Is God Blessing You?

Prayer – Lord, do You guarantee—really guarantee—a blessing on everything I do? I trust that every word of God proves true. You are a shield to all who come to You for protection.

Grain Harvest in Israel

The LORD will guarantee a blessing on everything you do and will fill your storehouses with grain. The LORD your God will bless you in the land he is giving you. If you obey the commands of the LORD your God and walk in his ways, the LORD will establish you as his holy people as he swore he would do. Deuteronomy 28:8–9

 

Meditate. Consider God’s promises in scripture.    

 

This passage promising God’s blessing was given by Moses to the children of Israel shortly before he died and they went into the Promised Land. It is not surprising that this promise of blessing is followed by an “if…then” statement that includes obeying God’s commands. God expects us to obey Him. He expected those Israelites to obey Him…and we are the same. God’s message didn’t change in the next 2,000 years as Jesus’ message was also obedience. Love and obey. Now that same message holds true. Love God and your neighbor. By showing God that we love Him, we are accepted as righteous…just like Noah, Abraham, David and Daniel. I don’t think I could really ever consider myself in a group as holy as those faithful men of God, but just by being faithful to God—trying to keep His commandments—He can see that we love Him and are faithful followers. Great promise—God will bless you. He will bestow goodness or happiness on you—giving you joy as you praise or worship Him—and obey His commandments.

 

God wants a relationship with each of us. By knowing God now, we can hope that one day we will walk with Him as Adam and Eve did…in the cool of the garden. That sounds glorious on these hot summer days! But for now…get ready. Be prepared. There are going to be some challenging days ahead of us.

 

Verse of Salvation ~ LORD, give me your unfailing love, the salvation that you promised me. Psalm 119:41

 

Memory Verse of the Week ~ Every word of God proves true. He is a shield to all who come to him for protection. Proverbs 30:5

 

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