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Deuteronomy 8:18A, “Remember the LORD your God. He is the one who gives you power to be Successful"
Many of us are depressed by the current economic situation in our country and even globally. Everything looks stagnant and nothing seems to be working.
People are stagnated, people are hungry, and people are confused and irritated because of what they are going through.
You can compare it with the times of the Israelites in the Bible… After they had left Egypt and camped in the wilderness (A place of confusion, frustration, anger and depression), for 40 years. When God was leading them back to their promised land (the place of rest, where there is peace, wealth, health and love).
During this period, the Israelites grumbled, complained, got irritated and depressed because of what they went through. And God punished them severely. A journey that should go for weeks turns into journey of years.
God’s aim is to punish them, to correct them, to humble them and test them to prove their character, to see whether they would obey His commands or not (Deuteronomy 8:3)
So when you are going through certain situation, pain, depression and hardship, it maybe God’s way of humbling you to test and see your faith in Him. To test and see if, you don’t have that money, if you would disobey Him by stealing, or by being covetous (corrupt) to survive.
Deuteronomy 8:3, “He humbled you by letting you go hungry (starve, broke, depressed, oppressed) and he fed you manna (bread), (in place of your pounded yam and bush meat). Manna is like your bread. Imagine eating bread every day, for a week. Bread without butter, no egg, no jam, morning and night. Just bread and water for a week, not to talk of a month or years.
Or maybe you have used big cars like Range, and other four-wheel and fast moving cars, you have lived in mansions, but God punishes you, by taking them through bankruptcy, court case, lack of profit etc, to humble you. God’s only reason for taking them away is to humble you. Maybe you have become too proud, too puffed up, and losing focus.
God is doing all these “to teach you that people do not live by bread alone; rather, we live by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.”Deuteronomy 8:3B
Look at it this way, because God does not want you to die, because He does not want you to perish. He takes away some things from you that could lead to your destruction, to make you a better person.
Reason why you have not died even with the hardship, poverty, depression, ill-health. You did not die, you are not in a prison yard, not lying critical in a hospital bed because God loves you and He is only correcting you so you are not destroyed.
In Deuteronomy 8:4, the Bible says, “For all these forty years (The Israelites) wore their clothes but it didn’t wear out; and their feet didn’t blister or swell. Because God was testing them to check their trust in Him, and see if they truly obey His commands.
Think about it: Just like a parent disciplines a child, the LORD your God disciplines you for your own good” Deuteronomy 8:5
So that you don’t get jailed, killed or develop an incurable disease. This is why God is punishing you, to restrict your lifestyle, because He doesn’t want you killed.
So, don’t stop obeying God’s commandments and doing His will and fearing Him.
If you obey and keep His commands, “The Lord your God will bring you into a good land ( a resting place, peace, wealth, fame, success all round). Where you will lack nothing.
The Lord is going to make you so successful. But when you are; be sure to praise the LORD your God for the things He has done for you.
Now Read This Warning:
“When you are rich, (when you become famous, successful), it is the time to be careful! Beware that in plenty (riches, health, wealth, success), you do not forget the LORD your God and disobey His commands, regulations, decrees…
Deuteronomy 8:12-13, “For when you have become full and prosperous and have built fine homes to live in, and your flocks and herds have become very large (you have businesses), and your silver and gold have multiplied (your income, bank deposits, savings, stocks have increased), be careful”
This means you are even in more danger when you are wealthy than when you had nothing, so you need to be careful.
Deuteronomy 8: 14, “Do not become proud at that time ad forget the LORD your God, who rescued you… don’t start thinking you made the wealth by your own efforts and forget God Almighty. Then you stop serving God, your forget your early times, when you haven’t made it, you even say, that was that time, it’s because it wasn’t yet my time then. You become proud and arrogant over your achievements. You forget that the reason God first made you not to be rich as you wished then was because He wanted to humble you first and test you for your own good.
Deuteronomy 8:17, “He did all this so you would never say to yourself, “I have achieved this wealth with my own strength and energy”
Deuteronomy 8:18A, “Remember the LORD your God. He is the one who gives you power to be Successful
Now you see why you must be very careful… why you should not forget where you are coming from
Deuteronomy 8:19, “But I assure you of this: if you ever forget the LORD your God and follow other gods, worshiping and bowing down to them, you will certainly be destroyed.
Deuteronomy 8: 20 B, “You will be destroyed if you refuse to obey the LORD your God”
Praise God!
