Jan. 29
OBEDIENCE BRINGS BLESSING
"Observe and hear all these words which I command thee, that it may
go well with thee, and with thy children after thee for ever, when
thou doest that which is good and right in the sight of the Lord thy
God." Deut. 12:28
Though salvation is not by the works of the law, yet the blessings
which are promised to obedience are not denied to the faithful
servants of God. The curses our Lord took away, when He was made a
curse for us, but no clause of blessing has been abrogated.
We are to note and listen to the revealed will of the Lord, giving
our attention not to portions of it, but to "all these words." There
must be no picking and choosing, but an impartial respect to all that
God has commanded. This is the road of blessedness for the father and
for his children. The Lord's blessing is upon His chosen to the third
and fourth generation. If they walk uprightly before Him, He will make
all men know that they are a seed which the Lord has blessed.
No blessing can come to us or ours through dishonesty or double
dealing. The ways of worldly conformity and unholiness cannot bring
good to us or ours. It will go well with us when we go well before
God. If integrity does not make us prosper, knavery will not. That
which gives pleasure to God will bring pleasure to us.