Deuteronomy 30: 14 – 16 No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it. See, I set before you today life and prosperity, death and destruction. For I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in his ways, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and increase, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess.

This is part of Moses’ speech to the children of Israel as they were about to enter the Promised Land of Canaan. He reminded them how good God had been to them and that God was a covenant keeper. However, God required a response.  They had choices to make every day and their individual choices would determine the quality of their life experiences.

Living life in fellowship with God is a choice. Once God’s Spirit draws you and you respond by believing in Jesus Christ, God brings you into covenant with himself. As Moses pointed out to the Israelites, he was not asking them to do the impossible, just to respond to God’s goodness by loving and obeying God. To help them, he had spelled out for them what conduct would result in curses and which would bring blessings into their lives.  If ever there was a formula for successful living, there it was.

God is totally consistent. When Jesus walked the earth he taught: “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.” (Matthew 5:6). One day Judas, a disciple of Jesus, (not Judas Iscariot) asked “But Lord, why do you intend to show yourself to us and not to the world?” Jesus replied:  “If anyone loves me he will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. He who loves me will obey my teaching. These words you hear are not my own; they belong to the Father who sent me.” (John 14: 22 – 24).

You have a loving Father who is able to bless you. Your life of obedience brings its own rewards. In Matthew Chapter 6: 25 – 34, Jesus assured his followers that their heavenly Father knows about their daily needs so there was no need to worry. He counseled them, “But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given you as well.”