March 31, 2010
Deuteronomy 5:1 - Listen → learn → do
Deuteronomy 5:6 - I am the LORD
Moses called the people together and gave them instructions on how to obey God. Listen. Learn. Do. Moses reviews the laws and commandments God spoke to them earlier. This generation would have been young when God first spoke to them. Moses wanted to make sure they remembered. God's blessings rest on those who love Him and obey Him. (Deuteronomy 5:9-10) But His blessings are removed from those who do not listen → learn → do.
God desires us to listen → learn → do, not just so we will worship Him. He desires it for us as well. Deuteronomy 5:29 - "I wish their hearts would always respect me and that they would always obey my commands so that things would go well for them and their children forever." (NIV and KJV)
Moses finishes this chapter by saying: so be careful, do what the LORD says. Do not turn to the right or left. Walk in the way the LORD has commanded so you may live and prosper and have a long life. This reminds me of Isaiah 30 (the chapter Jane told us to read in the fall of 2007). "If you go the wrong way, to the right or left, you will hear a voice behind you saying, 'This is the right way. You should go this way.' " (Her Name Was Jane)
When we listen He will teach us. It is our responsibility to learn and do. It is not enough to only hear. We must obey.
Next Entry: Deuteronomy 6:1 – 7:26
Deuteronomy 5:1 - Listen → learn → do
Deuteronomy 5:6 - I am the LORD
Moses called the people together and gave them instructions on how to obey God. Listen. Learn. Do. Moses reviews the laws and commandments God spoke to them earlier. This generation would have been young when God first spoke to them. Moses wanted to make sure they remembered. God's blessings rest on those who love Him and obey Him. (Deuteronomy 5:9-10) But His blessings are removed from those who do not listen → learn → do.
God desires us to listen → learn → do, not just so we will worship Him. He desires it for us as well. Deuteronomy 5:29 - "I wish their hearts would always respect me and that they would always obey my commands so that things would go well for them and their children forever." (NIV and KJV)
Moses finishes this chapter by saying: so be careful, do what the LORD says. Do not turn to the right or left. Walk in the way the LORD has commanded so you may live and prosper and have a long life. This reminds me of Isaiah 30 (the chapter Jane told us to read in the fall of 2007). "If you go the wrong way, to the right or left, you will hear a voice behind you saying, 'This is the right way. You should go this way.' " (Her Name Was Jane)
When we listen He will teach us. It is our responsibility to learn and do. It is not enough to only hear. We must obey.
Next Entry: Deuteronomy 6:1 – 7:26
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