The decision of obeying God will always bring blessing. In chapter 28 of Deuteronomy, the Lord communicate to Moses the blessing or the cursing for those who choose to obey or disobey the Lord. The two primary reason of divine judgment Curse, is for the abandonment and disobedience towards God's command.
In Malachi chapter 3:7-9 Yet from the days of yours fathers you have gone away from My ordinances and have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you, says the Lord of hosts. "But you said, In what way shall we return? (V8) "Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me! But you say, "In what way have we robbed you? In the tithes and offerings. [ You are Cursed with a Curse, for you have robbed Me, Even this whole nation]. The Lord communicate in (V7) two things: They have gone away, [meaning abandonment] and did not kept them. [meaning disobedience].
The Curse never come by obeying God command, but by man disobedience toward God. The book of Malachi has a very important spiritual principle and application for God's chosen people. The church of Christ is God's chosen people in the same way as the people of Israel. There are two different type of Curses for believer and none believer. Every child of God has been promised eternal salvation, in (Rom 8:1) There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. The believer that is not walking in obedient, cannot be Curse to experience eternal separation. However the believer that is not walking in obedience cannot experience the blessing of His Joy, His peace, His supernatural intervention in trouble time, and will experience spiritual and physical poverty. Notice that God mentioned this type of Curse, to His chosen people who knew Moses law and the command. In (V7) God said to them to return to Him and He will return to them. It is clear that He was speaking to those who knew His truth.
The other type of Curse is the one that the wicked people will experience for rejecting the salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. In (Mt 25:41) Then He will also say to those on the left hand, Depart from Me, [You Curse] into everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels. This type of Curse is eternal separation for not obeying the gospel.
The Curse it is a divine judgment and only God is assign to send His judgment. The believer in Christ are not commanded to Curse anyone, but to bless those who do wrong to us. In (Mt 5:44) "But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who Curse you, do good to those who hate you and persecute you. We are to reflect God's glory no matter were we are. The book of Jame speak of our wrong behavior and use of the tongue. The Apostle Jame speak of the tongue in (3:9-10) saying: With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we Curse men, who have been made in the similitude of God. (V10) Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so.
Every time a believer choose to walk in disobedience toward God, that is a powerful weapon for Satan to steal their blessing. He knows that he cannot take away your salvation, but he knows how can he destroy your testimony into a point were God cannot use you into a specific task that God want to get done through you. He not only can destroy your testimony, but he is always looking reason to accuse you in the presence of God. It is better not to give him any reason.
The wicked people practice this type of blasphemy that Jame speak of the wrong use of their tongue, because they are in darkness, and dead in their transgressions. In (Rom 3:13-14) "Their throat is an open tomb, with their tongues they have practiced deceit; "The poison of asps is under their lips, (V14) "Whose mouth is full of Cursing and bitterness. The Apostle Peter speak of their nature (2 Pet 2:14) having eyes full of adultery and that cannot cease from sin, enticing unstable souls. They have a heart trained in covetous practices, and are accursed children.
When a child of God choose to obey Him, they will experience His supernatural intervention because God is always faithful to those who walk in obedient. I like to share my testimony with His provision. The Lord allow me to experience His supernatural intervention in my rent. I am unemploy since July, I did not know if I will have the rent money ready for the beginning of the month in this year. The unemployment check cover my rent, but does not cover the rest of my expenses. The Lord intervene in a supernatural intervention, He provide for my rent and to pay the rest of my expenses. He even gave me more than what I was expecting. This is the result of my obedient to bring my tithe and offering to the altar, and because I am walking by faith and not by sight, the Lord made that intervention and this miracle it can be prove that came from God.
Dear Friend:
If you are a believer the only thing I can witness to you is that God is faithful, but there are requirement and that is our obedient to Him. If you are not a believer this massage will not do any good until you ask the Lord Jesus to come to your life save you, and be your Lord for ever.
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