A “through the bible” devotion from Genesis 14.
I met George and Marie when they brought their son Isaac to vacation bible school every summer. I would run into them every once in a while, and after a quick conversation, George would always say, “Be blessed!”
After Abram makes quick work of the kings who had attacked his nephew Lot, Melchizedek shows up with a blessing,
“Blessed be Abram by God Most High,
Possessor of heaven and earth;
blessed be God Most High,
who has delivered your enemies into your hand!” (Genesis 14:19,20 NASB)
We don’t know much about Melchizedek, other than that he was a king and a priest. He shows up out of nowhere, and then he disappears. His name will come up again to help us understand Jesus (Hebrews chapters 5 and 7).
It’s great to have people show up in our lives to remind us that we have been blessed and to credit God for those blessings. It’s easy to forget. It’s easy to allow what someone else has or does obscure the view of the good things in our own lives. What a gift when someone lends us their eyes to see what God has done and is doing in our lives!
Maybe I can bring that gift, too. When I celebrate the good things going on in the lives of others, it’s a great day for God, too. After all, every good and perfect gift comes from him.
Be blessed!
Waite for it... 