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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PROSPECT FOR ISRAEL AS GOD LED THEM
FRIDAY, AUGUST 27
Deuteronomy 8:11-20
2 Chronicles 29:1-11
“And he did that which was right
in the sight of the LORD us…”
PROSPECT FOR ISRAEL AS GOD LED THEM
Moses repeatedly used the word “remember” because he knew how easy it is to slip into sin and carnality. God brought them out of many dangers. He fed them and humbled them. He did good to them to the very end. Moses wanted them to live on a high spiritual plane so that they may relate well with the Lord. He would then continue to bless them and make Himself known in the nations.
Moses again warned Israel not to take credit for themselves for it was the Lord who had promised to give them a good land endowed with natural resources. This would make them wealthy. In this, they ought to remember the Lord who keeps the covenant and gives them wealth. If they forget the Lord, they would perish. In the subsequent history of Israel, God allowed them to have kings. Their leadership dealt much with civil affairs. Those who were proud were spiritually destitute and led the nation to apostasy. David, Hezekiah and Josiah stood out as kings who uplifted the nation spiritually. Others like Manasseh and the kings of the divided kingdom led the nation to idolatry. Moses had told them that when they rejected the Lord they would be like the nations that the Lord had destroyed before them. In a word, the Lord wanted them to obey Him without any reservation. He warned them: “As the nations which the LORD destroyeth before your face, so shall ye perish; because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the LORD your God” (Deut 8:20).
Moses narrated the many blessings of the Lord to Israel. Keeping God’s commandments and remembering His past blessings gave assurance of a good future to come. The eternal heavenly home is the hope of all God’s people. Do you have a place in this blessed destiny?
THOUGHT: “When we all get to heaven, what a day of rejoicing that will be!”
PRAYER: Father, help me to see great prospect in my eternal home.