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What Does It Mean to be Blessed?

Today, we’re going to talk about the word ‘blessed’. 

What does it mean to be blessed? Imagine that an alien were to land on our planet and observe how we use the word, ‘Blessed’, and determine its meaning solely by how it is used on social media. It might conclude that being #Blessed is about having beautifully made lattes and perfect kitchen remodels, Instagrammable vacations and beautiful spouses.

But that has little to do with what the Bible means by blessedness. Many of the things we associate with a blessed life—health, provision, beauty, and more—are gifts from God. But they are like hints and shadows of the real and true blessedness. To reframe how we think about blessing, we need to go back to the beginning.

In the beginning, God made the world and He blessed it. This stands out against the backdrop of other ancient accounts of how the world began. Not only is YHWH the sole sovereign God who created the world on purpose and for a purpose, but He is also the God who delights in what He made. God called it good and blessed it.

Being blessed is not a state—it’s a story. It’s an origin story. It’s the story of how you began and why. It’s the story of God the creator calling you into being on purpose and for a purpose. It’s the story of God taking delight in you and naming you as good and beautiful. To be blessed is to have our identity revealed and our calling restored.

The bread that Jesus took and blessed did not become something else; it became what bread was made to be. Material things are not the opposite of sacred things. You see, the whole created world was made to be a container of God’s glory. By blessing the bread, Jesus is reminding us of how the world began: How God made all things, called them good, and blessed them. 

This is what God is doing for you. The God who called light out of darkness is calling you. God has come to bless you today. He has come to re-write your story, to return you to your origin and your destiny. 

Place your life in His hands today.