Thank you for sharing this, Melvin. What a great reminder and deeper dive into this concept. This is something I came across in the context of parenting in a book called "Habits of the Household" that I read a couple of years ago. I've been trying to be more intentional about blessing my children, blessing my wife, my family, my house, everything in the context of my authority as a father. The other thought that comes to mind is this verse: “Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse them.” ‭‭Romans‬ ‭12‬:‭14‬ ‭ESV‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/59/rom.12.14.ESV I think growing up I just assumed that not saying negative things was good enough. What Our Father has been teaching me, and what you're highlighting here, is that we can be proactive. Blessing is something that we should be proactively doing. This is a way that we can wield our words as a weapon. We can wield the truth as a weapon. We can wield our blessing as a weapon against the forces of darkness, against curses that have been spoken over us or that we may have spoken over our areas of influence in the past. Brings fresh meaning to this verse as well! “Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing.” ‭‭1 Peter‬ ‭3‬:‭9‬ ‭ESV‬‬ https://bible.com/bible/59/1pe.3.9.ESV Thank you very much for this and the continued teaching that you're providing to us.

@Raymond Tang What verses?