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THE BLESSING AT WORK
ANDRÉ & JENNY ROEBERT
It is always good to remember that attention always pre- I recently read a friend’s blog on this very scripture. That
cedes desire. When we delight ourselves in God’s Word, word encamp is a military term meaning to settle. So, be-
giving it the attention it deserves, our desire for the things of cause we choose to settle into the Word of God, with a heart
God begins to increase. Feeding our spirits with the Word, of love and respect for Him, He surrounds us, with His fortress
and delighting in its truth and hope, increases our under- of protection and peace! This, my dear friend, is part of the
standing of Who God is to us, His marvellous ways and His BLESSING! We are placed in the centre of His settlement, the
promises concerning us. safest place there is! You see, while we are centred on the
Word of God, the enemy cannot infiltrate our minds with
Kenneth Copeland writes, “God’s WORD will take you from thoughts or fear or discouragement or failure! Psalms 32:7
living outside that BLESSING—where storms, disasters and says that He becomes our hiding place and surrounds us
hard times tear up and destroy things, to living inside it, ap- with songs of deliverance! That’s what happens when we
propriating THE BLESSING in your own life and replenishing are completely surrounded by the Lord!
the earth around you with it” (The Blessing of the Lord Makes
Rich and Adds No Sorrow with It). Now, watch how this works: Through the day, while we are
going about our areas of responsibility, because we have
Here is how the BLESSING goes to work! While we are fill- invested our time in God’s Word, it is first and foremost on
ing our hearts and minds with the truth of God’s Word, by our minds and in our hearts. So we find ourselves constantly
His Spirit that indwells us, at the very same time, His pres- meditating on its wisdom and perspective, which begins
ence encamps around us! Psalm 34:7, says, “The Angel of to influence the way we think, the words we speak, our
the Lord encamps around those who fear Him [who revere attitudes and our actions. Do you want to know what the
and worship Him with awe] and each of them He delivers. BLESSING is doing while this takes place? The Word of God
O taste and see that the Lord [our God] is good! Blessed says in Psalm 5:12, that the Lord surrounds us as a shield! But
(happy, fortunate, to be envied) is the man who trusts and this shield isn’t just a form of protection. The word says, “... as
takes refuge in Him.” with a shield, the Lord surrounds us with goodwill - which is
pleasure and favour!” (Amplified version).
