Emphatic and effectual!
“The LORD bless you, and keep you” (Numbers 6:24).
This first clause of the high priest’s benediction is substantially a promise!
That blessing which our great High Priest pronounces upon us is sure to come-
– for He speaks the mind of God.
What a joy to abide under the divine blessing!
This puts a gracious flavour into all things.
If we are blessed, then all our possessions and enjoyments are blessed.
Our losses and crosses and even our disappointments are blessed.
A man’s blessing may begin and end in words.
But God’s blessing is emphatic and effectual!
The best wish we can have for our dearest friend is-
– not “May the LORD bless you!.”
– but “The LORD bless you!”
It is equally a delightful thing to be kept of God!
– kept by Him,
– kept near Him,
– kept in Him.
They are-
– preserved from evil;
– reserved unto everlasting joy.
God’s keeping goes with His blessing!
The rich blessing and sure keeping of our Lord may come upon every reader-
– who may at this moment be looking at these lines.
Please breathe the text to God as a prayer for your loved ones!