Tag: trust
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Empty-Handed
16Three times a year all your men must appear before the Lord your God at the place he will choose: at the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks and the Festival of Tabernacles. No one should appear before the Lord empty-handed: 17Each of you must bring a gift in proportion to the way the Lord your God has blessed you.–Deuteronomy…
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Cancel a Debt
1At the end of every seven years you must cancel debts.–Deuteronomy 15 And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. (Matthew 6:12) Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. (Colossians 3:13) Think of forgiveness like a…
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Detestable
3Do not eat any detestable thing.–Deuteronomy 14 5 simple statements concerning this verse.
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“Put to Death”
4It is the Lord your God you must follow, and him you must revere. Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast to him. 5That prophet or dreamer must be put to death for inciting rebellion against the Lord your God, who brought you out of Egypt and redeemed you from the land of slavery. That prophet…
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Addition and Subtraction
32See that you do all I [Yahweh] command you; do not add to it or take away from it.—Deuteronomy 12
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For Your Own Good
12And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, 13and to observe the Lord’s commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good?–Deuteronomy 10 Ok,…
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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
Joel M Bradshaw 