Blessing and Dr. Colin Smith

This morning while listening to Dr. Colin Smith via the web (by the way, if you want to enjoy some unique Bible insights, I would encourage you to google, BBC Chapel or go to http://www.bbc.edu/chapel.asp down at the bottom right corner and start listening to Dr. Colin Smith's messages.  I don't know how long they will keep them up there, so I would do it soon. My good friend and the most incredible Bible scholar I have ever known, died in his sleep at 53 years old a few weeks ago. He knew some forty languages)

            I heard him say that David in 2nd Samuel 6, came to bless Israel, then his house.  Because the ark of God (presence of God) was returned to Jerusalem, he couldn’t contain himself; his joy was running over to the point that he had to share this moment with everyone. Dr. Smith made the point that you will know when you have been truly blessed because you will want to share it with others.  Just as God desired to share his creation with us, we desire to share the blessings we receive with others.  Freely we have received, we now need to freely give.  Without this desire, what seems to be a blessing may not really be connected to God’s presence which is the motivation for sharing.