March 19, 2026

BLESSING OR CURSING

Psalms 36:22-24 LXX (37:23-24)

For those who bless Him shall inherit the earth,
But those who curse Him shall be utterly destroyed.
The steps of a man are guided aright by the Lord,
And he shall desire His way.
When he falls, he shall not be broken to pieces,
For the Lord supports him with His hand.

Personal Challenge

So, mankind, in our fallen state has a desire to conquer and inherit the earth. Just look at what is being perpetrated against Gaza, Ukraine, Iran, Venezuela, Cuba, and a myriad of other places around the world. It is a so evidenced in the racism, sexism, ageism, and all the other ism’s in our society. So, how is it that the Psalmist tells us that those who bless God shall inherit the earth? Blessing God really has nothing to do with how much noise comes out of our mouth about how much we love God and want to bless Him. It has everything to do with the state of our heart and the actions that flow from it. Jesus summed it up in His parable of the last judgment.

Matthew 25:31-46

“When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.’ Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’

“Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels: ‘for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink; I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’ Then they also will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?’ Then He will answer them, saying, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.’ And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

If we desire to be a blessing to our Lord and not a curse, then our actions must align with His expectations, which will alienate us from those within our culture. Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have
sinner!