God promised to bless the Israelites with prosperity if they obeyed His commandments and laws. Following God's instructions protects people from harm even if they don't understand the reasons. While humans question rules, God establishes laws for our well-being and to keep us in a right relationship with Him.

1. FATHER KNoWS BTsT
${,wt n'atkin tr4y statutei' Ahid keep N[)t commandments, and perform them, then I will
Nfu t'ou rain in its season, the land shall yield its produce, and the trees oJ the t'ield shall
wdulthenfruit....I willwalk amongyou andbe your God, andyou shallbe lr4y peopre.
LEVITICUS 26:3_4. 12
ave you noticed that rules, regulations, and laws bring out the human
tendency to ask, "But why?" Many of our problems arise from ignor-
ing Godt Word when we don t think His instructions make sense.
tells us the rules and regulations God gave to His people not only kept
dean-make that holy-before FIim, but they also protected them from
sickness, and untimely death.
nn some ways, the law can be seen as God solving a problem before it ever
Moses reminds us that God always knows what is best-for us and for
p with Him.
* The Maxwell Leadership Bible
nles in your life do you struggle with at times?
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