Deuteronomy 33-34

God’s message to me: Bless others, bless your children, bless Israel and remember that anything God has promised is yours for the taking. You only need to ask God for it and claim the prize.

Promises: God blesses His people. God blesses those you speak blessings for. God’s blessings are spelled out in His word and you need only claim them for yourself and others to obtain them. God wants to HEAR from you. Speak the blessings into the lives of those around you. Pray for the blessings God has promised you. Claim the promises of God and don’t be afraid to repeat yourself.

Commands: Bless others. When God tells us we should be a blessing, it doesn’t just mean our actions. God gives plenty of examples of how to bless someone. Praying over someone, speaking aloud the blessings that should fall, leaning on God to know what He has planned for their life and knowing the promises of God so that you cn claim them on behalf of others and speak them into existence in their lives.

We, as Christians, give up to much power to our lack of faith. God gave us the power to bless and the power to call things into existence in His name. The power to heal and be healed is in our hands. What we bind in earth is bound in heaven and what we loose on earth is loose in heaven. God gave us the power we merely need to claim it. I want to repeat myself on Jews blessing their children. The success of so many enterprises owned and run by Jews is the direct result of Jewish parents understanding the example they have been given of blessing their children. The huge number of Hollywood and Washington DC elites that have Jewish surnames is no accident. It is the hand of God in their lives as a result of the prayer and faith in blessing from their parents.

Timeless principles: God blesses those whom He loves. The Israelites as a whole and by tribes have had a number of blessings spoken over them on the record so far. Each has been prophetic in both the good and ill that would come of the tribes actions. Every one has carried the promise of good things for them which we will see come to them in the coming books.

How can I apply what I’ve learned: Learn, understand, claim and enjoy God’s promises for your life. You cannot claim what He doesn’t give and it’s hard to claim what you don’t know has been given. If God has promised it, you should have it, because He wants to give us everything that our joy may be full.

more to learn for in-depth study: Moses lived 120 years and walked to his own funeral. (yes I borrowed that from Hagee). Moses lived in the will of God and did what he was supposed to. When he died at 120 years old he still had the youth and vigor of a young man. His physical abilities were not diminished in any way throughout his life. When I see news stories of some person still active at more than 100 years old and I hear them give credit to God for keeping them so, I know that it is the truth. In fact I don’t know of to many people in that age range who have not led a faithful life and given credit to God and to faith for keeping them healthy so long.

tomorrow: Joshua 1-5