All These Blessings

Deuteronomy 28:2 All these blessings will come upon you and overtake you if you listen to the LORD your God’s voice.

I was thinking about the blessings of repentance—of turning away from sins to God and seeking forgiveness. And blessing upon blessing of the gift of restored relationship with God. And blessing upon blessing upon blessing of the promise of heaven and eternal life!

Jesus spoke about eternal life for those who forsake all to follow him: Matthew 19:29: “Everyone who has left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name’s sake, will receive one hundred times, and will inherit eternal life.”

And how about the blessing of walking and talking with Jesus every day!

Matthew 28:20 “. . . Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

I hope you have found these blessings. If not, then do what I did. Turn from your sins and turn to Jesus. See Him as the only sacrifice God will accept to make you right with God. And if you know the Lord, then I encourage you not to give up in following Jesus. Let's encourage each other to stay faithful to the end.

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He Commands People Everywhere to Repent

Acts 17:30-31 In the past, God overlooked people’s ignorance. But now he commands all people everywhere to repent. For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising him from the dead.”

Do you ever hear a preacher preach about repentance? I was reading that repent means turning from our sin and turning to God. Jesus preached the Good News from village to village. And what did he say?

Mark 1:14-15 Now after John was taken into custody, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the Good News of the Kingdom of God,

and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God is at hand! Repent, and believe in the Good News.”

Jesus denounced entire communities that did not repent: Matthew 11:20 Then he began to denounce the cities in which most of his mighty works had been done, because they didn’t repent.

Jesus said in Mark 2:17 ...“Those who are healthy have no need for a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.”

When the Apostles went out to preach, what did they say? Listen to what Mark 6:12 says: They went out and preached that people should repent.

Jesus sent his disciples out and said in Luke 24:47 ... that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all the nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

Acts 2:38 tells us: Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Have you repented? If you preach the Good News do you preach repentance?

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Be encouraged and still hope in your God

What a wonderful reminder to wait and hope in Isaiah 40:31:

"But those who wait for the LORD will renew their strength.

They will mount up with wings like eagles.

They will run, and not be weary.

They will walk, and not faint."

Trust God, there will be an answer to your prayer. Trust and hope. It says in Psalms 25:3:

"Yes, no one who waits for you shall be shamed.

They shall be shamed who deal treacherously without cause."

Take courage, God will move on your behalf. Psalms 27:14 assures us:

"Wait for the LORD. Be strong, and let your heart take courage.

Yes, wait for the LORD."

While you wait, be sure and keep His way: Psalms 37:34:

"Wait for the LORD, and keep His way,

and He will exalt you to inherit the land.

When the wicked are cut off, you shall see it."

Wait and trust God, and the LORD will lift you up and place your feet on solid ground. Listen to the promise in Psalms 40:1-2:

"I waited patiently for the LORD.

He turned to me and heard my cry.

He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay.

He set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand."

Be encouraged and still hope in your God.

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There is no one who can deliver out of my hand

I was reading in my Bible this morning about the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob in Deuteronomy 32:39: “See now that I myself am he. There is no god besides me. I kill and I make alive. I wound and I heal. There is none who can deliver out of my hand."

Along this same theme, it is recorded in Isaiah 46:9-10: Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me; declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done; saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure;

God's rule over all is also presented in Daniel 2:21: He changes the times and the seasons; he removes kings and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding.

Now think of this. God, in all His power and supremacy over all creation, had you very much in mind before you were even born! Psalms 139:16 says: Your eyes saw my body. In your book, they were all written, the days that were ordained for me, when as yet there were none of them.

We can't even come to God unless He wills it: John 6:44 No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up on the last day.

And John 6:65: He said, “For this cause have I said to you that no one can come to me, unless it is given to him by my Father.”

Your life has an origin and a purpose from the One who said "Let there be light!"

Think about it. And thank God you are loved so much that God sent His Son to take the punishment for your sins. And God has an eternal home for His children too! Wow. You can't beat that! Thank God!

Have a wonderful day thinking about how much you are loved by your Heavenly Father.

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