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Blessings vs. Curses

Ok, so my data is limited for this one.


I've noticed, a lot more people will hold on to the curses and punishment for sin in the OT. 


(Technically, we shouldn't even hold onto the OT, since it has been fulfilled and we have been given a new and better covenant, NT... but that's for another post).


For example:
Deuteronomy 28:15-68
I've linked it since it's a pretty long passage...




How come no one looks and desires the blessings of obedience and being His child? 

Exodus 23:25-26 (NKJV)

“So you shall serve the LORD your God, and He will bless your bread and your water. And I will take sickness away from the midst of you. No one shall suffer miscarriage or be barren in your land; I will fulfill the number of your days.


Why do we not rather dwell upon this passage?


Ephesians 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ.
[bold, italic, underline are mine]


Maybe your mindset is turned the right way, but I need to stop thinking negatively about life in lots of areas. God has blessed us with every spiritual blessing.  It's not, "He will bless us with every spiritual blessings." It's "He has blessed us with every spiritual blessing." I just need to grasp that. :)

Blessings!
~CJ

Comments

  1. MacMeisterMay 12, 2011 at 10:47 AM

    Good point! I think it's easy to slip into the wrong perspective - especially if one's focus is on doing the right things, rather than simply living in Christ. When we remember God's blessings, we tend to experience more joy in life :-)

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  2. Caravyn JazminMay 25, 2011 at 3:27 PM

    Ditto ^^ . You worded that in a comment better than I did in a whole blog post :P .

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