Deuteronomy 3-5 = Today's Thought

Deuteronomy 3-5 = Today's Thought

 

Well after about a month of slacking let’s see if I can get back on track,  No good excuse, just slackness.  So I am going to try and be recommitted.  While I have done some reading in this time, not enough, it seems my best reading happens when I share my thoughts, so here we go again.

 

A couple points really stood out here, probably the most significant was the simple truth that no god in recorded time interacted with a people the way God did. (Probably has something to do with the fact that He is the one true God) but this is massive for the people of Israel and really for us.  No where had any large grouping of people been able to claim legitimate interaction with their god’s, until now.  Here not one, but thousands and thousands of people had multiple shared interactions with The God of the universe.  It was no longer believing the word of some profit, or one person with a convincing story it was a real shared experience of the masses. Some thing for the nation of Israel to cherish and something all other nations would tremble from.  For no other nation had this interaction with their gods.  Their recent victory, directly connected to their experience of being with God.  Their liberation, God ordained and led.  We see that even their protection and sustainment in the wilderness, is through God’s great provision.  Now as God prepares to lead them into the Promised Land, there is a review of history and a review of expectation.  God doesn’t leave room for misinterpretation here,  he reviews His commandments, he further trains Moses, he sets up the succession for Moses and Joshua.  His expectation of the people and their faithful following of His clearly communicated.  He is a God that plans, and has a purpose in his plan.

 

What desert have you crossed? At the foot of what mountain have you stood?  Did God help you cross the desert, did you hear his voice at the foot of the mountain.  If you are a believer and a follower, I have to believe he tried,  Did you accept the help or listen to his direction or did you try it your own way.  It is so easy to leave God out of life and ministry.  But when that happens, that is putting something, your plan, your resources, your hope, in something other than God. (Idol worship) It really is that simple, if your not trusting in God, your trusting in another god.  You already know what outcome that leads to. As believers we are often asked to be patient in God’s time, something almost all of us struggle with.  One thing is clear however, for those that have been patient and waited on the Lord, Their life, their story and their legacy have been truly amazing.

 

Have a great day

Rob