The Divine Blessing and Keeping

Spurgeon, Charles Haddon

Numbers 6:23-26

Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, On this wise you shall bless the children of Israel, saying to them,…

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; yea, our losses and crosses, and even our disappointments. God's blessing is deep, emphatic, effectual. A man's blessing may begin and end in words, but the blessing of the Lord makes rich and sanctifies. The best wish we can have for our dearest friend is not, "May prosperity attend thee," but, "The Lord bless thee." It is equally a delightful thing to be kept of God; kept by Him, kept near Him, kept in Him. They are kept, indeed, whom God keeps; they are preserved from evil, they are reserved unto boundless happiness. God's keeping goes with His blessing, to establish it and cause it to endure.

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