April 1, 2010
Deuteronomy 6:1 - Listen!
Deuteronomy 6:3 - Listen!
Deuteronomy 6:4 - Obey ... carefully obey and then all will go well with you.
Deuteronomy 6:12 - Be careful! Do not forget the LORD!
Deuteronomy 6:13 - Respect the LORD.
Deuteronomy 6:18 - Do what He says. He will force out all your enemies as you go in.
Our "fate" is literally in our own hands. We are already his chosen people as believers in Christ. How our lives go depends entirely upon our choices. Listen → carefully obey → respect the LORD → DO what He says → pass it on → tell your children → and things will go well for you. The choice is ours. The results are ours. Notice I did not say we would have a painless life without problems. The Israelites had enemies and faced battles. BUT, if they remembered and obeyed, God protected and provided for them. It is the same for us.
Deuteronomy 6:10 - "He will force all your enemies out as you go in." We have to be faithful and we have to be willing to put "our heads in the mouth of the lion." If we are faithful, God shows up and prepares the way for us. (NIV - Deuteronomy 6:23)
God brought them out (Egypt) to bring them in (Promised Land). He brings us out of the bondage of sin to bring us in to eternal glory. If we listen → obey → do what He says → He provides the protection to get us there.
Deuteronomy 7:1 - As you go in.
Deuteronomy 7:2 - When you defeat them.
Walking by faith—believing God will do what He has promised to do. IF—THEN Deuteronomy 7:12 - If you pay attention and obey, Then the LORD will keep His agreement and show His love to you. He will love and bless you. He will make you grow, He will bless you with children. He will bless your crops. He will bless your herds. He will bless you more than other people. He will bless your health. But you must destroy all the people the LORD hands over to you. Do not feel sorry for them or they will trap you.
Notice a couple of things. 1) It is not our place to go after people. This was God's plan. It was His battle. They were to be faithful. The LORD is the one who was going to give the victory. 2) We are not to feel sorry for the ones the LORD is defeating. 3) If we don't follow through with what God has told us to do we will become trapped ourselves.
The battle belongs to the Lord. The battle plan isn't ours and the battle results are not ours. Our job is to be faithful. To listen to what God says, to obey what He says, and to do what He says. The rest is up to God. We are to leave it in His hands. Moses told them to do that very thing. "You might say they're bigger that us." But God! Don't be afraid. You saw what He has done in the past. He will do the same in the future. Don't be afraid. God is with you. When the LORD your God forces them out He will do it little by little.
Notice who is doing the forcing (God) and look how it is done (little by little). God will give the victory. He will hand them over. He will confuse them until they are destroyed. Do your part! Do everything I have said. Don't take anything of theirs for yourselves. Don't desire their silver or gold. Don't become trapped by it. God hates it!
Addendum: 10/22/13 ~ LOVE the statement "God brought them out so He could bring them in."
Next Entry: Deuteronomy 8:1 – 9:29
Deuteronomy 6:1 - Listen!
Deuteronomy 6:3 - Listen!
Deuteronomy 6:4 - Obey ... carefully obey and then all will go well with you.
Deuteronomy 6:12 - Be careful! Do not forget the LORD!
Deuteronomy 6:13 - Respect the LORD.
Deuteronomy 6:18 - Do what He says. He will force out all your enemies as you go in.
Our "fate" is literally in our own hands. We are already his chosen people as believers in Christ. How our lives go depends entirely upon our choices. Listen → carefully obey → respect the LORD → DO what He says → pass it on → tell your children → and things will go well for you. The choice is ours. The results are ours. Notice I did not say we would have a painless life without problems. The Israelites had enemies and faced battles. BUT, if they remembered and obeyed, God protected and provided for them. It is the same for us.
Deuteronomy 6:10 - "He will force all your enemies out as you go in." We have to be faithful and we have to be willing to put "our heads in the mouth of the lion." If we are faithful, God shows up and prepares the way for us. (NIV - Deuteronomy 6:23)
God brought them out (Egypt) to bring them in (Promised Land). He brings us out of the bondage of sin to bring us in to eternal glory. If we listen → obey → do what He says → He provides the protection to get us there.
Deuteronomy 7:1 - As you go in.
Deuteronomy 7:2 - When you defeat them.
Walking by faith—believing God will do what He has promised to do. IF—THEN Deuteronomy 7:12 - If you pay attention and obey, Then the LORD will keep His agreement and show His love to you. He will love and bless you. He will make you grow, He will bless you with children. He will bless your crops. He will bless your herds. He will bless you more than other people. He will bless your health. But you must destroy all the people the LORD hands over to you. Do not feel sorry for them or they will trap you.
Notice a couple of things. 1) It is not our place to go after people. This was God's plan. It was His battle. They were to be faithful. The LORD is the one who was going to give the victory. 2) We are not to feel sorry for the ones the LORD is defeating. 3) If we don't follow through with what God has told us to do we will become trapped ourselves.
The battle belongs to the Lord. The battle plan isn't ours and the battle results are not ours. Our job is to be faithful. To listen to what God says, to obey what He says, and to do what He says. The rest is up to God. We are to leave it in His hands. Moses told them to do that very thing. "You might say they're bigger that us." But God! Don't be afraid. You saw what He has done in the past. He will do the same in the future. Don't be afraid. God is with you. When the LORD your God forces them out He will do it little by little.
Notice who is doing the forcing (God) and look how it is done (little by little). God will give the victory. He will hand them over. He will confuse them until they are destroyed. Do your part! Do everything I have said. Don't take anything of theirs for yourselves. Don't desire their silver or gold. Don't become trapped by it. God hates it!
Addendum: 10/22/13 ~ LOVE the statement "God brought them out so He could bring them in."
Next Entry: Deuteronomy 8:1 – 9:29
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