BLESSINGS FOR OBEDIENCE

The LORD will give you an abundance of good things in the land he swore to give your ancestors—many children, numerous livestock, and abundant crops. The LORD will send rain at the proper time from his rich treasury in the heavens to bless all the work you do. You will lend to many nations, but you will never need to borrow from them. If you listen to these commands of the LORD your God and carefully obey them, the LORD will make you the head and not the tail, and you will always have the upper hand. You must not turn away from any of the commands I am giving you today to follow after other gods and worship them.



Deuteronomy 28:11-14

It is in the heart of God to shower you with blessings and He makes it crystal clear what you need to do to be drenched in His downpour. First, He says listen. “… listen to these commands of the LORD…” We must take the time necessary to know what God’s Word says. We do this through study, reading our Bible, attending our Sunday school classes and small group sessions, and listening to the preached Word. Second, He says obey. “… carefully obey them…” Once we know what God says, it is necessary to also DO what His commands tell us to do (and not do what He says don’t). Third, God says to keep Him as your focus. “You must not turn away … to follow after other gods…” We must be careful to not allow the things of this world become our idols.



Normally we don’t want to get caught in a storm without our umbrella. Catch this image. Picture your umbrella as sin … the thing that blocks you from receiving God’s blessings. Let the wind of the Holy Spirit blow that umbrella away. Live a life under the control of the Holy Spirit, resisting sin at every turn. Walk in the rain of God’s “…rich treasury in the heavens…”