March 15, 2012 (Deuteronomy 28-29; Galatians 6)
From the Life Journal of Adam Proux:
Scripture: “The Lord will conquer your enemies when they attack you. They will attack you from one direction, but they will scatter from you in seven!” Deuteronomy 28:7 NLT
Observation: Moses tells the children of Israel about the blessings they will experience if they obey His commands. Their towns and fields, children and crops, herds and flocks, fruit baskets and breadboards, wherever they go and whatever they do will be blessed! The Lord guaranteed a blessing on everything they did and promised to fill their storehouses with grain if they would obey His commands and worship Him alone. He will rise up and fight against your enemies. When they attack you from one direction, the Lord will scatter them from you in seven different directions!
Application: The benefits of living for Christ and obeying His commands is more valuable than all the money in the entire world. Who could name the value of knowing and trusting in God to rise up and scatter enemies in seven different directions? How could such a blessing be measured? What would it be like to know and experience God’s blessings in every area of your life? Wherever you go and whatever you do, totally blessed! If you listen to the commands of the Lord and you carefully obey them, the Lord will make you the head and not the tail, and you will always be on top and never at the bottom! The children of Israel were not the only ones with whom God made this covenant. He made this covenant with those who stood before Moses then and with the future generations of those who are called His. Obey His commands and see if He is faithful, I know He is!
Prayer: Dear Lord, thank You for this day you’ve made. Thank You for Your word that encourages, corrects and teaches me Your ways. Help me obey You Lord, in all that I do. Strengthen me to accept and delight in Your will, whatever happens. Walk with me daily and protect me with Your strong right arm. When my enemies attack me from one direction, scatter them from me in seven! Thank You for Your mercy and grace that provide and protect me daily, in Jesus name, Amen!