Today’s Reading: Deuteronomy 4: 1-9
Today’s Verse: Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the LORD my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it. Deuteronomy 4:5 KJV
It is common for us to hear or read something that sticks with us.
They are usually quotations and illustrations that we find useful.
We write them down and put them in places with all our other notes.
At some point, we may be looking through some papers and see them again.
Thinking to ourselves that these were things that caught our attention way back when. That they were still something to talk about and to live by.
After 40 years in the desert, Moses addressed the people who were ready to enter the Promised Land.
He said, “Now therefore hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the judgments, which I teach you, for to do them, that ye may live, and go in and possess the land which the LORD God of your fathers giveth you” (Deuteronomy 4:1 KJV).
He also told them, “Behold, I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the LORD my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it” (Deuteronomy 4:5 KJV).
Throughout this reading Moses reminded them that God’s commandments are to be kept (vv. 1,2,5,6,9).
The same holds true to this day.
The power and love of God for us is still the reason for the number of cautions and serious warnings He gives.
Considering how many temptations we are compassed with; we have great need to keep our hearts and minds stayed on Him.
He is our Protector. Protection that is freely given to those who live according to the Word.
That is why we need to read the Word daily. We need to put into practice what it says.
The Father wants us to be doers and not just hearers of the Word.
He wants us to make it to the “Promised Land.”
A WORD OF PRAYER
Father, help us not to be just hearers of the Word. We want to be doers as well. Teach us to be honest with ourselves about who we really are in You. We want to walk in Your ways. We want to guide others to You. Thank You for the care, caution, and watchfulness that keeps us living a safe and meaningful life.
In Jesus Name We Pray, Amen