“See, today I have set before you life and prosperity, and death and disaster. What I am commanding you today is to love the LORD your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments and His statutes and His judgments, so that you may live and multiply. Then the LORD your God will bless you in the land which you go to possess.” Deuteronomy 30:15-16
People in Old Testament times, as well as today, forget there is blessing in loving the LORD God of the Bible and walking in His ways, and there is cursing and judgment upon those who turn away from the LORD and walk in their own ways and according to their own views and opinions. God would have us repent of our sinful ways and look to Him for mercy in Christ Jesus and for the sake of His atoning sacrifice on the cross for our sins, lest His judgments fall upon us.
Have mercy upon me, O God, and pardon my offenses for the sake of Christ’s innocent sufferings and death on the cross for the sins of the world. Create in me a genuine love for You and the desire to walk in accord with Your Word. Amen.
[Scripture is quoted from The Holy Bible, Modern English Version, Copyright © 2024, 2017, 2014 by United Bible Association. Published and distributed by Charisma House. All rights reserved.]