Key Passage: Deut 28: 15, 23-24

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:… thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron. The LORD shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed – KJV.

There are times people experience seasons of drought – when the heaven is closed. At such times, doors of blessings close, labors turn fruitless and endeavors become unprofitable. These are seasons no one desires to have. Seasons of drought come as a result of God’s judgment over a people. It could also occur as an invasion of the kingdom of darkness against the welfare of a people.

When people turn away from God and wallow in sin, God visits them in judgment and cuts off the natural and spiritual blessings that flow to their lives. This world and all the people in it are God’s, and His Kingdom rules over all (Ps 24: 1; 103: 19). Everyone is answerable to God for his life, and anyone who disobeys His will is subject to His divine judgment, both in this life and in the life after. When Adam disobeyed God, God cursed the ground for his sake, and the ground which was meant to be Adam source of prosperity was now to bring forth thorns and thistles (Gen 3: 17-19).

When God was taking the people of Israel to the Promised Land, He warned them about the grave consequences of sin – “thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron”. This describes a condition where the atmosphere is not replenished with aqueous vapors, which results in the area not having rain. Hence the ground will be too strong to break and anything planted shall have no moisture.

In our world today' that is laden with wickedness, idolatry, immorality, perversion, hate, terrorism and other abominable evils, one would not be surprised that we are experiencing a global recession. In the individual lives, families and communities where these vices are prevalent, we do not expect the less. God is no respecter of persons. He demands righteousness from all that dwell on the surface of the earth and punishes the sinful, except he repents.

Repent and pray for forgiveness for every sin in your life and ask God to turn away His judgment from you. Intercede for your family, your loved ones and your community, that they turn to God and that He visits them with mercy.

Written by – Evangelist Oguazi Onyemobi