“I will be with you; I will be your God, and you will be my people.”

TODAY'S SCRIPTURE: LEVITICUS 26:12
TODAY'S READING:
Blessings for Obedience
(Deuteronomy 7.12-24; 28.1-14)
1 The Lord said, “Do not make idols or set up statues, stone pillars, or carved stones to worship. I am the Lord your God.2Keep the religious festivals and honor the place where I am worshiped. I am the Lord.
3 “If you live according to my laws and obey my commands,4I will send you rain at the right time, so that the land will produce crops and the trees will bear fruit.5Your crops will be so plentiful that you will still be harvesting grain when it is time to pick grapes, and you will still be picking grapes when it is time to plant grain. You will have all that you want to eat, and you can live in safety in your land.
6“I will give you peace in your land, and you can sleep without being afraid of anyone. I will get rid of the dangerous animals in the land, and there will be no more war there.7You will be victorious over your enemies;8five of you will be able to defeat a hundred, and a hundred will be able to defeat ten thousand.9I will bless you and give you many children; I will keep my part of the covenant that I made with you.10Your harvests will be so plentiful that they will last for a year, and even then you will have to throw away what is left of the old harvest to make room for the new.11I will live among you in my sacred Tent, and I will never turn away from you.12 I will be with you; I will be your God, and you will be my people.13I, the Lord your God, brought you out of Egypt so that you would no longer be slaves. I broke the power that held you down and I let you walk with your head held high.”
REFLECT:
What blessings are promised if the people live according to God’s laws and obey God’s commands? In what ways have you been blessed by God? In what ways can you be a blessing to others?
#PRAY
Holy God, you are ever-present and with me always. You are my God, and you promise never to turn away from me. Trusting in your love, I know the blessings of peace and security that can be found only in you. Amen.