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Deuteronomy 10:1-12:32
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Wow.  Deuteronomy chapter 10 verses 12 through 22 are about as inspiring of a speech as any from Moses.  What a great exhortation for the Israelites to love and be obedient to God!  There are surely some words of wisdom for us in these verses today as well.  Below are a couple of great images from these verses and here are verses 12 & 13, which I love:  “And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to observe the LORD’s commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good? “

Wow.  I like Deuteronomy chapter 11 a lot today. There are a ton of powerful verses in this chapter!  I love verse 22 – “”Be careful to obey all the commands I give you; show love to the LORD your God by walking in his ways and clinging to him.” I really like that… show Love to God by walking in his ways – and clinging to him.  I think I caught that term in our readings yesterday as well – “clinging.”  I know in our world today it’s not too cool to be too clingy. 🙂  But, I think God indeed wants us to be clingy when it comes Him!  I pray that I cling to God each and every day.  How about you?  When it comes to God, are you clingy?  Check out this amazing stained glass image of a woman clinging to the cross. Amazing.  I love the imagery. Take a few moments to meditate on this one…

Verses 26 through 28 are terrific verses on the choice the Israelites could make back then – “”Today I am giving you the choice between a blessing and a curse! You will be blessed if you obey the commands of the LORD your God that I am giving you today. You will receive a curse if you reject the commands of the LORD your God and turn from his way by worshiping foreign gods.”  I believe this choice has morphed but still continues today through the New Covenant.  We can choose to follow Jesus or we can choose to follow our own ways.  One way is a blessing and one way is truly a curse.  Like the Israelites, we still have the choice of a blessing or a curse….  Which choice will we make? 

Worship God: Today’s readings in Deuteronomy 11 reminds me of the fantastic song by John Waller called “The Blessing:”

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Please join us in memorizing and meditating on three verses of Scripture today: “See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse- the blessing if you obey the commands of the LORD your God that I am giving you today; the curse if you disobey the commands of the LORD your God and turn from the way that I command you today by following other gods, which you have not known.” Deuteronomy 11:26-28 NIV

Prayer Point: Pray that you will always choose God’s blessing for your life by walking in obedience to Him and His Word. Pray that you will never follow idols, which will only bring you curses.

Comments from You:  What verses or insights stand out to you in today’s readings?  Please post up by clicking on the “Comments” link below!

God bless,
Mike