OneWordStudy+FollowOne Hebrew word changed how I understand blessing. In English, blessing sounds like something positive. Good health. Financial provision. A smooth season. But in the Hebrew Bible, the word barak is used. Barak does not begin with receiving. It begins with bending the knee. Before blessing is something you get, it is a posture you take. This changes how older believers read familiar promises. Blessing is not proof that life is easy. It is a sign that someone has learned humility before God. Barak reminds us that blessing is not measured by comfort, but by relationship. #BibleStudy #HebrewWord #Blessing #BiblicalMeaning #ChristianUnderstanding111Share
DidYouKnow+Follow“Blessed” never meant comfortable. Today, blessing is often measured in ease. Health. Stability. Peaceful routines. But when Jesus says “blessed,” he uses the word makarios. It does not describe comfort. It describes being seen by God. The blessed ones, in the Beatitudes, are grieving. Hungry. Poor. Excluded. That matters, because many older believers quietly feel forgotten. Their bodies slow down. Their roles shrink. The church talks more about growth than about finishing well. But Scripture never ties blessing to usefulness. Only to presence. To be blessed is not to be spared. It is to be known. If your life feels smaller now, not larger, that does not mean blessing has left you. It may mean it has become quieter—and closer. #BibleMisconceptions #BiblicalMeaning #ChristianLife #SpiritualDepth #DidYouKnow462Share
