DEUTERONOMY 28:2
These are all the blessings that will come to you and stay close to you because you obey the LORD your God:
What a great difference there is between blessings following and overtaking us! It is one thing to follow a person, but quite another to catch up with them. “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me.” Yes, that is good, but will they overtake me? The Psalmist knew what it was to be overtaken with blessings, for he could say: “Blessed be the Lord who daily loadeth us with blessings.” The chariot of God’s gracious benevolence had daily caught up with him, discharging its blessings.
If His blessings are to overtake us, studying this verse and context, we note that certain conditions must be kept.
I. Redeemed Ones only are overtaken with blessings. Israel were in that happy position and condition, being the redeemed of the Lord. If we have not yet come under the shadow of the Cross of Christ, and under the safety of the Sprinkling of Blood, the Avenger of Blood is after us; we are bidden to flee to our Refuge. “lest the avenger of blood overtake the slayer” (Deut. 19:6). Remember that later on in this chapter we read of curses following and overtaking the sinner. Dread, dread business!
II. Learners. Only those who hearken diligently to the Lord and His message are overtaken with blessings. Hearken to the Voice of the Lord as we have it in the Word of God, for the Holy Spirit will make the Written Word a living Voice in our hearts.
III. Obedient Ones. The overtaken ones must be “observers of the law of God.” You know what an observer is? Take a walk in an Art Gallery, and watch the art expert gazing at the works of art, and you will learn what observing is. Watch a mother looking at her firstborn sleeping in his cradle, and you learn what observation really is.
IV. Serving Ones. Only they who “do” are overtaken by blessings. It is not sufficient to become acquainted with His will; we must—
“Trust and obey, for there’s no other way To be happy in Jesus, than to trust and obey.”In another place the Psalmist could say, “My soul followeth hard after Thee.” Is that your attitude? Then you will catch up with Him, for He will suddenly reveal Himself to you.
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PASTOR ANDRA HIGGINBOTHAM