You may have noticed that the world can be anything but enjoyable at times. Some folks blame God for the state of the world, but whose fault is it? Why is the world the way it is? Look at this promise in psalms.

Psalm 33:12
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.

This is an unbelievably short and concise verse which is easy to overlook. Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. That's only nine words. In just nine words God promises to bless entire nations who choose him as their God. Think about that. Does it not then follow that any nation that is having serious economical and social problems must have chosen another god? To start setting the tone for where we're going with this thing, note that Psalm 33:12 does not say blessed is the nation whose god is the government.

How does God bless an entire nation? What happens to a nation whose God is not the Lord? These are good questions. Moses addressed that very issue.

Deuteronomy 30:19
I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:

Moses set the way of life and the way of death before God's people. It was a choice the people were to make. That choice is still available today. We get to choose which way we will walk. Life and blessing is the right choice, as Deuteronomy goes on to tell us.

Deuteronomy 28:1-14
And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:

And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.

Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.

Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.

Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store.

Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.

The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.

The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

The LORD shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, and walk in his ways.

And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee.

And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to give thee.

The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.

And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:

And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.

The word is clear here. Nothing is hazy, ethereal or nebulous about the promises in these verses. God categorically states, in black and white, that if we live by his word we will be blessed, even as entire nations. We will enjoy prosperity, excellent health, long life, strong loving family relationships, and prosperous businesses - in fact abundance in every conceivable category of life. Not only does God promise all this, but it is his will, his desire, his driving passion for our lives. He wants us to have this.

3 John 2
Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.

Health and prosperity are available if we hearken diligently to the voice of the Lord our God. The voice of the Lord our God is his word, so to hearken diligently to God's voice is to hearken diligently to his word which is the bible.

Moses was clear on the blessings available for choosing to live life God's way, but he also clearly laid out before God's people what would happen to them if they walked away.

Deuteronomy 28:15-19
But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee:

Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field.

Cursed shall be thy basket and thy store.

Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.

Cursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cursed shalt thou be when thou goest out.

Deuteronomy 28:33
The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway:

Deuteronomy 28:51
And he shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land, until thou be destroyed: which also shall not leave thee either corn, wine, or oil, or the increase of thy kine, or flocks of thy sheep, until he have destroyed thee.

Deuteronomy 30:19
I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:

According to Deuteronomy, living the word's way brings blessings while turning our backs on God brings consequences. If this is true, then perhaps we should sit up and take note because our countries are caving in all around us. If you want life and prosperity, you can have it, it is freely available. If you're not happy with your life, you can change it. God wants you to have life and prosperity, he wants you to have a full life. It's your choice. You can have it if you want it.

In this class I'm going to take that which Moses wrote all those centuries ago and lay out in 21st Century language the mechanics involved in how entire nations and individuals are blessed, and how entire nations and individuals have their prosperity, their peace, their health, and their happiness stolen from them. It isn't magic and it isn't luck. This class is going to explain the mechanics behind what actually happens to make it so.