Blessing and curse: (Deut: 11)

Who wants to be a curse we all want to be blessed and be a blessing to others. We try to do our best to stay Blessed. Well here’s the way, let see what the Bible says…

Chapter 11 in the book of Deuteronomy talks about this, it says “love the Lord your God and keep his commands always” and it goes on to say that “Blessing and curse is in our hands” so to stay Blessed its a choice and not something which comes automatically, God expects us to do something and so we could be partakers of his Blessing which he has set before us.

Well what happens when we love God and obey his commands.

• Strength to Go and Possess
• Live long
• Blessings (not just spiritual but also material)
• Provision on time
• Blessings for generations
• Enemies Driven away

Strength to Go and Possess:

Our God is a God of promises and the Bible is full of promises. I am reminded of the chorus which goes…

Every Promise in the book (Bible) is mine, every chapter, every verse, and every line

All are Blessings of his love divine; every promise in the book is mine

In this case for the Israelites after all the suffering they went thru in Egypt they were looking forward for the Promised Land were milk and honey would flow. So when we Love our God and keep his commands he gives us the needed strength to go possess what he has promised for us no matter what obstacle seems to be there before us whether it’s the pharaohs army or the red sea.

Long life:

What’s the point having abundant wealth and all that you need but you don’t get to enjoy all that? We all want to live long; I haven’t heard anyone wishing to die unless they’re told by some one due to some unchangeable situations or reasons. Here seems to be a simple tool, than investing our time and money on other things which claims to give us long life. When we posses what God had promised for us we need to live long to enjoy every bit of it and the Bible says you will live long in this land when u love God and follow his commands

Blessings:

In the case of Israelites it was material Blessings apart from others which they enjoyed anyway after leaving Egypt. Imagine the joy the Israelites would have had after all the hard labour they did for decades. They were going to posses the land with milk and honey. I am so taken away by the way it is put here; u don’t need to water your land, it will drink on its own thru rain from heaven, secondly it says, It is a land your god cares for, so the eyes of the Lord is continually on it from the beginning to the end. He is going to take personal care for it. When we love our God and obey his commands we not only enjoy the relationship with him, we also become partakers of his kingdom and so he promises to be our provider for all our needs right now when we choose him.

Provision on time:

Our God is a God of details when you read Leviticus and Numbers you would see how detailed everything is told to Moses and his people, to the minute detail, well planned and I see a God of perfection here. He not just provide us with the things once and for all but then he also promises to continue with provision as and when needed including the rain, for us to be full and be satisfied. Isn’t that amazing?

Blessing for generations:

When we obey God the Blessings don’t stop with us but then he promises to Bless us for generations, we witness that with the Israelites when they entered the promised land it was a complete new generation of people not one who left Egypt entered but their children and generations, but then it comes with a clause though, only if we teach them and they choose to do the same- Love God and follow his commands

Enemies driven away:

What a promise it is “when we know that our God is for us and no one can be against us” no one, no forces smaller, larger or even stronger can stand against us. Every place where you set your set your feet will be yours. Amen. We can always see people not so happy when we are Blessed and happy as Christians. So we are for sure to face these big giants on our way but then lets win them cos we know this- when God is for us who can be against us.

So as I said before it is a choice: whether it’s Blessing or curse its set before us;

If we want to receive his Blessing: Obey the commands of the Lord our God which is set before us.

If we want to receive a curse: Disobey the commands of the lord and turn away from him

Being his children and having experienced his Agape Love for us, let us be sure to obey all the decrees and laws the lord has set before us today. Let us Love the Lord and serve him with all our heart, our mind and soul so that we may be a source of his blessings not just today but for generations to come.

Stay Blessed

Augustine