Genesis 12

1 Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee:

2 And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing:

3 And I will bless them that bless thee, and curse him that curseth thee: and in thee shall all families of the earth be blessed.

The U.S is the number one supporter of Israel and according to this scripture, we are blessed because of that. The countries that bless Israel are blessed.

3:1 My child, do not forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commandments;

3:2 for length of days and years of life and abundant welfare they will give you.

3:3 Do not let loyalty and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.

3:4 So you will find favor and good repute in the sight of God and of people.

3:5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own insight.

3:6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and He will make straight your paths.

3:7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.

The greatest commandment as people of God is love.

Leviticus 19:18 Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord.

Deuteronomy 6:5 And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.

Psalm 31:23 O love the Lord, all ye his saints: for the Lord preserveth the faithful, and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.

Proverds 10:12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

Luke 6:35 But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil.

John 13:34 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.

Romans 13:8 Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. 9For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 10Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. KJV

10 If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in His love.

11 These things have I spoken unto you, that My joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.

12 This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you.

13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

14 Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.

15 Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.

16 Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, He may give it you.

17 These things I command you, that ye love one another.

18 If the world hate you, ye know that it hated Me before it hated you.

3:14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
3:15 That whosoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life.
3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
3:17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be saved.

This morning my son smacked his sister while they were playing. I told him he was wrong for what he did and to apologize to her. The apology became a problem for him and he was punished for it. He wasn't punished for the act, but for not apologizing. This is the same concept in our everyday lives. This is the reason why Jesus was crucified for mankind. Our sin is in the acts we do but the punishment is not asking for forgiveness through Jesus the Christ. The one guarantee you have is that you will perish one day. So when your time is up, you will account to God for your sins knowingly and un-knowingly. If you confess them as they happen to Jesus, you can save yourself from God's wrath and the Bible says God will cast your sins to the depths of the sea. So you already have victory in your judgment, and having Jesus in your life gives you a life of victory with God!