Read Deut 28 today about the blessings that follows when we fully obey the Lord and carefully follow all His commands He give us today. The Lord our God will set us high above all nations on earth. Some of these blessings are :
1) Will be blessed in the city and country;
2) Fruit of our womb will be blessed;
3) Crops of the land will be blessed;
4) Our livestock will be blessed;
5) Basket and kneading trough;
6) Blessed in our coming in and going out;
7) Our enemies who rise up against us will be defeated – they will come from one direction but flee from seven;
8) Sending a blessing to our barns and everything that we put our hands to;
9) We will receive a blessing in the land we are in;
10) Establish us as His Holy people.
Do we compromise when we are put into situations where we are told to ‘tell a white lie’, cheat a little, cut a little corner here and there? In circumstances like these, the Lord reminds us to FULLY obey Him and carefully follow His Word. We want to delight and please the heart of God. More than that, there are blessings that follow when we do what is right! When we live by the Spirit, we will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature. Gal 5.
Lord, help us to know that in Christ, we are set free from guilt and shame and can stand up tall to declare your truth and your righteousness in all that we do and say!
