Post by Woody Williams on Oct 24, 2005 5:08:22 GMT -5
Text for the Day -- Deuteronomy 6:1-9, 20-25
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Now this is the commandment-the statutes and the ordinances-that the LORD your God charged me to teach you to observe in the land that you are about to cross into and occupy, so that you and your children and your children's children may fear the LORD your God all the days of your life, and keep all his decrees and his commandments that I am commanding you, so that your days may be long. Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe them diligently, so that it may go well with you, and so that you may multiply greatly in a land flowing with milk and honey, as the LORD, the God of your ancestors, has promised you.
Hear, O Israel: The LORD is our God, the LORD alone. You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might. Keep these words that I am commanding you today in your heart. Recite them to your children and talk about them when you are at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you rise. Bind them as a sign on your hand, fix them as an emblem on your forehead, and write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
When your children ask you in time to come, 'What is the meaning of the decrees and the statutes and the ordinances that the LORD our God has commanded you?' then you shall say to your children, 'We were Pharaoh's slaves in Egypt, but the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand. The LORD displayed before our eyes great and awesome signs and wonders against Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his
household. He brought us out from there in order to bring us in, to give us the land that he promised on oath to our ancestors. Then the LORD commanded us to observe all these statutes, to fear the LORD our God, for our lasting good, so as to keep us alive, as is now the case. If we diligently observe this entire commandment before the LORD our God, as he has commanded us, we will be in the right.'
Devotional
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From ancient times the great commandment has been, "you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your strength." This passage indicates that this love is not just a feeling, but action expressed in obedience and service to others. This love trusts that God is able to care for God's people, to protect and sustain them. As the Biblical story unfolds through the centuries, God's grace continues to act for God's people. God's love was expressed in every generation, even in ours. Today we have the privilege of responding to God's grace with a love that acts in trust, obedience and service to others.
Prayer
Through the Holy Spirit teach me how to live in your love this day, O Lord. Amen
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Now this is the commandment-the statutes and the ordinances-that the LORD your God charged me to teach you to observe in the land that you are about to cross into and occupy, so that you and your children and your children's children may fear the LORD your God all the days of your life, and keep all his decrees and his commandments that I am commanding you, so that your days may be long. Hear therefore, O Israel, and observe them diligently, so that it may go well with you, and so that you may multiply greatly in a land flowing with milk and honey, as the LORD, the God of your ancestors, has promised you.
Hear, O Israel: The LORD is our God, the LORD alone. You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might. Keep these words that I am commanding you today in your heart. Recite them to your children and talk about them when you are at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you rise. Bind them as a sign on your hand, fix them as an emblem on your forehead, and write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
When your children ask you in time to come, 'What is the meaning of the decrees and the statutes and the ordinances that the LORD our God has commanded you?' then you shall say to your children, 'We were Pharaoh's slaves in Egypt, but the LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand. The LORD displayed before our eyes great and awesome signs and wonders against Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his
household. He brought us out from there in order to bring us in, to give us the land that he promised on oath to our ancestors. Then the LORD commanded us to observe all these statutes, to fear the LORD our God, for our lasting good, so as to keep us alive, as is now the case. If we diligently observe this entire commandment before the LORD our God, as he has commanded us, we will be in the right.'
Devotional
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From ancient times the great commandment has been, "you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul and with all your strength." This passage indicates that this love is not just a feeling, but action expressed in obedience and service to others. This love trusts that God is able to care for God's people, to protect and sustain them. As the Biblical story unfolds through the centuries, God's grace continues to act for God's people. God's love was expressed in every generation, even in ours. Today we have the privilege of responding to God's grace with a love that acts in trust, obedience and service to others.
Prayer
Through the Holy Spirit teach me how to live in your love this day, O Lord. Amen