“The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.” Numbers 6:24-26 (NIV)
The words of this prayer in the book of Numbers are words of blessing prescribed by God Himself. It was a blessing to be pronounced by the priests in the hearing of the people. The blessing is also for us today. Each one who belongs to God by faith can apply the words to themselves. They are not words of wishful thinking and they are not even a prayer. They did not originate in the minds of either Moses or Aaron the High Priest, they were dictated to Moses by God. This means that this is what God wants to do for His people. He wants to bless us. He wants to make His face shine upon us. And He wants to give us peace. These words make up a promise of God to bless us in these ways – He will keep us, be gracious to us, look at and see us and bring peace. What a promise to carry with us today and into the future. God loves you so very much.
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