The Lord will Rejoice Over You

 The Lord Will Rejoice Over You   

Deuteronomy 30:8-9, “And thou shalt return and obey the voice of the LORD, and do all his commandments which I command thee this day.  And the LORD thy God will make thee plenteous in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy cattle and the fruit of thy land, for good: For again the LORD will rejoice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers.”

       Israel had disobeyed the law of God and Jehovah had been angry with them.  However, this Scripture lesson promises mercy to the penitent and blessing on those who would obey the commandments of Jehovah.

       Verse nine explains the thoroughness of how the self existent, eternal, sovereign God will bless those who keep His commandments.  Some ministers of music might say, ”I am single, I don’t have any cows, and I don’t own any land, so how is God going to rejoice over me with prosperity?”  God has promised to prosper the obedient by rejoicing over them “for good”.  Our heavenly Father has promised ,on the authority of His Holy Word that if ministers of music will obey what he tells them to do that he intends to “do you good” as we know from Deuteronomy 28: 63:a.

       Hebrews 11:16 tells us “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is the rewarder of them that diligently seek him.”  God will prosper those who have faith in Him in every way that matters, if they will believe that “He is” and that he is actually will keep His Word and reward those who diligently “seek Him”.  When a Christian musician comes to an understanding of what God is willing and able to do, this wonderful knowledge should bring a smile out of at least one side of his or her mouth!  The Christian musician should remember that, on the eternal authority of God’s inspired infallible Word, one cannot fail while God is smiling on his or her music ministry.