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GOD’S WARNING ALWAYS STANDS
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7
Deuteronomy 28:61-68
Ezekiel 3:17-22
“…I have made thee a watchman
unto the house of Israel…
and give them warning from me.”
GOD’S WARNING ALWAYS STANDS
Moses’ warning was not casual talk. He used a language that truly brought the message home, and his audiences would confirm that it was a serious warning. He said that every plague and sickness that was written in the book of the law would the Lord bring upon them until they were destroyed. Their number would be significantly reduced because they did not obey the voice of the Lord their God.
The punishment for those who rebelled in the wilderness as they left Egypt was a testimony to all who intended to disobey the Lord. Their condition would worsen as they adopted the foreign religion and served their idols. This would be a rejection of the true God who had chosen them. They would then have no peace. Moses added, “And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the LORD shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind” (Deut 28:65). They would continue to live in fear, not knowing what the future held for them, and with no assurance of life. There was a threat of them going back to Egypt to become slaves again.
Moses uttered these curses in prophetic language. Much of this came to pass in Israel in their long history even up to the present generation. The servant of the Lord knew that it was his obligation to deliver these words to the nation which he had led for forty years. He meant well in this warning.
The Lord is also faithful in His covenant and has not forsaken Israel entirely. There is hope for them in the Messiah who has come. Let us also trust in the Messiah so that we will not face such consequences, but rejoice always in the Lord for His salvation. The Son of God is the way, the truth and life. He has adopted believers into His chosen family. Let us seek Him and find salvation.
THOUGHT: He who ignores a red flag will die.
PRAYER: Father, may I heed Thy warning, and live.