Blessed of God.

Deu 28:1 And it will be, if you shall listen carefully to the voice of Jehovah your God, to observe and to do all His commandments which I command you today, Jehovah your God will set you on high above all nations of the earth.
Deu 28:2 And all these blessings shall come on you and overtake you, if you will listen to the voice of Jehovah your God.
Deu 28:3 You shall be blessed in the city, and be blessed in the field.

Deu 28:6 You shall be blessed when you come in, and blessed when you go out.

Deu 28:12 Jehovah shall open to you His good treasure, the heaven to give the rain to your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand. And you shall loan to many nations, and you shall not borrow.
Deu 28:13 And Jehovah shall make you the head, and not the tail. And you shall be always above, and you shall not be beneath, if you listen to the commandments of Jehovah your God, which I command you today, to observe and to do them.

These are quite some words from the Most High God that I serve. I have read and heard several arguments for and against them. Parts of them get repeated continually in prayers and sermons.

I accept and receive these promises and hold them dear to my heart. I am indeed blessed by God in marvelous ways.

I have heard that if you do not obey ALL of Gods commands then this does not apply to you. The then go on to say that it is Faith Jesus alone that gives us blessings.

This I also believe. I believe that it is in Jesus only that we receive blessings from God. I believe that by accepting Jesus as Lord of my life and placing my every care and concern in His Mighty Hands that I indeed do have these blessings.

This is quite a list of blessings. God did not write about them for us to glaze them over and not totally accept all of their wonderment.

Some claim them all just because they love God. I believe this to be true also. If we truly Love God with all our heart, soul and mind then we can have this list of blessings poured over us fully.

Yes the scriptures above do state “observe and to do all His commandments “.  But as we have found out in our lives, this is impossible to do on our own. To strictly obey each and every commandment that God gave to mankind over the years is impossible.

But that is exactly why Jesus came to Earth to die. He came to die in our stead to accomplish what it is impossible for any of us to do on our own. He paid the penalty of sin imbedded deep within our soul. Through His death and resurrection we have the Power from His shed Blood to claim these promises.

I claim the blessings as I come and go into the country and into the city and I am the head and not the tail and I am above and not below. All because of what Jesus has done for me. He laid down His life for me and shed Blood to allow me to be an heir to the Most High God.

Jim Gregg
July 9, 2009