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DILIGENT WALK WITH GOD BRINGS BLESSINGS
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26
Deuteronomy 28:1-14

Hebrews 10:35-39

 

“Cast not away therefore your
confidence, which hath great

recompence of reward.”

 

DILIGENT WALK WITH GOD BRINGS BLESSINGS
 
Moses persisted in the theme of obedience. He gave a lengthy sermon on the merits of obedience and the demerits of disobedience. This message speaks of the blessings that come with obedience. Diligent walk with God is the key to these blessings. The greatness of the nation rested on their obedience to the Lord. God would shower natural blessings and a favourable climate on them as Israel strove to follow Him wholeheartedly.
 
When Israel diligently hearkened to God’s law; He would set them above all nations. This was an indication that God intended to make Israel a great nation. That privilege came with a deliberate effort on the part of Israel to obey the Lord. There must be no procrastination or negligence when it came to spiritual matters. Diligence was key and all blessings would come upon them when they obeyed the voice of the Lord. Both the city and the field were important. In the field, they found their food as they tilled the land and kept their animals. The city provided shelter and protection. Thus the Lord promised to bless these two entities of their habitation. The Lord specifically mentioned that their children, their fields and livestock would be blessed. This meant that their basic necessities would be provided for and they would lack nothing.
 
The Lord was giving them a home and provision of bodily nourishment in addition to freedom and a reputation as a strong nation. These were things that Israel never had as they were strangers in Egypt. In all generations, there was a strong bond between man, the land and their animals. This relationship had to do with life and identity. People are naturally proud to have what they can identify as their own. Israel was promised that privilege when they obeyed the Lord. The basket and the store referred to the preservation of food. They could not produce what they needed in every season, but they were able to preserve and store when there was abundant harvest. God promised to bless.
 
THOUGHT: God’s love is manifested in His blessings.

PRAYER: Father, may nothing hinder Thy blessings to me.

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