Psalm 128 (ESV)

1 Blessed is everyone who fears the LORD, who walks in his ways! 2 You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands; you shall be blessed, and it shall be well with you. 3 Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table. 4 Behold, thus shall the man be blessed who fears the LORD. 5 The LORD bless you from Zion! May you see the prosperity of Jerusalem all the days of your life! 6 May you see your children’s children! Peace be upon Israel!

Intro: What does it say that “Have a blessed day” has gained traction?

GOD’S GIFT OF BLESSING
What does it mean that the LORD blesses His people?

FROM BLESSING TO A CURSE
What happens when we lose that blessing?

BLESSED ARE THOSE WHO …
How has Jesus worked to recover that blessing, and in a way that we can no longer lose it?

YOU CAN PRAY WITH US …
1 - Worship the LORD who blesses His people immeasurably! Praise Him, Father, Son and Holy Spirit for how He works to provide us with every foundation for wholeness, joy and purpose under His good design.

2 - How have you lived seeking blessing apart from Him, as if that could ever be found? Confess your pride and unbelief to Jesus, asking Him to bear the curse you deserve and to restore you to His Father.

3 - Give thanks to Jesus for how He is the most blessed person because He is the most giving. Thank Him for leaving the place of greatest blessing to willingly go into the place of the greatest curse, to save us.

4 - Who do you know that eagerly seeks to gain blessings but rarely (if ever) shares what they gain? Pray for them, asking the Lord to help them see His greater purpose for His blessings, that they would be transformed.

5 - Read 2 Corinthians 9:8-11, and ask the Holy Spirit to bear in you the fruit of generosity. Pray that He would help you believe that He is “able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.”