Ch. 475 - Blessed or Cursed?

'For I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commands, decrees, and laws; then you will live and increase, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess.'
[Deuteronomy 30:16]

In this verse Moses is speaking to the Israelites. He has just renewed the covenant and told them of the prosperity they will obtain after turning to the Lord. The verses after verse sixteen go on to say that by turning away from the Lord results in destruction. Death. Curses. So essentially you can choose either life or death. You can see a parallelism in the New Testament, in choosing to believe in Christ and accepting Him into your heart. You choose Christ, you have eternal life. You deny Christ, you don't. You choose Christ, you 'love the Lord your God' and 'walk in His ways' and you will thrive. You will have joy, you will have peace, you will have mercy, grace, and love. Not only from God for yourself, but for others, as well. But if you deny Christ, game's over. It's a harsh reality, but it's true. You can "have fun", live a "good" life here on earth, and consider yourself blessed. But in reality, you're giving yourself to the world, not to God, and you will reap the consequences after life on earth. Turn to God. Take up your cross. Ask for forgiveness. Seek truth. God's blessings are boundless. But you can't expect to receive them by putting anything or anyone before the Lord. Choose what path you're going to take: the narrow, challenging path that leads you to life, or the wide, easy path that leads you nowhere.