What would it be like to have been there and hear this blessing from God.
Standing on Mount Gerizim to bless the people:
Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.
No Moses. No Aaron.
Blessed shall you be in the city & blessed shall you be in the country.
Blessed shall be the offspring of your body,
and the produce of the ground,
the increase of your herd,
Blessed shall be all your flock,
Blessed shall be your basket and your bowl.
Blessed shall you be when you come in & blessed when you go out.
We must ask ourselves every time we read the Word of God: "What's the point?" Here, blessings shout out from the top of one glorious mountain followed by curses delivered from the peak of doom mountain.
Wherever we go in life---
dwelling in the country or the city,
leading our little ones or not,
gathering our food for the day,
working hard at what we do,
living life whether it is coming in or going out.
Wherever we go...
Wherever you are, there is a blessing that can rest upon you---if we follow God.
Doesn't mean that everything will work our way, no!
Means that everything will be considered and cared,
re-directed or re-created by the Providential Hand of God.
Take Courage. The Good Hand of God is on you to bless you today and always.
OVERVIEW: Deuteronomy 28-29
"IF you will obey Me, then I will do thus and thus and thus" IF you choose to disobey me then all of the blessings I promised for obedience will become curses." The words IF you will obey" are what jumped out at me. How many times have I read those words in the Bible followed by His unfailing promises, only to turn around and NOT obey Him in some of the small areas of my life.How I hang my head in shame because of my lack of total obedience.
ReplyDeleteYet, I do see that He has blessed me and followed after me and gone before me. I am a very blessed woman.