Blessing (3/4)

And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God require of you… Deuteronomy 10:12-13

And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to keep the commandments and statutes of the Lord, which I am commanding you today for your good? Deuteronomy 10:12-13	And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you? He requires only that you fear the Lord your God, and live in a way that pleases him, and love him and serve him with all your heart and soul. And you must always obey the Lord’s commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good. law awe serving
Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. Matthew 5:4	God blesses those who mourn, for they will be comforted. sadness comforter

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places. Ephesians 1:3	All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ. praise heaven
Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen as his heritage! Psalm 33:12	What joy for the nation whose God is the Lord, whose people he has chosen as his inheritance. God reward
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits. Proverbs 18:21	The tongue can bring death or life; those who love to talk will reap the consequences. speaking self-control fruitfulness
But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing. James 1:25	But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it. law listening obedience
For you bless the righteous, O Lord; you cover him with favor as with a shield. Psalm 5:12	For you bless the godly, O Lord; you surround them with your shield of love. protection righteousness
Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. Exodus 20:12	Honor your father and mother. Then you will live a long, full life in the land the Lord your God is giving you. God family
Make your face shine on your servant; save me in your steadfast love! Psalm 31:16	Let your favor shine on your servant. In your unfailing love, rescue me. love salvation light
He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; he is a shield to those who walk in integrity. Proverbs 2:7	He grants a treasure of common sense to the honest. He is a shield to those who walk with integrity. righteousness protection blameless
Hear, my son, and accept my words, that the years of your life may be many. Proverbs 4:10	My child, listen to me and do as I say, and you will have a long, good life. Word of God obedience law
The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot. Proverbs 10:7	We have happy memories of the godly, but the name of a wicked person rots away. sin righteousness
From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so. James 3:10	And so blessing and cursing come pouring out of the same mouth. Surely, my brothers and sisters, this is not right! sin speaking worship
Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Psalm 32:1	Oh, what joy for those whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is put out of sight! sin forgiveness
Save us, we pray, O Lord! O Lord, we pray, give us success! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! We bless you from the house of the Lord. Psalm 118:25-26	Please, Lord, please save us. Please, Lord, please give us success. Bless the one who comes in the name of the Lord. We bless you from the house of the Lord. easter overcoming salvation
What is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him? Psalm 8:4	What are mere mortals that you should think about them, human beings that you should care for them? humility grace
And he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands he blessed them. While he blessed them, he parted from them and was carried up into heaven. Luke 24:50-51	Then Jesus led them to Bethany, and lifting his hands to heaven, he blessed them. While he was blessing them, he left them and was taken up to heaven. Jesus heaven ascension
If you will not listen, if you will not take it to heart to give honor to my name, says the Lord of hosts, then I will send the curse upon you and I will curse your blessings. Indeed, I have already cursed them, because you do not lay it to heart. Malachi 2:2	“Listen to me and make up your minds to honor my name,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, “or I will bring a terrible curse against you. I will curse even the blessings you receive. Indeed, I have already cursed them, because you have not taken my warning to heart.” obedience listening
If you walk in my statutes and observe my commandments and do them, then I will give you your rains in their season, and the land shall yield its increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit. Leviticus 26:3-4	If you follow my decrees and are careful to obey my commands, I will send you the seasonal rains. The land will then yield its crops, and the trees of the field will produce their fruit. obedience law harvest
Blessed are you when people hate you and when they exclude you and revile you and spurn your name as evil, on account of the Son of Man! Luke 6:22	What blessings await you when people hate you and exclude you and mock you and curse you as evil because you follow the Son of Man. persecution evil Jesus
And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families. Exodus 1:21	And because the midwives feared God, he gave them families of their own. awe
And the Lord restored the fortunes of Job, when he had prayed for his friends. And the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before. Job 42:10	When Job prayed for his friends, the Lord restored his fortunes. In fact, the Lord gave him twice as much as before! prayer money
I will multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven and will give to your offspring all these lands. And in your offspring all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because Abraham obeyed my voice and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws. Genesis 26:4-5	I will cause your descendants to become as numerous as the stars of the sky, and I will give them all these lands. And through your descendants all the nations of the earth will be blessed. I will do this because Abraham listened to me and obeyed all my requirements, commands, decrees, and instructions. listening obedience law
Behold, blessed is the one whom God reproves; therefore despise not the discipline of the Almighty. Job 5:17	But consider the joy of those corrected by God! Do not despise the discipline of the Almighty when you sin. punishment suffering
Jesus said, “Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or lands, for my sake and for the gospel, who will not receive a hundredfold now in this time, houses and brothers and sisters and mothers and children and lands, with persecutions, and in the age to come eternal life.” Mark 10:29-30	“Yes,” Jesus replied, “and I assure you that everyone who has given up house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or property, for my sake and for the Good News, will receive now in return a hundred times as many houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and property—along with persecution. And in the world to come that person will have eternal life.” evangelism persecution eternal life

Therefore you shall keep his statutes and his commandments, which I command you today, that it may go well with you and with your children after you, and that you may prolong your days in the land that the Lord your God is giving you for all time.

If you obey all the decrees and commands I am giving you today, all will be well with you and your children. I am giving you these instructions so you will enjoy a long life in the land the Lord your God is giving you for all time.