The Blessing

I want to read to you about a man in the Old Testament who was known as Obed-Edom. Through a series of events he came to possess the Ark of the Covenant at his home and take care of it for several months. What started as a coincidence became a blessing for him, as the Bible describes how he and his children, and their children had a blessing upon them by the Lord in all facets of life that was as gratitude for his proper handling of the Ark. In the New Covenant we are all welcomed to take part of this same blessing from God. If Obed-Edom gained it from having a holy object for a few months, how much moreso we who are indwelled by the Spirit of God!