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Foundational Discussions in Christian Psychology

Willem Joubert Willem stu-

Being transformed died enginee-

by blessing - ring and ma-
nagement and
by giving it away was a business-
man and CEO
of companies
for 25 years
until called
WORD DEUR SEËNING GETRANSFOR- by the Lord to
MEER – DEUR DIT WEG TE GEE. intercession
for the nations and now the Luke 10
Die Woord van God beklemtoon deurgaans die Transformation ministry.
ervaring van God se seēninge op mense se le- Willem heads up the Luke 10 Transfor-
wens as transformerend. In hierdie artikel word mation Ministry, a ministry with a vision
die betekenis van die Here se transformeren- to equip 500 million Christians in every
de seëning ondersoek en toegelig uit die Skrif. country, denomination and congregation
Die Skrif wys op die belofte van God dat Hy to reach out to their communities with Je-
die mense vir wie ons bid sal seën. Die oordra sus’ love and message. The ministry trusts
van seēning aan ander deur gebed word verder the Lord for 2 billion souls in local com-
beredeneer met verwysing na die roeping van munities worldwide.
gelowiges as priesters van God en die opdrag Willem Joubert also serves with the Insti-
tot vergiffenis van almal wat ons benadeel. Ver- tute of Christian Psychology in Johannes-
giffenis en gebed dat die Here mense en plekke burg, South Africa. Willem is married to
moet seën lei tot die ervaring van diep vrede en Nicolene and they have 5 children.
innerlike transformasie.
wjoubert@icon.co.za

Introduction
The blessing of God is one of the central the- When God calls Abram in order to establish a
mes of the Holy Bible. Many believers in Christ nation for Himself He says
as their Saviour and King want to receive God’s
blessing for themselves and their family or I will make you a great nation;
church. The obligation on believers to act in I will bless you
their role as priest to bless others receives less And make your name great;
attention and is often left to the clergy. And you shall be a blessing.
3I will bless those who bless you,
And I will curse him who curses you;
In this article we explore how believers can And in you all the families of the earth shall
practice their priesthood daily by giving God’s be blessed.”
blessing to others – and in the process receive a (Genesis 12:2-3 NKJV)
blessing from the Lord.
Thereafter Abram builds a altar and makes an
The priesthood of the believer offering to God in his priestly role. We also see
One of the roles of a priest is to bring God’s how God intends to bless His new nation and
blessing to those that he is appointed to bless. wants them to be a blessing to all families on
Another role is for example to officiate over of- earth.
ferings.

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