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Today's reading: Leviticus 25-27

"If you keep my laws and are careful to obey my commands, I will send the seasonal rains..." Leviticus 26:3 NLT

If one were to stop right there, it wouldn't seem like such a blessed task to obey the Lord.

I mean, really, if obedience brings rain? Clouds? Thunder and lightning?

Oh, but one must read on to realize the extent, the depth, the multi-faceted blessing of obedience.

The rains will bring crops, trees that produce fruit, harvest seasons that lead one into the next.

I would consider a rainshower very worth it for those blessings.

Wouldn't you?

So each time today, as you consider giving up your own will in an effort to obey God, see it as a million-dollar rain on your walk with the Lord.

Watch for the sprouts of righteousness.

Expect to see a harvest of godliness.

Splash in the puddles of peace.