Week 59, Day 2: Blessings and Curses
Today’s Reading: Deut 11:1-32
Some thoughts from today’s reading…
Moses reminds Israel of how abundant and good the land is that they are entering. He reemphasizes to them that they are to keep all of God’s commands. He then tells them that if they are careful to keep all the commands, to love the Lord your God, to walk in all His ways and to hold fast to Him then the Lord will be with them in possessing the land (22-25). He then sets before them a blessing and a curse (26-28). They will be blessed if they listen to God and cursed if they do not listen. I am sometimes impressed by the admonitions given in the OT. The language used is no different than what we would say to someone. The Israelites were repeatedly encouraged to give God their hearts and to wholely devoted to Him. I believe that some today have missed how these kind of things have not changed. The NT teaches us to hold to God and keep His commands. We are not to have some light hearted nature towards God’s commands. The blessings are not the same for us today as for them. We are not going to be given a land or physical victory over our enemies because we follow God. But God does bless us and gives us promises for the future.
Question: What blessings does God give us here and now for our faithfulness? What blessings are promised to be given in the future to those who are faithful?
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