Deuteronomy 11:26-28 Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse;
27 A blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you this day:
28 And a curse, if ye will not obey the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which ye have not known.
God created man with a free will – able to choose on his own. He has not taken away that privilege since creation and we all have that privilege and responsibility to choose. To Israel, God put that choice into perspective – a blessing or a curse. If they choose right there will be a blessing, but if they choose wrong, then there will follow a curse.
Every day we make choices that will either bring God’s blessing or the curse upon sin into our life and the lives of others as well. Since Adam and Eve introduced sin into the human family, we all suffer the results of the curse an experience the problems associated with sin.
People will often complain about the