PROMISE #140 - MAY 20
Promise #140:
All My blessings will overtake those who obey Me.
Deuteronomy 28:2 (WEB)
and all these blessings shall come on you, and overtake you,
if you shall listen to the voice of Yahweh your God.
Deuteronomy 28 is a chapter that starts with all of the promises of God to Israel if they simply listen to His voice and follow His ways. We read that there are a multitude of blessings that God wants to pour on all of us who simply say 'yes' to His plans and purposes. In today's promise, we read that these blessings will actually overtake us as we live our daily lives.
When I think of God's blessings overtaking us, I picture everyone running the race marked out for them that the writer of Hebrews mentions in chapter 12:1-2. While we run, God's blessings catch up to us and overwhelm us!
I understand it wouldn't be fair to mention Deuteronomy 28 and all the blessings that God desires to give without also acknowledging that this same chapter concludes with all the curses that await those who disobey Him. I really don't want to dwell on the latter part of this chapter because I know that it is our Father's heart to bless, not to curse.
The New Covenant is a covenant of blessings. We know from Galatians 3:13-14 that Christ became a curse for us so that the blessing that God blessed Abraham with would be ours in Christ. In Ephesians 1:3 we read that we have been blessed with every spiritual blessing in heavenly places because of Jesus. So settle this truth in your heart today... Your Heavenly Father wants His blessings to overtake you in every area of your life today!
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Responsive Prayer:
Father, thank you for the abundant supply of your blessings that are pursuing me today. You are not like an earthly parent who might be stingy in the way they bless their children. You are extravagant in your kindness and love towards me and have blessed me with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realm today. Help me position my heart to receive the waterfall of blessings you have reserved for me in Christ.
In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen.
All My blessings will overtake those who obey Me.
Deuteronomy 28:2 (WEB)
and all these blessings shall come on you, and overtake you,
if you shall listen to the voice of Yahweh your God.
Deuteronomy 28 is a chapter that starts with all of the promises of God to Israel if they simply listen to His voice and follow His ways. We read that there are a multitude of blessings that God wants to pour on all of us who simply say 'yes' to His plans and purposes. In today's promise, we read that these blessings will actually overtake us as we live our daily lives.
When I think of God's blessings overtaking us, I picture everyone running the race marked out for them that the writer of Hebrews mentions in chapter 12:1-2. While we run, God's blessings catch up to us and overwhelm us!
I understand it wouldn't be fair to mention Deuteronomy 28 and all the blessings that God desires to give without also acknowledging that this same chapter concludes with all the curses that await those who disobey Him. I really don't want to dwell on the latter part of this chapter because I know that it is our Father's heart to bless, not to curse.
The New Covenant is a covenant of blessings. We know from Galatians 3:13-14 that Christ became a curse for us so that the blessing that God blessed Abraham with would be ours in Christ. In Ephesians 1:3 we read that we have been blessed with every spiritual blessing in heavenly places because of Jesus. So settle this truth in your heart today... Your Heavenly Father wants His blessings to overtake you in every area of your life today!
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Responsive Prayer:
Father, thank you for the abundant supply of your blessings that are pursuing me today. You are not like an earthly parent who might be stingy in the way they bless their children. You are extravagant in your kindness and love towards me and have blessed me with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realm today. Help me position my heart to receive the waterfall of blessings you have reserved for me in Christ.
In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen.