The Path To Blessing
And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken
diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his
commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee
on high above all nations of the earth: 2 and all these blessings shall come on
thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy
God. 3 Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the
field. 4 Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground,
and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy
sheep. 5 Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store. 6 Blessed shalt thou be
when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out. 7 The LORD
shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy
face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven
ways. 8 The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and
in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land
which the LORD thy God giveth thee. 9 The LORD shall establish thee an holy
people unto himself, as he hath sworn under thee, if thou shalt keep the
commandments of the LORD thy God, and walk in his ways. Deuteronomy 28:1 – 9
This passage of promises was made by God to his ancient
people. In essence it says I will bless the nation if the nation follows my
direction for proper living. The promise was to a particular nation way back
then, but the principle is still operative today. Any nation (put in the name
of any Asian nation, or Western nation, South American nation, or any nation
anywhere in the world) if that nation will obey the commandments of the God of
the Bible, in most cases, the people of that land will experience the good life.
If you read the rest of Deuteronomy 28 you will discover
that there is another side to this principle. If the people of any land refuse
to follow God’s direction, for whatever reason, in most cases, it’s society will weaken and be
victimized, and tragedy and fear will be the order of the day.
66 And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou
shalt fear day and night, and shall have none assurance of thy life: 67 In the
morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even! and at even thou shalt say, Would
God it were morning! for the fear of thine heart wherewith thou shalt fear, and
for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see. Deuteronomy 28:66,67
