Bless Me, God

Doesn't it seem self-serving to directly ask God to bless you? David didn't think so. He specifically asks for blessings, but keeps his honor and thanks focused on God, both before and after. If we take our blessings and let them consume us, allowing them to take a higher place in our lives than the God Who's given them to us, then yes, those prayers are self-serving.

May our sons flourish in their youth
    like well-nurtured plants.
May our daughters be like graceful pillars,
    carved to beautify a palace.
May our barns be filled
    with crops of every kind.
May the flocks in our fields multiply by the thousands,
    even tens of thousands,
    and may our oxen be loaded down with produce.
May there be no enemy breaking through our walls,
    no going into captivity,
    no cries of alarm in our town squares.
Yes, joyful are those who live like this!
    Joyful indeed are those whose God is the Lord.
Psalm 144:12-15 (NLT)

This topic and "Appreciation Into Idolatry" (which has received some more in-depth commentary than many posts lately) both lean toward a subject I intend to address next week: personal notariety (fame) and the Christ-follower.

Have a great and blessed weekend!

(The photo above links to the Cubicle Congregation blog, where I found the image. Neat idea for a blog! Since I've not read it yet, I cannot throw my substantial theological weight behind it (cough! cough!). The guy in the "About Me" at the blog looks like Christian Slater, so it is sort of "Christian" in that way... Just wanted to give credit where it was due.)

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