And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the voice of the Lord your God. Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the field. Blessed shall be the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your ground and the fruit of your cattle, the increase of your herds and the young of your flock. Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl. Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out. (Deuteronomy 28:2-6 ESV)
The Chase
Once, I saw a woman drop a roll of money. Unaware, she kept going, but I grabbed the money and pursued her. She saw me running towards her with an outstretched arm, and she panicked and fled.
I wanted her to have her money back. And she did not know my kind intentions, so she ran. I pursued her because I knew how heartbroken she would be when she realized her money was lost. I pursued her because I was doing good. I pursued her with the best intentions.
But she fled.
I do not know how long I would have run after her. Thankfully, I was more fleet of foot. But I do expect that my persistence had a limit.
But Jesus does not have such limits.
Not only does He desire to bless us in the broad ways described here, but He also will overtake us to give them to us. We may try to avoid Him. We may mistrust His efforts. We may misunderstand His desires for us.
But He will overtake us.
And we need that. We need Jesus to bless us. And we need Jesus to overtake us.