Deuteronomy 5:29, 32-33 and 6:5, 13a (NIV) Oh, that their hearts would be inclined to fear me and keep all my commands always, so that it might go well with them and their children forever! ... So be careful to do what the LORD your God has commanded you; do not turn aside to the right or to the left. Walk in obedience to all that the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess. ... Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. ... Fear the LORD your God, serve him only...
Deuteronomy 10:12-13 (NIV) And now, Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God, to walk in obedience to him, 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?
Deuteronomy 13:4 (NIV) It is the LORD your God you must follow, and him you must revere. Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast to him.
Deuteronomy 26:16-17 (NIV) The LORD your God commands you this day to follow these decrees and laws; carefully observe them with all your heart and with all your soul. You have declared this day that the LORD is your God and that you will walk in obedience to him, that you will keep his decrees, commands and laws—that you will listen to him.
Deuteronomy 28:1, 10, 13b-14 (NIV) If you fully obey the LORD your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations on earth. ... Then all the peoples on earth will see that you are called by the name of the LORD, and they will fear you. ... If you pay attention to the commands of the LORD your God that I give you this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom. Do not turn aside from any of the commands I give you today, to the right or to the left, following other gods and serving them.
Dear Reader, if it is your custom to scroll quickly through the scriptures provided and jump down to the written text; I encourage you to go back and read each text carefully and thoughtfully. There is very little that needs to be added by way of commentary. What God required of his people then is what God still requires of us today:
· love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your mind; with every fiber of your being
· serve only the LORD your God, and do not turn aside to follow any other man-made, human-generated, nor self-proclaimed god; nor the current “religions” of the world
· walk in obedience to the LORD your God; fully trusting and obeying him
· maintain a reverent fear and honor for the LORD your God
Gracious Heavenly Father,
All you have ever asked of your people was love, faithfulness, and obedience. That is all you ask of us today: to love you, to be faithful to you, and to obey you. Thank you for forgiveness offered through your only begotten Son, Jesus Christ.
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
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