““Look, today I set before you a blessing and a curse: there will be a blessing, if you obey the commands of the Lord your God I am giving you today, and a curse, if you do not obey the commands of the Lord your God and you turn aside from the path I command you today by following other gods you have not known.”
Deuteronomy 11:26-28 CSB
Gods intention behind this was to use both the blessing and curse to prove that He was indeed God and sovereign. God’s character has not changed, so does He still operate under a similar principle with us as believers today? Obviously, we have the Holy Spirit permanently dwelling in us to help guide us. And we don’t loose Him if we are disobedient…
He does bless us with sweet joy, peace and contentment when we are walking closely with Him! But that does not prevent us from suffering trials…when we are not walking closely, we tend to make less wise decisions that lead to additional suffering, despair and isolation. We feel far from Him and we intentionally pull away from others…And we still experience trials in addition. It seems like the same pattern.
Lord, help me to follow You closely so that I can experience the joy and peace of your presence and know You more fully.
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