In these written messages of the Old Testament, God also set forth His will for His people and what He requires of them. Then, for obeying His commands, there is a rich blessing and communion with Him in the promised land.  However, for transgression of His commands, there are devastating curses not unlike the curses that Adam and Eve suffered for their disobedience. These covenant documents were written by Moses, well after the creation of the world. God most often orally communicated to a specific messenger.

Guest post by Ryan Broadhouse Ryan serves as the Senior Pastor at Westminster PCA in Fort Myers, FL, where his heart is first and foremost for the local church."

I'm thankful for Ryan and his preaching and teaching ministry, which I have benefited from as a pastor in serving others. This week, I was thankful and blessed to read the following from Ryan's ministry blog. I encourage you to read the following if you have kids, teens, or grandkids who are pre-teens or teens. I hope this is a blessing to you, your family, and future generations of children! 

A wonderful brother in the Lord and long-time international missionary recently shared some encouraging perspectives on current trends in the United States. I asked James if I could share his comments, and I am reposting his comments here without comment as an encouragement to Christians in the West.

A kingdom value is a summary statement of ambition for believers to grow into as Christ is exalted in all of life. These short statements are statements of ambition that you can deploy and remember so that we don't forget what our kingdom ambitions are. What is it that Christ has called us to as we glorify and exalt Christ in all of life? These little statements hopefully give us a helpful summary of what God is doing in us and what God has called us to as he is remaking us more and more like Christ in all of our lives.