Deuteronomy 11:26-28 See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse— the blessing if you obey the commands of the Lord your God that I am giving you today; the curse if you disobey the commands of the Lord your God and turn from the way that I command you today by following other gods, which you have not known. (After outlining the Lord's requirements for His people,
to follow His laws and to obey His commands,He lays out the clear choices that now lie before them,to obey or disobey.
Unambiguous and concise, the Lord gives His people
the ability to choose the path they wish to follow.
He still today gives us the same choice, the same free will.
While we can choose to turn to Him or turn away from Him,
consequences result from either direction we choose.
On the one hand, when we choose to commit ourselves to the Lord
and submit to His merciful and gracious plan for us,
He promises lavish and generous blessings.
On the other hand, if we choose to turn our backs on Him,
to renounce Him and His truths in our lives,
He assures us we have called down curses on ourselves.
The curse of separation from God is the ultimate result of spurning His love.
The blessing of living forever in His presence, beginning now and extending throughout eternity, is priceless, a miraculous invitation and rich inheritance.)
