Choose Blessings or Curses
If a 3 year old child asks his parents to purchase a bike for him, will the parents agree to it? No. Why is that? The child is not old enough to drive a bike. He needs to grow to a certain age and attain maturity.
Similarly God is more than willing to bless you immensely but you need to be able to handle it well.
Ephesians 3:20
‘Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,’
We need to have the capacity to receive blessings from God. We need to be ready and equipped to handle it.
Most of the time the answers to our prayers are delayed because we are not mature enough to handle it wisely.
Galatians 4:1
‘What I am saying is that as long as an heir is underage, he is no different from a slave, although he owns the whole estate.’
What does the verse above mean? As long as the heir is a child, even if he is born into a wealthy family, he is under the care of his mother and caretakers. He is not mature enough to make decisions for himself.
Coming to the book of Deuteronomy chapter 28, we see the Levites and the priests blessing the people from mount Gerizim.
Deuteronomy 28:1-14
‘’If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations on earth. All these blessings will come on you and accompany you if you obey the Lord your God: You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country. The fruit of your womb will be blessed, and the crops of your land and the young of your livestock—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks. Your basket and your kneading trough will be blessed. You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out. The Lord will grant that the enemies who rise up against you will be defeated before you. They will come at you from one direction but flee from you in seven. The Lord will send a blessing on your barns and on everything you put your hand to. The Lord your God will bless you in the land he is giving you. The Lord will establish you as his holy people, as he promised you on oath, if you keep the commands of the Lord your God and walk in obedience to him. Then all the peoples on earth will see that you are called by the name of the Lord, and they will fear you. The Lord will grant you abundant prosperity—in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock and the crops of your ground—in the land he swore to your ancestors to give you. The Lord will open the heavens, the storehouse of his bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none. The Lord will make you the head, not the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the Lord your God that I give you this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom. Do not turn aside from any of the commands I give you today, to the right or to the left, following other gods and serving them.
The creation heard the blessings that were being proclaimed.
On one side blessings were proclaimed and on the other side curses.
Deuteronomy 28:15 onwards we see the curses for disobedience.
As we keep reading further on we see God giving us the option to choose blessings or curses.
There are different blessings - personal, protective, etc. Many people don’t like churches that preach about blessings. They say that instead of blessings we need to concentrate on our spiritual life.
But God clearly says that there is either blessing or curse. Choose one. There are many teachings that go against the blessings of God. Do not fall prey to it.
Those who speak against the blessings of God have already chosen curse. There is no in between. You either choose blessings or curses. Choose wisely. This is a warning for us.
God will not choose for us. We ourselves need to make that decision. God has not created us to be like a robot. He has given us free will.
Now there are some who say that they don’t want God or Satan. But that is not possible. Those who don’t want God or Satan automatically choose Satan.
You need to proclaim with your mouth that you want Jesus. You need to make that decision. No one can do it for you.
Summary
God has given us the option to either choose blessings or curses. No one can do it for us. We ourselves need to make that choice. Those who talk against the blessings of God automatically choose curses over their life. Make sure as the children of God you make the right decision and choose blessings over curse.
Similarly God is more than willing to bless you immensely but you need to be able to handle it well.
Ephesians 3:20
‘Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,’
We need to have the capacity to receive blessings from God. We need to be ready and equipped to handle it.
Most of the time the answers to our prayers are delayed because we are not mature enough to handle it wisely.
Galatians 4:1
‘What I am saying is that as long as an heir is underage, he is no different from a slave, although he owns the whole estate.’
What does the verse above mean? As long as the heir is a child, even if he is born into a wealthy family, he is under the care of his mother and caretakers. He is not mature enough to make decisions for himself.
Coming to the book of Deuteronomy chapter 28, we see the Levites and the priests blessing the people from mount Gerizim.
Deuteronomy 28:1-14
‘’If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations on earth. All these blessings will come on you and accompany you if you obey the Lord your God: You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country. The fruit of your womb will be blessed, and the crops of your land and the young of your livestock—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks. Your basket and your kneading trough will be blessed. You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out. The Lord will grant that the enemies who rise up against you will be defeated before you. They will come at you from one direction but flee from you in seven. The Lord will send a blessing on your barns and on everything you put your hand to. The Lord your God will bless you in the land he is giving you. The Lord will establish you as his holy people, as he promised you on oath, if you keep the commands of the Lord your God and walk in obedience to him. Then all the peoples on earth will see that you are called by the name of the Lord, and they will fear you. The Lord will grant you abundant prosperity—in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock and the crops of your ground—in the land he swore to your ancestors to give you. The Lord will open the heavens, the storehouse of his bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none. The Lord will make you the head, not the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the Lord your God that I give you this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom. Do not turn aside from any of the commands I give you today, to the right or to the left, following other gods and serving them.
The creation heard the blessings that were being proclaimed.
On one side blessings were proclaimed and on the other side curses.
Deuteronomy 28:15 onwards we see the curses for disobedience.
As we keep reading further on we see God giving us the option to choose blessings or curses.
There are different blessings - personal, protective, etc. Many people don’t like churches that preach about blessings. They say that instead of blessings we need to concentrate on our spiritual life.
But God clearly says that there is either blessing or curse. Choose one. There are many teachings that go against the blessings of God. Do not fall prey to it.
Those who speak against the blessings of God have already chosen curse. There is no in between. You either choose blessings or curses. Choose wisely. This is a warning for us.
God will not choose for us. We ourselves need to make that decision. God has not created us to be like a robot. He has given us free will.
Now there are some who say that they don’t want God or Satan. But that is not possible. Those who don’t want God or Satan automatically choose Satan.
You need to proclaim with your mouth that you want Jesus. You need to make that decision. No one can do it for you.
Summary
God has given us the option to either choose blessings or curses. No one can do it for us. We ourselves need to make that choice. Those who talk against the blessings of God automatically choose curses over their life. Make sure as the children of God you make the right decision and choose blessings over curse.
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About The Author:
Dr. Damien Antony
Born and brought up in a Christian family, Dr. Damien Antony possessed an unquenching quest for truth right from his boyhood days and eventually his relentless search led him to the Bible. He is a Revival Preacher, Bible Teacher, Leadership Trainer, Author and a Life Coach. He moves under the anointing for Prophetic, Healing, Deliverance, Inner Healing and Financial Breakthrough. God has also blessed him with an Apostolic Mandate to take the Universal Body of Christ to the next level of revelation and anointing.
Born and brought up in a Christian family, Dr. Damien Antony possessed an unquenching quest for truth right from his boyhood days and eventually his relentless search led him to the Bible. He is a Revival Preacher, Bible Teacher, Leadership Trainer, Author and a Life Coach. He moves under the anointing for Prophetic, Healing, Deliverance, Inner Healing and Financial Breakthrough. God has also blessed him with an Apostolic Mandate to take the Universal Body of Christ to the next level of revelation and anointing.
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