In Deuteronomy 28, Moses is giving a final call to the people of Israel as they prepare to enter into the promised land. His primary challenge is to obey the commandments of God. He says in verse
7 “The Lord will cause your enemies who rise against you to be defeated before you. They shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways. 8 The Lord will command the blessing on you in your barns and in all that you undertake. And he will bless you in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. 9 The Lord will establish you as a people holy to himself, as he has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of the Lord your God and walk in his ways.
Once again, this is a promise primarily for the people of Israel at that time. God is not necessarily promising us military victory individually or as nations if we claim this verse. But there is an underlying truth here: If we want spiritual victory in our battles against sin and the wiles of the Devil, obedience to the clear commands of God is essential. We cannot and should not think that we can think, do and say things that are displeasing to God day in and day out, and then expect to be able to resist temptation and be able to discern the attacks Satan is making against us. When we are thinking like God thinks- approaching life's daily decisions, relationships and meaning according to God's principles, we will be in both a mental and spiritual position to be on guard against Satan's attacks and to trust God's way to take us through them. God will keep His promises to us; will we keep them to Him?
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