BLESSED TO BE A BLESSING

Young's Literal Genesis 1:28, “And God blesseth them, and God saith to them, ‘Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule over fish of the sea, and over fowl of the heavens, and over every living thing that is creeping upon the earth.”
(Contemporary Version, “God gave them his blessing and said: Have a lot of children! Fill the earth with people and bring it under your control. Rule over the fish in the ocean, the birds in the sky, and every animal on the earth.”

MLB Genesis 9:1, “GOD BLESSED Noah and his sons and told them: Be fruitful, multiply and populate the earth”.

MLB Ephesians 1:3, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly spheres through Christ,”

1.What Does It Mean To Be Blessed?
3106. makariÂzw~.
From G3107 = makaÉrioj~. To beatify, i.e. pronounce (or esteem) fortunate.Call blessed, count happy.
1293. HKÆRFbé~. From H1288 = ‚éRAbÆ~. Benediction; by implication
prosperity. Blessing, liberal, pool, present.

•But where man is in mind, to be blessed it is used in the sense of “happy” or “favored,”
•MLB Genesis 24:35, “and the LORD has richly blessed my master; he has become great. He has given him flocks, and herds, silver and gold, male and female servants, camels and donkeys.”
•In the above scripture, blessings meant riches
MLB Proverbs 10:22, “It is the blessing of the LORD that brings riches and toiling will add nothing to it.”
Contemporary English Version, “When the LORD blesses you with riches, you have nothing to regret”
•So, to be blessed among other things means: to be happy, prosperous, successful, healthy, rich, have enough or more than enough.
•To be blessed does not mean to be poor, sick, miserable, troubled, etc

2.How Do You Walk In The Blessing?
•Isaiah 1v19, “If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best from the land;”
•MLB Proverbs 22:9, “He whose eye is generous will be blessed, for he gives food to the poor.”

3.How To Be A Blessing?
•KJV-R (Webster) Genesis 12:2, “And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing: KJV-R (Webster) Genesis 12:3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.”
•Contemporary Version Genesis 12v1-3, “The LORD said to Abram: Leave your country, your family, and your relatives and go to the land that I will show you. I will bless you and make your descendants into a great nation. You will become famous and be a blessing to others. I will bless anyone who blesses you, but I will put a curse on anyone who puts a curse on you. Everyone on earth will be blessed because of you.”
•Genesis 39v 1“The Ishmaelites took Joseph to Egypt and sold him to Potiphar, the king's [a] official in charge of the palace guard. 2-3So Joseph lived in the home of Potiphar, his Egyptian owner. Soon Potiphar realized that the LORD was helping Joseph to be successful in whatever he did. 4Potiphar liked Joseph and made him his personal assistant, putting him in charge of his house and all of his property. 5Because of Joseph, the LORD began to bless Potiphar's family and fields. 6Potiphar left everything up to Joseph, and with Joseph there, the only decision he had to make was what he wanted to eat.”
•Genesis 30 25After Joseph was born, Jacob said to Laban, "Release me from our agreement [i] and let me return to my own country. 26You know how hard I've worked for you, so let me take my wives and children and leave." 27-28But Laban told him, "If you really are my friend, stay on, and I'll pay whatever you ask. I'm sure [j] the LORD has blessed me because of you." 29Jacob answered: You've seen how hard I've worked for you, and you know how your flocks and herds have grown under my care. 30You didn't have much before I came, but the LORD has blessed everything I have ever done for you. Now it's time for me to start looking out for my own family.
•Your employer should be blessed because of your working for them
•Your family should be blessed for having you part of them
•Your friend should be blessed for having you
•Are you a blessing to others? Do you add value to others or do you always drain others?
•Acts 20v35, “By everything I did, I showed how you should work to help everyone who is weak. Remember that our Lord Jesus said, "More blessings come from giving than from receiving."
•Exercise giving, start from where you are. Serve other people. Give from the little you have. It means a great deal to somebody when you give to them and meet their need.
•Give your time
•Help others even by serving at their occasions e.g. weddings, funeral, etc
•Be resourceful as a person, contribute to the success or benefit of others, be concerned about you will be of help to others more what you get from them.
•Giving somebody money for bus fare may be a great blessing to them if they are in need
•I have purposed in my heart that I will be helpful to others as long as it is my power to.
•Prov 22:9 He who has a bountiful eye shall be blessed, for he gives of his bread to the poor.
•Prov 19:6 Many will entreat the favor of a liberal man, and every man is a friend to him who gives gifts.
•I have been wakened up in the night, 2200, 2300, 0000 hours to help people with transport. Though at times it would be painful, I have done it with satisfaction knowing that I have been a blessing to somebody.
•I have given people free transport, even sinners have said to me “God bless you.”
•It is good for people to praise God because of your service to them.
•I always get satisfaction when I help and or give than when I receive from others
•I have employed or facilitated employment for a number of people, and that gives me joy.
•What is it that you have done for others? Have you been of any value to other people?
•At the same time, it has pained to see a need and fail to do something about it, see somebody in need and not have resources to help!
•My prayer and goal in life is to be resourceful enough that any need I see in people, I be able to meet.
•As an example, I desire to have different type of cars, sedans, trucks, buses, etc so that when somebody is getting married I be able to help, when somebody wants to carry something, I be able to help, when people need transport to somewhere, I be able to help.


Other Helpful Notes
4.Who Is Blessed?
Whom God chooses
Ps 65:4; Eph 1:3,4
Whom God calls
Isa 51:2; Re 19:9
Who know Christ
Mt 16:16,17
Who know the gospel
Ps 89:15
Who are not offended at Christ
Mt 11:6
Who believe
Lu 1:45; Ga 3:9
Whose sins are forgiven
Ps 32:1,2; Ro 4:7
To whom God imputes righteousness without works
Ro 4:6-9
Whom God chastens
Job 5:17; Ps 94:12
Who suffer for Christ
Lu 6:22
Who have the Lord for their God
Ps 144:15
Who trust in God
Ps 2:12; 34:8; 40:4; 84:12; Jer 17:7
Who fear God
Ps 112:1; 128:1,4
Who hear and keep the word of God
Ps 119:2; Jas 1:24; Mt 13:16; Lu 11:28; Re 1:3; 22:7
Who delight in the commandments of God
Ps 112:1
Who keep the commandments of God
Re 22:14
Who wait for the Lord
Isa 30:18
Whose strength is in the Lord
Ps 84:5
Who hunger and thirst after righteousness
Mt 5:6
Who frequent the house of God
Ps 65:4; 84:5
Who avoid the wicked
Ps 1:1
Who endure temptation
Jas 1:12
Who watch against sin
Re 16:15
Who rebuke sinners
Pr 24:25
Who watch for the Lord
Lu 12:37
Who die in the Lord
Re 14:13
Who have part in the first resurrection
Re 20:6
Who favor saints
Ge 12:3; Ru 2:10
The undefiled
Ps 119:1
The pure in heart
Mt 5:8
The just
Ps 106:3; 10:6
The children of the just
Pr 20:7
The righteous
Ps 5:12
The generation of the upright
Ps 112:2
The faithful
Pr 28:20
The poor in spirit
Mt 5:3
The meek
Mt 5:5
The merciful
Mt 5:7
The bountiful
De 15:10; Ps 41:1; Pr 22:9; Lu 14:13,14
The peace-makers
Mt 5:9
Holy mourners
Mt 5:4; Lu 6:21
Saints at the judgment day
Mt 25:34
Who shall eat bread in the kingdom of God
Lu 14:15; Re 19:9