Speak Blessings Over Your Family
Psalm 5:12
12For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous; with favour You will surround him as with a shield.
What do you believe and say over yourself and your loved ones every day? On Friday evenings in the homes of every orthodox Jewish family, the father lays his hands on his children and pronounces God’s blessings over them. No wonder Jewish children grow up to be winners in the fight of life! They become some of the world’s greatest achievers, inventors, bankers, financiers, diamond exporters, musicians and entertainers.
Although a minority race, the Jews have produced the most number of Nobel Prize winners. I believe it is because they bless their children in the same way the patriarchs of the Old Testament did. Abraham, Isaac and Jacob released God’s blessings upon their children by laying hands on them and speaking forth the blessings. (Genesis 27:27–29, 38–40; 48:14–16)
In the New Testament, the apostles pronounced blessings over the churches they were preaching to. To the church in Philippi, Paul declared, “And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:19) John released a powerful blessing upon Gaius when he said, “Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.” (3 John 1:2)
Even Jesus pronounced a blessing of deliverance on the daughter of the Syro-Phoenician woman — “go your way; the demon has gone out of your daughter”. (Mark 7:29) This was a blessing of deliverance by proxy. The woman took it by faith and found that her daughter was well when she reached home. (Mark 7:30) Likewise, the centurion took the blessing by faith and healing came upon his servant back home. (Matthew 8:8–13)
The parents of a little girl did the same thing while worshipping in our church. Their daughter was in hospital in the final stages of cancer. When I pronounced the blessing of healing that Sunday, they received it and pronounced it over their daughter. She was soon discharged from the hospital, healed!
My friend, bless your loved ones and declare over them, “The Lord blesses you and surrounds you with His favour as with a shield.” Speak forth your own blessings by declaring aloud, “Thank You Lord, You prosper me and I am in excellent health!”
Psalm 5:12
12For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous; with favour You will surround him as with a shield.
What do you believe and say over yourself and your loved ones every day? On Friday evenings in the homes of every orthodox Jewish family, the father lays his hands on his children and pronounces God’s blessings over them. No wonder Jewish children grow up to be winners in the fight of life! They become some of the world’s greatest achievers, inventors, bankers, financiers, diamond exporters, musicians and entertainers.
Although a minority race, the Jews have produced the most number of Nobel Prize winners. I believe it is because they bless their children in the same way the patriarchs of the Old Testament did. Abraham, Isaac and Jacob released God’s blessings upon their children by laying hands on them and speaking forth the blessings. (Genesis 27:27–29, 38–40; 48:14–16)
In the New Testament, the apostles pronounced blessings over the churches they were preaching to. To the church in Philippi, Paul declared, “And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:19) John released a powerful blessing upon Gaius when he said, “Beloved, I pray that you may prosper in all things and be in health, just as your soul prospers.” (3 John 1:2)
Even Jesus pronounced a blessing of deliverance on the daughter of the Syro-Phoenician woman — “go your way; the demon has gone out of your daughter”. (Mark 7:29) This was a blessing of deliverance by proxy. The woman took it by faith and found that her daughter was well when she reached home. (Mark 7:30) Likewise, the centurion took the blessing by faith and healing came upon his servant back home. (Matthew 8:8–13)
The parents of a little girl did the same thing while worshipping in our church. Their daughter was in hospital in the final stages of cancer. When I pronounced the blessing of healing that Sunday, they received it and pronounced it over their daughter. She was soon discharged from the hospital, healed!
My friend, bless your loved ones and declare over them, “The Lord blesses you and surrounds you with His favour as with a shield.” Speak forth your own blessings by declaring aloud, “Thank You Lord, You prosper me and I am in excellent health!”
