Tag: perspective
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Stiff-Knecked Rebel
6Understand, then, that it is not because of your righteousness that the Lord your God is giving you this good land to possess, for you are a stiff-necked people.—Deuteronomy 9
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Forty Year Shoes
4For all these forty years your clothes didn’t wear out, and your feet didn’t blister or swell. 5Think about it: Just as a parent disciplines a child, the LORD your God disciplines you for your own good.–Deuteronomy 8 In context: the nation of Israel was being punished for their rebellion and lack of faith. What would…
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Chosen and Treasured
6“For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for his treasured possession, out of all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.—Deuteronomy 7 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and…
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All of You
5Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.—Deuteronomy 6 According to Jesus (Mark 12:29-30), this is the Greatest Commandment. So we take this seriously. Our verse today is very convicting.—JMB
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Love God and Love Neighbor
32So be careful to do what the Lord your God has commanded you; do not turn aside to the right or to the left. 33Walk 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.–Deuteronomy 5 When I was in…
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Start a Legacy
9Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them fade from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them.–Deuteronomy 4 What have you seen? I’ll tell you what I’ve seen in 20+…
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Past, Future, Present
21At that time I commanded Joshua: “You have seen with your own eyes all that the Lord your God has done to these two kings. The Lord will do the same to all the kingdoms over there where you are going. 22Do not be afraid of them; the Lord your God himself will fight for you.”–Deuteronomy 3 God defeated the impossible kings.…
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Three Types of Boundaries
9Then the Lord said to me, “Do not harass the Moabites or provoke them to war, for I will not give you any part of their land. I have given Ar to the descendants of Lot as a possession.”–Deuteronomy 2 Boundaries are a good thing in relationships. Here are the three types. CAN’T CONTROL, SHOULD CONTROL, AND…
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Two Stories
26But you were unwilling to go up; you rebelled against the command of the Lord your God. 27You grumbled in your tents and said, “The Lord hates us; so he brought us out of Egypt to deliver us into the hands of the Amorites to destroy us. 28Where can we go? Our brothers have made our hearts melt in fear. They…
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Equipped
20Now may the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, 21equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for…
Joel M Bradshaw 