"The Lord will establish you as a people holy to Himself, as He has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of the Lord your God and walk in His ways.
And all people of the earth shall see that you are called by the name
[and in the presence of] the Lord, and they shall be afraid of you."
These two verses show us just how much God loves us and wants to Bless us!
Verse 9 says, "The Lord will establish you as a people holy to Himself." The Word establish in Hebrew means: raised up to become a powerful people; to bring them on the scene. The word Holy in Hebrew means: Set apart, consecrated, purified, protected from ruin. So we are people set apart given God's Blessing so we can Bless others!
"He brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey;" Deuteronomy 26:9
"But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light." 1 Peter 2:9
I have to ask myself what does it mean to be holy? The Hebrew definition PURIFIED is what I think of. God is daily cleaning out the polluted words, guilt, and evil thinking and replacing it with the good, with Himself! I feel like sometimes we don't want to use the word "Holy" to describe ourselves. Like we feel it is only a word reserved for God. God wants us to be Holy though. He wants us to be growing more and more like Him every single day! When we make Him the Lord or our lives we became holy, We became protected by ruin. God is good!
"Then all the nations of the world will see that you are a people claimed by the lord, and they will stand in awe of you." Deuteronomy 28:10 (NLT)
Verse 10 says that people will see that we are His children. How will they see this? By the way He cares for us. He takes care of us, He makes provisions for us, and He protects us! Look at this account of someone being able to see God's Blessing. "
One day King Abimelech came from Gerar with his adviser, Ahuzzath, and also Phicol, his army commander. 27“Why have you come here?” Isaac asked. “You obviously hate me, since you kicked me off your land. ”They replied, “We can plainly see that the lord is with you. So we want to enter into a sworn treaty with you. Let’s make a covenant. Swear that you will not harm us, just as we have never troubled you. We have always treated you well, and we sent you away from us in peace. And now look how the lord has blessed you!” Genesis 26:26-29 (NLT) They will see that we are prospering, enlarging, increasing, and walking in overwhelming abundance of God in every realm of life! If we are not prospering , if we are living in poverty are we truly going to be able to be a Blessing to others? I know a lot of people think that money is a bad thing. God didn't say that it was a bad thing though, He said the "For the Love of money is the root of all kinds of evil." "For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the true faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows." 1 Timothy 6:10 (NLT) There is nothing wrong with having money unless it consumes you!
One day King Abimelech came from Gerar with his adviser, Ahuzzath, and also Phicol, his army commander. 27“Why have you come here?” Isaac asked. “You obviously hate me, since you kicked me off your land. ”They replied, “We can plainly see that the lord is with you. So we want to enter into a sworn treaty with you. Let’s make a covenant. Swear that you will not harm us, just as we have never troubled you. We have always treated you well, and we sent you away from us in peace. And now look how the lord has blessed you!” Genesis 26:26-29 (NLT) They will see that we are prospering, enlarging, increasing, and walking in overwhelming abundance of God in every realm of life! If we are not prospering , if we are living in poverty are we truly going to be able to be a Blessing to others? I know a lot of people think that money is a bad thing. God didn't say that it was a bad thing though, He said the "For the Love of money is the root of all kinds of evil." "For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. And some people, craving money, have wandered from the true faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows." 1 Timothy 6:10 (NLT) There is nothing wrong with having money unless it consumes you!
This statement is great! "The God they see in us should cause a reaction in them." George Pearsons
So are they seeing God in us, in me? Am I living in a way that makes a person say, "I want what she has?" Everyone will one day realize that God is the Source of ALL strength and Blessing.
"When the queen of Sheba realized how wise Solomon was, and when she saw the palace he had built, she
was overwhelmed. She was also amazed at the food on his tables, the
organization of his officials and their splendid clothing, the
cup-bearers and their robes, and the burnt offerings Solomon made at the Temple of the lord." 2 Chronicles 9:3-4 (NLT)
"Wherever you set foot, that land will be yours. Your frontiers will stretch from the wilderness in the south to Lebanon in the north, and from the Euphrates River in the east to the Mediterranean Sea in the west. No one will be able to stand against you, for the lord your God will cause the people to fear and dread you, as he promised, wherever you go in the whole land." Deuteronomy 11:24-25 (NLT)
"Their descendants will be known among the nations and their offspring among the peoples. All who see them will acknowledge that they are a people the Lord has blessed.” Isaiah 61:9 (NIV)
These promises above are excellent! So know that God is your Source! Not you job, not the government, and you are not in this economy. You are in God's Economy! That is something to shout about! God's supply is unlimited!
I love reading these verses in Deuteronomy 28! It gives me Hope for my future and it reminds me about what God has done in my life! I want to live in holiness! I want people to see God in me and want Him! I know I haven't been doing the greatest job of this lately and it is time to change that! So let's do this together! Let's commit to spending more time, more quality time, in the Word! Together we can become more like God and become a person that others can see Jesus in!
~Dallas~
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