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