Healing the USA | The Blessing of God

Healing the USA
“The Blessing of God”
Numbers 6:22-27
Pastor Daniel Bracken
June 26, 2022

I. Introduction.

A. I want to preach today on something all of us desperately need in life: the __________ of __________.

Section I Notes:

II. Blessing in the Bible.

A. The blessing of God is a __________ in the Bible from Genesis to Revelation.

B. To understand God’s blessing, one must have a clear picture of __________ realities.

1. God is __________, and He can bless and curse.

2. Satan is real and has become the instrument to release evil in the world through mankind’s __________.

3. God’s blessing is a __________, and when it’s removed, evil is released; we call that a curse.

C. God gave Israel a __________ when they entered Canaan’s land to live blessed or cursed.

D. The blessings and curses are listed in __________ __________ and __________ __________.

1. Leviticus 26:3-13.

2. Deuteronomy 28:1-14.

E. One writer __________ the blessing as “a solemn, deliberate act through which specific and concrete advantages are conveyed.”

Section II Notes:

III. A look at the text.

A. God __________ to Moses to let Aaron and his sons know two things:

1. God desires to bless __________.

2. It will be their __________. The blessing as it’s spoken is not just over the nation but over the __________.

B. Understanding blessing when read in __________.

C. The blessing focuses on things we all need in our lives and in our nation.

1. __________.

2. __________.

3. God’s face __________ on us.

4. God’s __________.

5. God’s face not hidden but being turned __________ us.

6. __________ means fullness of life and wholeness in all areas of life.

D. The greatest blessing is that we __________ to the Lord.

Section III Notes

IV. God is speaking to us.

A. Today, many talk about success and long for it, but to the ancients, they longed for the blessing.

1. Our forefathers understood that for the United States to be successful, it needed the blessing of God.

a. The English settlers in 1607 erected a __________ at Cape Henry to say thanks to God and gave this land to Him.

b. Our first president, George Washington, at his first inauguration on April 30, 1789, put his right hand on the Bible and added, “so help me God.”

c. The Civil War and the Battle Hymn of the Republic.

d. In 1954, the phrase “__________ __________” was inserted by Congress into the Pledge of Allegiance.

2. As individuals, we must understand that the __________ we own are not the source of life; it is God alone and His blessing on our life.

B. God __________ to bless us. We must position ourselves to receive his blessing.

1. __________ Him.

2. __________.

3. __________ for God’s blessing.

4. Declare and receive God’s __________.

5. __________.

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V. Conclusion.

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