April 06, 2010
Deuteronomy 13:4 - "Serve only the LORD your God. Respect him, keep his commands, obey him. Serve him and be loyal to him."
Deuteronomy 12:28 - "Be careful to obey all the rules I am giving you so that things will always go well for you and your children, and you will be doing what the LORD says is good and right."
Beware of people who try to turn you from doing what the LORD your God commanded you to do. You must get rid of the evil (verse 5). Deuteronomy 13:8 - "Do not give in to such people. Do not listen or feel sorry for them and do not let them go free or protect them. You must put them to death. You must be the first one to start to kill them, and then everyone else must join in." We must stand up for the principles of God, and we must try to kill (put to death) the things that are against God. This is NOT an admonition to go out and harm people!
When "the storm" clouds began to build, we had to take a stand. We had to stand up for what we felt to be morally right and biblically sound. We HAD to stand. Sometimes it felt as if we were the first to stand, but now others have joined us. BUT!! even if you are the only one to stand up for what is right, you MUST stand. Your reward will be this: "You will have obeyed the LORD your God by keeping all his commands that I am giving you today, and you will be doing what the LORD says is right." (Deuteronomy 13:18)
There is no better place to be and live than doing what the LORD says is right.
Deuteronomy 13:6 - "Someone might try to lead you to serve other gods—it might be your brother, your son or daughter, the wife you love or a close friend." Do not give in; do not listen; don't feel sorry; do not let them go free; do not protect them. You must put (it) them to death. You must get rid of it. You must be the first to stand up.
What we know, what we absolutely know, is that God is in control. We know that our faith is secure in Him. We will not bend, we will not bow, we will not break. Our faith and hope is in God alone. We will stand.
SOON! Soon we will be passing over. We will remember. We will serve. We will obey. We will respect. We will keep His commands. We will be loyal. I AM! I am the LORD your God. We choose to believe.
Addendum: 10/28/13 ~ SOON! Here it is 3 1/2 years after I wrote that and "the storm" still rages on. Makes you smile doesn't it?! You just never know what you don't know, and our thoughts most definitely are not God's thoughts.
April of 2010 was a turning point and there was a "passing over," just not in the way I thought it would be. There was (is) so much more for us to learn. We are definitely still being prepared. Where will it all lead? How long will it take? How will it end? I don't know and it doesn't matter. What I do know is this. We are:
"The storm" doesn't have to be over to have "rest from your enemies" and "live in safety." When you are on HIS path, and you are following HIM there is peace and contentment in the midst of the journey. And, me looking forward to the day when our home could be purged of all the storms toxic material? Well, God had us remove ALL of that in July of 2012. The New Beginning: Out With the Old.
"The storm" continues but we have been freed. And me thinking "that we are going to somehow be released" has happened, just not in the way we thought.
Deuteronomy 12:8 - Don't do what you "think" is right.
Deuteronomy 12:14 - Do what the LORD has commanded.
Deuteronomy 12:32 - Don't add anything to it, and do not take anything away from it.
Next Entry: Deuteronomy 14:1 – 16:20
Deuteronomy 13:4 - "Serve only the LORD your God. Respect him, keep his commands, obey him. Serve him and be loyal to him."
Deuteronomy 12:28 - "Be careful to obey all the rules I am giving you so that things will always go well for you and your children, and you will be doing what the LORD says is good and right."
Beware of people who try to turn you from doing what the LORD your God commanded you to do. You must get rid of the evil (verse 5). Deuteronomy 13:8 - "Do not give in to such people. Do not listen or feel sorry for them and do not let them go free or protect them. You must put them to death. You must be the first one to start to kill them, and then everyone else must join in." We must stand up for the principles of God, and we must try to kill (put to death) the things that are against God. This is NOT an admonition to go out and harm people!
When "the storm" clouds began to build, we had to take a stand. We had to stand up for what we felt to be morally right and biblically sound. We HAD to stand. Sometimes it felt as if we were the first to stand, but now others have joined us. BUT!! even if you are the only one to stand up for what is right, you MUST stand. Your reward will be this: "You will have obeyed the LORD your God by keeping all his commands that I am giving you today, and you will be doing what the LORD says is right." (Deuteronomy 13:18)
There is no better place to be and live than doing what the LORD says is right.
Deuteronomy 13:6 - "Someone might try to lead you to serve other gods—it might be your brother, your son or daughter, the wife you love or a close friend." Do not give in; do not listen; don't feel sorry; do not let them go free; do not protect them. You must put (it) them to death. You must get rid of it. You must be the first to stand up.
What we know, what we absolutely know, is that God is in control. We know that our faith is secure in Him. We will not bend, we will not bow, we will not break. Our faith and hope is in God alone. We will stand.
SOON! Soon we will be passing over. We will remember. We will serve. We will obey. We will respect. We will keep His commands. We will be loyal. I AM! I am the LORD your God. We choose to believe.
Addendum: 10/28/13 ~ SOON! Here it is 3 1/2 years after I wrote that and "the storm" still rages on. Makes you smile doesn't it?! You just never know what you don't know, and our thoughts most definitely are not God's thoughts.
April of 2010 was a turning point and there was a "passing over," just not in the way I thought it would be. There was (is) so much more for us to learn. We are definitely still being prepared. Where will it all lead? How long will it take? How will it end? I don't know and it doesn't matter. What I do know is this. We are:
Walking on His Footpath (Following the Master's Lead).
"The storm" doesn't have to be over to have "rest from your enemies" and "live in safety." When you are on HIS path, and you are following HIM there is peace and contentment in the midst of the journey. And, me looking forward to the day when our home could be purged of all the storms toxic material? Well, God had us remove ALL of that in July of 2012. The New Beginning: Out With the Old.
"The storm" continues but we have been freed. And me thinking "that we are going to somehow be released" has happened, just not in the way we thought.
Deuteronomy 12:8 - Don't do what you "think" is right.
Deuteronomy 12:14 - Do what the LORD has commanded.
Deuteronomy 12:32 - Don't add anything to it, and do not take anything away from it.
Next Entry: Deuteronomy 14:1 – 16:20
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