Leviticus 26
Dear RTB’ers,
Question on spiritual blessings to obedient Christians… First, His blessings for the Israelites: Rains in their season (v. 4); peace in the land (v. 6); make you fruitful and multiply you (v. 9); make My dwelling among you and walk among you and be your God (vv. 11-12); and [broken the yoke and] make you walk erect. All of these blessings for the Israelites are also available to us, but with some caveats. Rain comes and the land produces, but we also have droughts and weather- and pest-related destructions. We have peace, mostly, in the most Christian lands – North and South America, Western and Central Europe, large parts of Africa – but we also see riots and discord between various factions and Islamic terrorism in Africa. We have been fruitful, both in numbers and in wealth, although our nation appears to be in the throes of spiritual decline. We are not enslaved, except to the evil in which we habitually engage. And finally, most importantly, God HAS made His dwelling among us, in the person of His Holy Spirit. He IS our God and Lord, to the extent that we seek Him. Yes, we are blessed with those Israelite blessings!
Blessings!