Prosperity

From Darkness to Light  God's Promises God Promises to Hear and Forgive Live in the light of God (Isaiah 2:5)  Deuteronomy 30:1-10 New International Version Prosperity After Turning to the Lord 30 When all these blessings and curses I have set before you come on you and you take them to heart wherever the Lord your God disperses you among the nations, 2 and when you and your children return to the Lord your God and obey him with all your heart and with all your soul according to everything I command you today, 3 then the Lord your God will restore your fortunes[a] and have compassion on you and gather you again from all the nations where he scattered you. 4 Even if you have been banished to the most distant land under the heavens, from there the Lord your God will gather you and bring you back. 5 He will bring you to the land that belonged to your ancestors, and you will take possession of it. He will make you more prosperous and numerous than your ancestors. 6 The Lord your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, so that you may love him with all your heart and with all your soul, and live. 7 The Lord your God will put all these curses on your enemies who hate and persecute you.8 You will again obey the Lord and follow all his commands I am giving you today.9 Then the Lord your God will make you most prosperous in all the work of your hands and in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock, and the crops of your land. The Lord will again delight in you and make you prosperous, just as he delighted in your ancestors, 10 if you obey the Lord your God and keep his commands and decrees that are written in this Book of the Law and turn to the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul. For Reflection The people of God are presented with a momentous decision: the promise of blessing for obedience and the threat of a cursed existence in exile for failure to obey. We face the same choice today: choose life in christ or live in the exile of your own making.   Choosing obedience, however, does not mean the end of suffering. Indeed suffering for the sake of the Lord may be more painful as we reject the shared wisdom of this world and make a sharp break with our past, and do as the Lord commands Pray Pray, for God's guidance. Pray and listen to The Holy Spirit. Pray and develop the courage to follow God's will. Forward to a friend Sign up for our mailing list!