April 21

Deuteronomy 5:29 (NIV)
29 Oh, that their hearts would be inclined to fear me and keep all my commands always, so that it might go well with them and their children forever!

Deuteronomy 5:33 (NIV)
33 Walk in all the way that the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess.

Sometimes when we think about God and sin, we think that He doesn’t want us to sin because He is holy and just can’t stand it and will judge everyone harshly if they sin. Why does God judge? Because He can’t stand sin – He is holy. While it is VERY true that He is holy and He will judge, these verses illuminate the heart of God.

It is the heart of God that is crushed because of sin because sin crushes us! Reread the verses – can you see it? Can you hear it? The heart of God is SO for us and He is extremely desirous for us to prosper and live a great life! This life, in this world will not be without trial, trouble, hardship or suffering, yet it is God’s plan that things would go well for us, for us to live prosperously and for us to live a long life on this earth AND that we would LIVE in the inheritance that God has brought to us! It is sin that keeps us from attaining all that God has given us. It is sin that keeps us from prosperity in every area of life. (Don’t just think money). That is why God hates sin – because it ruins the objects of His love and desire – us! He hates sin because it thwarts His plan for our lives!