are a part of a group have a crucial identity and are accepted. They’re through this need is often associated with teenage years we have it we all have it despite having the same surname some people do not experience the joy of belonging to a family of being part of a joint history. Many people have no one with whom they can share their joy and happy and Hope or their sorrow and fear. In many Ministries I meet many people who come to the Future CH along and become part of a new family the family of God. In Christ we become Co Heirs of the kingdom of God. The family of faith can create space for new beginners renewed hope for living this life and New Hope in life internal. It is God’s wish that we become part of his family. Jesus taught this when his he instructed the disciples to begin their prayers by saying our father. Jesus shared the glory of the father with his disciples and with all of us. Everyone is welcome in the family of faith because our heavenly father loves us. The thought for today. I belong to Christ family of faith.
Prayer Lord Jesus thank you for making us a part of your family of faith. Help us to invite others to find in you a real sense of being in a family! In Jesus name I pray amen.

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