Deuteronomy 11:21 The Lord will plague you with diseases until he has
destroyed you from the land you are entering to possess. (Please read all of Deuteronomy if you’re just joining
in…this is only part of an entire chapter devo).
As we continue to look
at the results of forsaking Him, we now read of diseases that will plague us,
and that we will be unable to enter the land that should be ours.
Life is hard. It’s a series of highs and lows,
accomplishments and disappointments, and good times and bad times. However, those who know the Lord and follow
after His commands will not be plagued by disease, and will possess the land
that’s rightfully theirs.
This doesn’t mean that
battles won’t occur, because they will.
It doesn’t mean we sit and watch the land prosper without going in and
taking it, because we must.
It does mean that if we
don’t want to be beaten down by the lows of life, and we don’t want to miss out
on all that God has for us – we need to obey his commands. We need to love him, and love others.
Plagues last a long time
and they leave devastating results – they even wind up in history books. And losing land that’s rightfully ours? That’s just criminal and insane!
I want all that God has
for me, and He’s made it all so available by simply choosing to “trust and
obey.”
There really is no other
way.
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