(Deuteronomy 28:1-2)
28 “Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that theLord your God will set you high above all nations of the earth.2 And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the Lord your God:
It’s easy enough to get caught up in the daily activities of the “world” — but when we bypass the “voice of God” and disregard His Word, we will be uttertly dismayed by the consequences. Blessings won’t flow or cover us with joy, we will be stifled by life and not be able to reap the rewards He so wants for us.
He tells us of His promises throughout the Bible…blessings and cursings in the Old Testament are plentiful. Some individuals may say, “But Jesus is in the new Testament and the old doesn’t apply” – true for the blood ordinance(s) and sacrifices. Jesus Christ became the propitation for our ugly sin. He took it upon Himself to take away the sin of the world and His blood covered us and washed us clean.
Thank you Jesus! Thank you Lord God!
But His commandments of Old still apply. It still is a crime to “steal” — it still is a crime to “murder” — so on and so forth. And, the Lord still wants us to follow Him and His commandments, and His ways in order for us to be blessed. He still wants our love, He still wants us to listen to His Voice, which is His Word. He still wants us to follow his Doctrine. That never grows old, nor is it antiquated in terms of such.
At the end of this post will be the entirety of the “Blessings In Deuteronomy” — and when you see “other gods” realize that today, this can apply to anything. It can mean “following a false god” and bowing down to it. But, It can also mean anything that takes us away from worshipping and loving Him and Him alone.
For some their car might be their “idol” or for some “the computer” others, it may be their cell phone and tweets. It’s anything that occcupies your mind and heart more than the Word and voice of God, thereby cutting into valuable time with Him. He wants a relationship with us. To ignore and put our time and efforts into wordly things can be costly in terms of zest and true Life. His Word is Life. Blessings from above is Life. Jesus is Life everlasting.
In Hebrews it tells us how to continuously praise God, and to offer it daily from our lips. Jesus’ blood cleansed us and allows us to go boldly to our Father’s throne to honor Him, and to make our requests known.
Be therefore diligent in quests as we seek His face and walk His path of righteousness. Seek His favor by loving Him in kind, following His Word, and following the Doctrine. Be aware of false doctrine of men that make void the word of God…instead, grasp, embrace, and stand on His Word and His amazing promises.
When we His children stand on his Word and embrace His promises it’ll be the difference of a life filled with peace and light, versus a life of no peace and darkness.
Let the Light of Jesus Christ shine from within to without, and get ready to experience blessings from above…
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Blessings on Obedience (Deuteronomy 28:1-14 KJV)
28 “Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that theLord your God will set you high above all nations of the earth.2 And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the Lord your God:
3 “Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the country.
4 “Blessed shall be the fruit of your body, the produce of your ground and the increase of your herds, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flocks.
5 “Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl.
6 “Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shallyou be when you go out.
7 “The Lord will cause your enemies who rise against you to be defeated before your face; they shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways.
8 “The Lord will command the blessing on you in your storehouses and in all to which you set your hand, and He will bless you in the land which theLord your God is giving you.
9 “The Lord will establish you as a holy people to Himself, just as He has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of theLord your God and walk in His ways.
10 Then all peoples of the earth shall see that you are called by the name of the Lord, and they shall be afraid of you.
11 And the Lord will grant you plenty of goods, in the fruit of your body, in the increase of your livestock, and in the produce of your ground, in the land of which the Lord swore to your fathers to give you.
12 TheLord will open to you His good treasure, the heavens, to give the rain to your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand. You shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow.
13 And theLord will make you the head and not the tail; you shall be above only, and not be beneath, if you heed the commandments of the Lordyour God, which I command you today, and are careful to observe them.
14 So you shall not turn aside from any of the words which I command you this day, to the right or the left, to go after other gods to serve them.
Give HIm Praise and Thanks (Hebrews 13:12-16 NKJV)
12 Therefore Jesus also, that He might sanctify the people with His own blood, suffered outside the gate.
13 Therefore let us go forth to Him, outside the camp, bearing His reproach.
14 For here we have no continuing city, but we seek the one to come.
15 Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.
16 But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
Path made by the Creator, picture captured by Scott Birge.
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