Make us Channels of Blessing, Lord

Heavenly Father,

Because You extend favor and love to each of us, I pray that I along with these loved ones will release Your love and favor to others.  In deep study of the book of I John, it is so convicting that I have received Your love as all do who accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.  Freely we have received Your love and freely we are to be channels of Your love.  

 

Lord, I pray that we all grow in grace and knowledge of Christ. I pray that we grow strong in Spirit.  Thank You for giving us knowledge and skill in learning and wisdom. in all areas of our lives: in school, in work, in relationships and especially in our growth in spiritual disciplines that draw us closer to You. Strengthen us to expressly apply positive favor to those nearest to us.  We strive to be fully grounded in love while You are doing exceeding abundantly, above all that we ask or think.  May Your mighty power take over each of our lives, Father God. May we all give favor to others as we increase in favor with You.  May we be channels of blessing to all.

 In Jesus' Name I pray, Amen

 

^{Deuteronomy 28:12-14}   The Lord will open the heavens, the storehouse of his bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none. The Lord will make you the head, not the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the Lordyour God that I give you this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom. Do not turn aside from any of the commands I give you today, to the right or to the left, following other gods and serving them.

 

Proverbs 11:27 Whoever seeks good finds favor, but evil comes to one who searches for it.

 

Luke 2: 39-40, 52  When Joseph and Mary had done everything required by the Law of the Lord, they returned to Galilee to their own town of Nazareth. And the child grew and became strong; he was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was on him..... And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and man.

 

Let no one come to you without leaving better and happier - Mother Teresa  

 

Make Me A Channel of Blessing by words & music by Harper G Smyth (1903)

Is your life a channel of blessing?
Is the love of God flowing through you?
Are you telling the lost of the Savior?
Are you ready His service to do?

Make me a channel of blessing today,
Make me a channel of blessing, I pray;
My life possessing, my service blessing,
Make me a channel of blessing today.

Is your life a channel of blessing?
Are you burdened for those that are lost?
Have you urged upon those who are straying,
The Savior Who died on the cross?

Is your life a channel of blessing?
Is it a daily telling for Him?
Have you spoken the Word of salvation
To those who are dying in sin?

We cannot be channels of blessing
If our lives are not free from known sin;
We will barriers be and a hindrance
To those we are trying to win.
Refrain

Make us a channel of blessing, Lord. We can show the world Your Glory through living Your blessing
Always and forever ~