Maybe we have not looked carefully at the verses on abundance, and seen the spiritual requirements necessary to receive this abundance. In Deut 28:11-12 TLB we have the promise: 11 "The Lord will give you an abundance of good things in the land, just as he promised: many children, many cattle, and abundant crops. 12 He will open to you his wonderful treasury of rain in the heavens, to give you fine crops every season. He will bless everything you do; and you shall lend to many nations, but shall not borrow from them. In verse 13, however we have the condition and an additional promise: 13 If you will only listen and obey the commandments of the Lord your God that I am giving you today, he will make you the head and not the tail, and you shall always have the upper hand. 14 But each of these blessings depends on your not turning aside in any way from the laws I have given you; and you must never worship other gods. Are we fulfilling the Other Great Commission? I have looked at Scripture and figured out that perhaps there are other tasks or commissions we are responsible for that perhaps we have neglected, and God is trying to focus our attention so He can bless us with His ABUNDANCE. Ps 65:10-66:2 TLB 10 He waters the furrows with abundant rain. Showers soften the earth, melting the clods and causing seeds to sprout across the land. 11 Then he crowns it all with green, lush pastures in the wilderness; hillsides blossom with joy. 13 The pastures are filled with flocks of sheep, and the valleys are carpeted with grain. All the world shouts with joy and sings. 66:1 Sing to the Lord, all the earth! 2 Sing of his glorious name! Tell the world how wonderful he is. Are we singing praise to the Lord our God? Are we telling the world how wonderful He is? It is our joyful duty to report how He blesses us. Someone must be praising Him for the rains continue to fall and the harvests continue, but is it enough? I have worshipped in China this year, and praised God for His abundance that I have experienced. However, is it enough? Ps 67:5-6 6 For the earth has yielded abundant harvests. God, even our own God, will bless us. And peoples from remotest lands will worship him. TLB Isa 44:6 TLB 6 "The Lord, the King of Israel, says-yes, it is Israel's Redeemer, the Lord Almighty, who says it-I am the First and Last; there is no other God. His name is Jesus Christ who said to us in the New Testament the exact same thing Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: Rev 1:11 KJV Now that is a consistency that we can cling to!!! | 
