Why Be A Blessing?
And so it was, when they had crossed over, that Elijah
said to Elisha, “Ask! What may I do for you, before I
am taken away from you?” Elisha said, “Please
let
a double portion of your spirit be upon
me.”
2 Kings 2: 9
As a young man, Robert G. LeTourneau made God his business
partner early in his career. He went on to design and
manufacture
a wide range of heavy equipment used for clearing land,
building
roads, and transporting heavy machinery.
He and his wife founded LeTourneau University in
Texas
and gave ninety percent of their large income to
the
Lord’s work, living on the remaining ten
percent.
No doubt LeTourneau asked his Partner for advice,
guidance,
and blessing in his work. It seems God responded
abundantly
based on the
way the LeTourneau’s were able to bless others
throughout their lives. Is it right to ask God to bless us?
The apostle James wrote that sometimes we lack
because
we ask God out of wrong motives. When the prophet
Elisha
asked for twice the blessing of his mentor, Elijah, he
used
that blessing to bless
others.
If you ask God for His blessing, consider what you will
do
with that blessing when it comes. God blesses us so
we
may become a blessing to
others.
"Pure prayers have pure blessings."
Thomas Goodwin
