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These Blessings Will Come on You If...

Date: Nov. 6, 2020

Passage

Deuteronomy 28:1-14

Blessings for Obedience

28:1 “And if you faithfully obey the voice of the LORD your God, being careful to do all his commandments that I command you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. 2 And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the voice of the LORD your God. 3 Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the field. 4 Blessed shall be the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your ground and the fruit of your cattle, the increase of your herds and the young of your flock. 5 Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl. 6 Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out.

7 “The LORD will cause your enemies who rise against you to be defeated before you. They shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways. 8 The LORD will command the blessing on you in your barns and in all that you undertake. And he will bless you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you. 9 The LORD will establish you as a people holy to himself, as he has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of the LORD your God and walk in his ways. 10 And all the peoples of the earth shall see that you are called by the name of the LORD, and they shall be afraid of you. 11 And the LORD will make you abound in prosperity, in the fruit of your womb and in the fruit of your livestock and in the fruit of your ground, within the land that the LORD swore to your fathers to give you. 12 The LORD will open to you his good treasury, the heavens, to give the rain to your land in its season and to bless all the work of your hands. And you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow. 13 And the LORD will make you the head and not the tail, and you shall only go up and not down, if you obey the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you today, being careful to do them, 14 and if you do not turn aside from any of the words that I command you today, to the right hand or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.

Key Verse: Deuteronomy 28:2

And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the voice of the LORD your God.

1. You will be blessed (1-8)

For many chapters, Moses reminded the people of all of God's laws. More than a list of rules, they represent a lifestyle and covenant relationship with God: He shows how life works best. God promises that carefully following and obeying all His law produces blessings. His blessings are not vague, but very personal and intimate, covering every realm and area, whether urban or rural, in the fields or the kitchen, going in or coming out, even dealing with enemies, and everything we put our hands to. There is no area of life outside the benevolence of our loving God, and he knows each one intimately.

2. Established as his holy people (9-14)

God's blessing was for the nation. He redeems and establishes them as his holy people, just as he promised if they obey. The result is profound: All nations would fear them. They would be a blessing that overflows to the world both materially and spiritually. They would be influential as the head, never the tail. All this blessing is predicated on obedience to his words, avoiding all idols.

Prayer: Father, you are a God of blessing and are present in every area. In Jesus, all your promises are "yes." Help me follow him carefully today.

One Word: God's blessing granted in Christ

God Stills the Conflict

Psalm 76:1-12

Key Verse: 76:6

At your rebuke, O God of Jacob,
both rider and horse lay stunned.

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