Oh, the famous passage where is starts off by saying "All that He requires of you is to keep His commandments and He has promised you that if ye would keep His commandments, you shall prosper in the land." Sure, He is talking to a large group of people though his prophets, but in reality, this is also a deeply personal passage.
"All that He requires of you is to keep His commandments". Um, that's actually a huge requirement and it's extremely difficult. There is a famous joke where Moses comes off the mountain carrying the tablets for the Ten Commandments. He tells the Israelites, "The good news is that I've talked him down to ten, but adultery is still on the list." Ha ha. All the commandments are incredibly difficult to follow, from adultery to weekly church attendance. So "All that He requires" is actually quite challenging and if anyone tells you otherwise, they are lying or they aren't following the commandments very well.
The good news is that if you do keep the commandments, the Lord will bless you and you will prosper. That doesn't mean that everyone who prospers is keeping the commandments-that would be naive to think so-but blessings come in different forms. It's always good to remember that if you obey Him and do your best to follow His commandments, blessings will come in one form or another.,
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