AFFIRMATION
HOW DO WE AFFIRM GOD?
Psalm 145:2 . . . I will bless you every day, and I will praise you forever.
Psalm 72:18 . . . Bless the Lord God, the God of Israel, who alone does such wonderful things.
Psalm 96:2 . . . Sing to the Lord; bless his name. Each day proclaim the good news that he saves.
Psalm 100:4 . . . Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him and bless his name.
Psalm 134:2 . . . Lift your hands in holiness, and bless the Lord.
Psalm 150:6 . . . Let everything that lives sing praises to the Lord! Praise the Lord!
Deuteronomy 10:12-13 . . . Now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you? He requires you to fear him, to live according to his will, to love and worship him with all your heart and soul, and to obey the Lord’s commands and laws that I am giving you today for your own good.
To give or receive a blessing is a great affirmation. We affirm God through our praise, worship, and thanksgiving. As God blesses us, so we should also bless him.
HOW DO WE AFFIRM ONE ANOTHER? WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT?
Romans 14:19 . . . Let us aim for harmony in the church and try to build each other up.
1 Thessalonians 5:11, 13 . . . Encourage each other and build each other up, just as you are already doing. Think highly of them and give them your wholehearted love because of their work. And remember to live peaceably with each other.
1 Corinthians 14:26 . . . Well, my brothers and sisters, let’s summarize what I am saying. When you meet, one will sing, another will teach, another will tell some special revelation God has given, one will speak in an unknown language, while another will interpret what is said. But everything that is done must be useful to all and build them up in the Lord.
Hebrews 7:7 . . . Without question, the person who has the power to bless is always greater than the person who is blessed.
Galatians 5:13-15 . . . You have been called to live in freedom-not freedom to satisfy your sinful nature, but freedom to serve one another in love. For the whole law can be summed up in this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
We affirm one another through encouragement, praise, and building each other up. This gives us a great sense of worth.
HOW DOES GOD AFFIRM US?
Genesis 1:27 . . . God created people in his own image; God patterned them after himself; male and female he created them.
Psalm 5:12 . . . You bless the godly, O Lord, surrounding them with your shield of love.
Psalm 67:1 . . . May God be merciful and bless us. May his face shine with favor upon us.
1 Corinthians 15:3 . . . I passed on to you what was most important and what had also been passed on to me-that Christ died for our sins, just as the Scriptures said.
2 Peter 1:2 . . . May God bless you with his special favor and wonderful peace as you come to know Jesus, our God and Lord, better and better.
1 Peter 2:5 . . . Now God is building you, as living stones, into his spiritual temple. What’s more, you are God’s holy priests, who offer the spiritual sacrifices that please him because of Jesus Christ.
1 Peter 5:10 . . . In his kindness God called you to his eternal glory by means of Jesus Christ. After you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation.
God affirms us through his love, his blessings, his mercy, his forgiveness, and his gift of salvation. What greater affirmation can we receive than from the Creator of the universe?
PROMISE FROM GOD:
Psalm 67:1 . . . May God be merciful and bless us. May his face shine with favor upon us.