Deuteronomy 8:18A, “Remember the LORD your God. He is the one who gives you power to be Successful"
Many of us are depressed by the current economic situation in our country and even globally. Everything looks stagnant and nothing seems to be working.
People are stagnated, people are hungry, and people are confused and irritated because of what they are going through.
You can compare it with the times of the Israelites in the Bible… After they had left Egypt and camped in the wilderness (A place of confusion, frustration, anger and depression), for 40 years. When God was leading them back to their promised land (the place of rest, where there is peace, wealth, health and love).
During this period, the Israelites grumbled, complained, got irritated and depressed because of what they went through. And God punished them severely. A journey that should go for weeks turns into journey of years.
God’s aim is to punish them, to correct them, to humble them and test them to prove their character, to see whether they would obey His commands or not (Deuteronomy 8:3)
So when you are going through certain situation, pain, depression and hardship, it maybe God’s way of humbling you to test and see your faith in Him. To test and see if, you don’t have that money, if you would disobey Him by stealing, or by being covetous (corrupt) to survive.
Deuteronomy 8:3, “He humbled you by letting you go hungry (starve, broke, depressed, oppressed) and he fed you manna (bread), (in place of your pounded yam and bush meat). Manna is like your bread. Imagine eating bread every day, for a week. Bread without butter, no egg, no jam, morning and night. Just bread and water for a week, not to talk of a month or years.
Or maybe you have used big cars like Range, and other four-wheel and fast moving cars, you have lived in mansions, but God punishes you, by taking them through bankruptcy, court case, lack of profit etc, to humble you. God’s only reason for taking them away is to humble you. Maybe you have become too proud, too puffed up, and losing focus.
God is doing all these “to teach you that people do not live by bread alone; rather, we live by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord.”Deuteronomy 8:3B
Look at it this way, because God does not want you to die, because He does not want you to perish. He takes away some things from you that could lead to your destruction, to make you a better person.
Reason why you have not died even with the hardship, poverty, depression, ill-health. You did not die, you are not in a prison yard, not lying critical in a hospital bed because God loves you and He is only correcting you so you are not destroyed.
In Deuteronomy 8:4, the Bible says, “For all these forty years (The Israelites) wore their clothes but it didn’t wear out; and their feet didn’t blister or swell. Because God was testing them to check their trust in Him, and see if they truly obey His commands.
Think about it: Just like a parent disciplines a child, the LORD your God disciplines you for your own good” Deuteronomy 8:5
So that you don’t get jailed, killed or develop an incurable disease. This is why God is punishing you, to restrict your lifestyle, because He doesn’t want you killed.
So, don’t stop obeying God’s commandments and doing His will and fearing Him.
If you obey and keep His commands, “The Lord your God will bring you into a good land ( a resting place, peace, wealth, fame, success all round). Where you will lack nothing.
The Lord is going to make you so successful. But when you are; be sure to praise the LORD your God for the things He has done for you.
Now Read This Warning:
“When you are rich, (when you become famous, successful), it is the time to be careful! Beware that in plenty (riches, health, wealth, success), you do not forget the LORD your God and disobey His commands, regulations, decrees…
Deuteronomy 8:12-13, “For when you have become full and prosperous and have built fine homes to live in, and your flocks and herds have become very large (you have businesses), and your silver and gold have multiplied (your income, bank deposits, savings, stocks have increased), be careful”
This means you are even in more danger when you are wealthy than when you had nothing, so you need to be careful.
Deuteronomy 8: 14, “Do not become proud at that time ad forget the LORD your God, who rescued you… don’t start thinking you made the wealth by your own efforts and forget God Almighty. Then you stop serving God, your forget your early times, when you haven’t made it, you even say, that was that time, it’s because it wasn’t yet my time then. You become proud and arrogant over your achievements. You forget that the reason God first made you not to be rich as you wished then was because He wanted to humble you first and test you for your own good.
Deuteronomy 8:17, “He did all this so you would never say to yourself, “I have achieved this wealth with my own strength and energy”
Deuteronomy 8:18A, “Remember the LORD your God. He is the one who gives you power to be Successful
Now you see why you must be very careful… why you should not forget where you are coming from
Deuteronomy 8:19, “But I assure you of this: if you ever forget the LORD your God and follow other gods, worshiping and bowing down to them, you will certainly be destroyed.
Deuteronomy 8: 20 B, “You will be destroyed if you refuse to obey the LORD your God”
Praise God!
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