2 Tim 2:15 "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth."
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THE LORD ALONE IS THE GREAT ONE
FRIDAY, AUGUST 13
Deuteronomy 6:1-15
Hebrews 9:19-22
“This is the blood of the testament
which God hath enjoined unto you.”
THE LORD ALONE IS THE GREAT ONE
These are the words of Moses to Israel, “Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe to do it; that it may be well with thee, and that ye may increase mightily, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath promised thee, in the land that floweth with milk and honey” (Deut 6:3).
The successive generations were to keep the commandments and live as per the promise of God. While the Lord promised them long life on earth, the greatest blessing is eternal life that comes after earthly suffering and death. Death comes because of sin, but eternal life comes through Jesus Christ. He is the Son of God who gave His life a ransom so that many can be saved from sin and have eternal life. This is the gospel that is preached today: Jesus has paid the price for that redemption. Moses was preaching the same gospel even though the details of it were obscure. The Promised Land which to Israel was the physical Canaan was the best thing that the nation could hope for because they did not have an earthly home then. Thus the promise of a place flowing with milk and honey was the best thing they hoped to receive. This was a type of heaven which all the children of God look forward to inheriting as they believe in the Lord Jesus Christ.
The expression of the first commandment is that there is only One God. In it the Lord forbids the worship of other gods beside Him. Israel was to continue to worship the only one and true God and no other. Moses revisited the commandment when He said that the Lord our God is one Lord. Everyone has to acknowledge this as an eternal truth. This is the passage that Jesus quoted when a lawyer asked Him as to the greatest commandment in the Law. He cited verse 5 as a sequel to the belief in One God. It says, “And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.”
THOUGHT: There is a longing for eternal life in following the Lord.
PRAYER: Lord, let my joy rest in hope of etenal life.