Answered Prayer as a Blessing

This Sunday I am preaching on being a blessing to others. This is part of our discipleship that we bring some goodness to others in our world. It all goes back to Abraham who was told that through him all the families of the earth would be blessed.

I can't help but to think of answered prayer as a blessing. It all starts in offering to pray for someone who has been hurting and would desire to ask for God's favor (blessing). When God's power is at work, when the prayer is answered, it comes as a blessing.

So, here it is. When we offer to pray for someone, that very action is the beginning of the blessing. We are showing our concern for that individual. The blessing gets carried out further when God's intervention takes place.

If you want to be a blessing to someone else, then think of how you might offer prayer for that individual. We have this vehicle that God has given to us to make an impact on the lives of people.