"Thus saith the Lord, thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; I am the Lord thy God which teacheth thee to profit, which leadeth thee by the way that thou shouldest go.
O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea:
Thy seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring of thy bowels like the gravel thereof; his name should not have been cut off nor destroyed from before me."
Isaiah 48:17-19
It's cool that the Lord promises us peace and profit, and even posterity, as we hearken to his commandments. Sometimes we think of the commandments as a burden, especially when we are contemplating breaking them, but the commandements are there to protect and help us... to get us to a place where the Lord *can* bless us with showers of blessings from heaven, as he wants to do. Today, let's talk to God, and reexamine our adherence to his will, and as we do, we will see blessings, both immediate and long-term. God wants to help and gather us. Let's be willing and work for that as well.
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