Title: Secret of the Most Blessed Life
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100509 Shepherd Teacher's Blessing
Lesson 4 General attire
2. Leader's clothes
(Deuteronomy 28:1) If you listen carefully to the word of the LORD your God and keep all his commands I am giving you today, the LORD your God will set you above all the nations of the world.
(Deuteronomy 28:2) All these blessings will come upon you and overtake you if you obey the word of the LORD your God.
(Deuteronomy 28:3) You will be blessed in the city, and you will be blessed in the field.
(Deuteronomy 28:4) Blessed shall be the offspring of your body, and the offspring of your land, and the young of your beasts and the young of your sheep.
(Deuteronomy 28:5) Your basket and your bowl of bread dough will be blessed.
(Deuteronomy 28:6) You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.
(Deuteronomy 28:7) If your enemies rise up against you, the LORD will defeat them before you; they have come in against you by one way, but they will flee before you by seven ways.
(Deuteronomy 28:8) The LORD has commanded that he will bless you in your storehouse and in all the work of your hands, and he will bless you in the land the LORD your God is giving you.
(Deuteronomy 28:9) If you keep the commandments of the LORD your God and walk in his ways, then the LORD will make you a holy people, just as he swore to you.
(Deuteronomy 28:10) All the peoples of the world will see that you are called by the name of the LORD, and they will fear you.
(Deuteronomy 28:11) And the LORD will bless you in the land which he swore to your ancestors to give you, so that the offspring of your body and the offspring of cattle and the produce of the land will multiply.
(Deuteronomy 28:12) The LORD will open for you a beautiful treasury in heaven, and he will make your land rain in its season, and he will bless you in all the work of your hands. If you lend to many nations, you will not borrow.
(Deuteronomy 28:13) The Lord will make you the head and not the tail; he will only be above and not below; but you will hear the commands of the Lord your God, which I am commanding you today, and keep them and do them.
(Deuteronomy 28:14) It will be like this unless you turn aside from the words I command you today, and turn neither to the left nor to the right, and follow other gods and serve them.
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people who want to be blessed
Everyone in the world wants to live a more blessed life, if possible. So everyone puts a lot of effort into it. Students work hard in their studies and other things they want, and parents do their best in work and business. Through him, we gain more and more wealth and glory, and the more we do, the more blessed our life becomes.
But the Bible says otherwise. We need to pay attention to the repeated emphasis before (verses 1-2) and after (verses 13-14) in today's text. In other words, in verses 1-13, the fact that blessings are given by God, not wealth and glory, how great the blessings that God gives, and who He gives them to are explained in detail in verses 1-13. I bless you that you realize this well and enjoy the wonderful blessings God has given you.
promise of blessing
First, let's take a look at the great blessings God has given us. To express how outstanding it is, it is a blessing that is superior to all the peoples of the world, and therefore it is explained that it will be the head of and above all the peoples of the world. It means that you will enjoy the greatest blessings to the point of becoming a leader of all peoples in the world and a global leader. What a great blessing this is!
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If you look at the contents of the blessing, you will be blessed both in the city and in the field, as well as in bodily rebirth, in the produce of the land, in the young of animals and cattle, in the basket of the house and in the rice cake bowl. You will be blessed, and if there is an enemy that comes against you, you will be defeated and you will have a great victory in fleeing the seven ways, and all that you do with your storehouse and your hands will go well, and above all, let them become a specially set apart people who enjoy God?셲 extreme care, the name of the Lord. It will be called ', which will cause all people to fear, and will also give many peoples wealth that lends and does not lend.
David's example
David is a representative figure who has received such a blessing. He was a man after God's own heart. He confesses in 2 Samuel 22:44-49.
44) ?쏛nd you have delivered me from the strife of my people, and have preserved me and made me supreme over the nations; a people I do not know will serve me. 45) The Gentiles are subject to me; they will hear my riches and will soon be subject to them. 46) The Gentiles will wither away and come out of their fortresses trembling. 47) The LORD lives; praise my rock; exalt God, the rock of my salvation. 48) This God pays revenge for me, and brings nations to me, 49) who brings me out of my enemies, who lifts me up over those who oppose me, and delivers me from the violent. 50) Therefore I will give thanks to you among the nations, O LORD, and will praise your name.??
David testifies of the wonderful blessings God has given to him, and how he was exalted among all nations because of it. He confesses how amazing his riches are, and gives thanks and praises to God. May our lives be like this too. I bless you all who enjoy the blessings of global wealth and abundance, so that you can give great glory, thanks and praise to God who has given you such blessings.
condition of blessing
However, there are important conditions for enjoying such a blessing. We must keep this in mind. It is nothing other than to listen carefully to the word of God, and to keep it and do it. We do not lean to the left or right, we do not serve other gods, we serve only God.
This is something anyone can practice, regardless of age or gender, rich or poor. Then we promise that this wonderful blessing will come upon us. By obedience to the Word, I enjoy the blessing of God's great blessings on myself and those with my family.
Homework) What should I do to listen and obey God's Word?