Monday 29 July, 2013

The Lord's Commandments (July 29, 2013)

ALL THESE BLESSINGS WILL COME UPON YOU AND
ACCOMPANY YOU IF YOU OBEY THE LORD YOUR
GOD:  YOU WILL BE BLESSED IN THE CITY AND
BLESSED IN THE COUNTRY.  YOU WILL BE BLESSED
WHEN YOU COME IN AND BLESSED WHEN YOU
GO OUT.
     ( Deuteronomy 28:2,3 & 6 *NIV )

  God's many blessings continue to please us, so we should
do our best to please God as well!

   We do that by obeying His Commandments and by loving
our neighbors as ourselves.  For our Savior Jesus Christ said;
"'YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR
HEART, WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.'
AND THE SECOND IS LIKE IT: 'YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR
NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.' ON THESE TWO COMMAND-
-MENTS HANG ALL THE LAW AND THE PROPHETS."  THIS
IS THE FIRST AND GREAT COMMANDMENT. AND THE
SECOND IS LIKE IT: 'YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS
YOURSELF.' ON THESE TWO COMMANDMENTS HANG ALL
THE LAW AND THE PROPHETS."  ( Matthew 22:39-40 )

  So, do your best each day to live by our Lord's
Commandments, and share your love with others so;
THAT YOU MAY WALK WORTHY OF THE LORD, FULLY PLEASING
HIM, BEING FRUITFUL IN EVERY GOOD WORK AND INCREASING
IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOD;  After all when you do, His
blessings will flow abundantly to you!  For it is even written that;
WHEN A MAN'S WAYS PLEASE THE LORD, HE MAKES EVEN
HIS ENEMIES TO BE AT PEACE WITH HIM. AMEN
( COLOSSIANS 1:10 ) ( PROVERBS 16:7 )

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