Obedience

Morning Meditation: Listen to Words not Wonders (Deuteronomy 13:1-5)

Oct 30, 2018

This entry is part [part not set] of 12 in the series Meditations in DeuteronomyToday’s Reading: Deuteronomy 13:1-5 Verses 1-3a. Israel had always “required a sign,” and here we have another possible allurement which the people would face in the land. Since they loved signs, the Devil had but to imitate one for Israel to be drawn away. Thus, the Lord warns against either a prophet or a dreamer who provides a sign (which comes true)...

Morning Meditation: Inquiring After Their Gods (Deuteronomy 12:28-32)

Oct 26, 2018

This entry is part [part not set] of 12 in the series Meditations in DeuteronomyToday’s Reading: Deuteronomy 12:28-32. Verse 28. Here the Lord sums up the impact of His previous words: (1) all of them were to be followed, (2) obeying them brought multi-generational blessing, (3) obeying them pleased God. It is the ideal result of God’s Word that man be blessed and God be pleased. So then, closing the topic of the sanctuary, He...

Morning Meditation: Obedience is Always an Option (Deuteronomy 12:20-27)

Oct 25, 2018

This entry is part [part not set] of 12 in the series Meditations in DeuteronomyToday’s Reading: Deuteronomy 12:20-27 Verses 20-22. These verses and what follows seem to be an expansion on what has gone before, but they have a few qualifiers which the Lord gives lest Israel think obedience was relative to circumstances. One such qualifier was the expansion of Israel’s borders and the subsequent increase in distance between people and the sanctuary. These words...

Morning Meditation: Shrine or Sanctuary? (Deuteronomy 12:1-7)

Oct 21, 2018

This entry is part [part not set] of 12 in the series Meditations in DeuteronomyToday’s Reading: Deuteronomy 12:1-7 Verse 1. In order to function in the land, Israel had to learn the proper pattern for God’s sanctuary though surrounded by idolatry. The Law had to be strict and followed exactly in that God’s purpose was so different from man’s natural tendencies. Where God’s Word addresses something, it always demands a response from the heart. It...

Morning Meditation: A Blessing and a Curse (Deuteronomy 11:26-32)

Oct 19, 2018

This entry is part [part not set] of 12 in the series Meditations in DeuteronomyToday’s Reading: Deuteronomy 11:26-32 The Lord’s primary burden for Israel was their solemn consciousness of choices and consequences. He says, “See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse.” The formula was simple: obedience yielded blessing and rebellion yielded a curse. The Law was designed to bless man and display God’s righteousness, but as Israel quickly showed, their...