Numbers 6 + Begin with Blessing // Jeremiah Lepasana

SlidesFull RecapBeginnings MatterHow we start things shapes what follows. The beginning sets the direction, the tone, and the posture of our hearts. But instead of beginning the year with a focus on the will we exert (e.g. resolutions that stems from an experience of insecurity), we begin with a focus on what we receive!The priestly blessing in Numbers 6:24–26 is repeated because it is meant to be powerful and lived. It is God’s heart spoken over His people. We repeat it at the end of our service with the hope that what we experience together in the room can be carried into the rest of the week. The presence of God is not meant to stay in a service—it is meant to shape everyday life.We want to begin the year not by trying harder, but by receiving what God already desires to give.