May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, Selah that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations. Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you!
Psalm 67:1-3 (ESV)Why do we want God to bless us? We should want God to bless us so that we might demonstrate His power, show His mercy, be visible examples of his grace, and so on. God's blessing is given to those who use it to bless God. Self-centered or focused individuals who crave God's blessing to be self-indulgent have missed out on the purpose of His blessing.
Ultimately, the most significant accomplishment in life will be knowing God and making Him known. All of life's efforts should be directed in that direction, or they are a waste of effort. This is hard to grasp in that we seem to have the consumer mentality when it comes to blessing rather than the "enricher" mentality. ("Enricher" is a made-up word meaning that we think of using our lives to enrich others.)
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