Following and Obeying God
Psalm 23:6a
"Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life..."
The Psalmist is able to say this because of the confidence he holds in his Savior! The whole psalm, for that matter speaks loudly and boldly of his confidence. Why do you suppose this is true? ...because the Lord is his Shepherd! What a precious, precious truth that is!
"Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life" ...that is to say, I know God's goodness and mercy shall follow me because I follow and obey God. We can have that same confidence simply because we follow and obey God.
This reminds me of a number of my posts, but one in particular is called, "The Abundant Life." If you'll pardon me, I'd like to quote most of that post.
John 10:10 "The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly."
Satan wishes to destroy you. If you don't know the Lord, he is trying to keep you from making that most important decision; if, on the other hand, you know the Lord, Satan would love to--in the very least--keep you from walking a close walk with the Lord. Satan would love to "sift you as wheat," and work so that your life, your testimony would not amount to anything for God. Don't let him do that!
God desires to give us the richest of blessings, and we're the only thing that stands in His way! We are the only thing that can limit God's blessings. It's as simple as that. God's blessings--God's abundant life--is promised to those that follow Him and obey Him.
Psalm 37:4 "Delight thyself also in the Lord; and He shall give thee the desires of thine heart."
Proverbs 1:23 "Turn you at my reproof: behold, I will pour out my spirit unto you, I will make known my words unto you."
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1 John 3:22 "And whatsoever we ask, we receive of Him, because we keep His commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in His sight."
Proverbs 3:9-10 "Honor the Lord with thy substance, and with the first-fruits of all thine increase: So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine."
Romans 8:32 "He that spared not His own Son, but delivered Him up for us all, how shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?"
Oh, the blessings of God! God desires to bless us in so many countless ways, we cannot imagine! He desires to work in you and through you that not only you are richly blessed, but that others are richly blessed as well. Only God knows the amount of blessing that is possible to the man or woman that loves and follows God with all their heart, soul, and mind!
