AUGUST 21

BLESSINGS OUR OF ZION

“The Lord that made heaven and earth bless thee out of Zion.” (Psalm 134:3)

Bless – to declare blessed. The Greek is “eulogeo,” to speak well of. It is the same root word from whence comes our English word to “eulogize.” Natural man will give a eulogy at a funeral, to speak well of a man at the end of his life, a retrospective view. But when God speaks a blessing, it is a word that initiates the action to bring it to pass, whereby what He speaks is fulfilled. He speaks it at the beginning of a man’s life, and then proceeds to bring that life into alignment with that blessing.

When God roars out of Zion, it is not only a word against all unrighteousness, to bring an end to this degeneration, but it also is to speak a REGENERATION, to speak well of, and then to initiate the action whereby all shall be brought into oneness with this spoken word. “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace, good will toward men.” There is a message of BLESSING, of peace and good will. How the earth longs to hear that message. “How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings, that publisheth peace… that saith unto Zion, Thy God reigneth.” (Is. 52:7).

“The Lord will bless His people with peace (completeness).” (Ps. 29:11). We see that Zion is a company highly blessed of God, that they might become a blessing, a people through whom all nations of the earth shall be blessed. What is the word that proceeds from our lips in this hour? Negative condemnations? Or, are we finding that He can speak through us words of blessing, positive, hope, encouragement, victory?

“As the dew that descended upon the mountains of Zion: for there the Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore.” (Ps. 133:3).

Out of Zion, lo, He comes,
Broken strings with music hums,
Who can count His blessing’s sums?
Roll again those marching drums,
Evil forces He benumbs,
On earth His kingdom now becomes

Ray Prinzing