Leviticus 26:1-13  If the people of Israel would keep the Lord's commandments.. having no idols, keeping the sabbath day,  reverencing the sanctuary.. and walking according to His statutes and commands.. the Lord promised to bless them.  These blessings were  more than any of them could ask or imagine.. especially these people who had just come from living in slavery and oppression all their lives.

The Lord promised to always send the "rains in their season".  They would never lack food for in every season the land would produce bountifully.  "You will thus eat your food to the full and live securely in you land." 

The Lord promised "peace in the land."   Peace... because He would protect them from wild animals and from enemies that would come against them.

The Lord promised that He would "turn toward" them and  He would make them "fruitful and multiply" them..

The Lord also promised that He would dwell with them. ".. and My soul will not reject you. I will also walk among you and be your God and you shall be My people." 

The Lord restates His relationship with Israel, "I  am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt so that you should not be their slaves, and I broke the bars of your yoke and made you walk erect." 

Imagine a land that always had enough food for all its people. A land that never suffered from danger.  A land where families grew and no woman suffered from barrenness or miscarriages.  A land where God Himself walked among His people.  This is the land that God promised His people. This is the land that we long for.. like Abraham.. we are "looking for the city which has foundations, whose architect and builder is God." ( Hebrews 11:10)  One day we will find this city.. "And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, ' Behold, the tabernacle of God is among men and He shall dwell among them, and they shall be His people, and God Himself shall be among them." ( Rev.21:3) 

Father in heaven, You are the Lord our God and we eagerly await that day when we will be with You in that beautiful city where there will be no more tears, no more sorrow, and no more death.  Sin will be no more and we will be free from the things of this world forever. We will worship You and rejoice in Your Presence forever and ever!  Oh what a day that will be!  Father, help us to walk in this living hope and in the righteousness that is ours in Christ Jesus our Lord, to the glory of Your Name. Amen.