This is a faithful and true saying. May we strive to live by it daily in Jesus name, Amen.
Deuteronomy 5:32-33
32 So be careful to do what the Lord your God has commanded you; do not turn aside to the right or to the left.
33 Walk in obedience to all that the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess.
Admitting to yourself that you know God is not enough. Also, show and express Him to others around you. Here’s why you should
Deuteronomy 4:39-40
39 Acknowledge and take to heart this day that the Lord is God in heaven above and on the earth below. There is no other.
40 Keep his decrees and commands, which I am giving you today, so that it may go well with you and your children after you and that you may live long in the land the Lord your God gives you for all time.
Luke 12:8 (ESV)
8 “And I tell you, everyone who acknowledges me before men, the Son of Man also will acknowledge before the angels of God,
Our God does not count the many wrongs we have done. Nor does He look at how long or how far we have strayed away. Restart today! Start from where you are and begin anew to love and trust God and He will show you mercy.
Deuteronomy 4:29-31
29 But if from there you seek the Lord your God, you will find him if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul.
30 When you are in distress and all these things have happened to you, then in later days you will return to the Lord your God and obey him.
31 For the Lord your God is a merciful God; he will not abandon or destroy you or forget the covenant with your ancestors, which he confirmed to them by oath.
1 Corinthians 13:4-5
4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Nothing and no one on this earth should be honored or reverence more than God. Be careful that you don’t put others or things before God.
Deuteronomy 4:23-24
23 Be careful not to forget the covenant of the Lord your God that he made with you; do not make for yourselves an idol in the form of anything the Lord your God has forbidden.
24 For the Lord your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God.
Seeking God, hearing and reading His word is so important that God Himself emphasizes on doing so. Reverence God!
Deuteronomy 4:10b
10b “Assemble the people before me to hear my words so that they may learn to revere me as long as they live in the land and may teach them to their children.”
I speak to myself too when I write this. Please do all you can to keep and remember God and all He has done for you, then teach your children and family the same. Don’t let the worries of this world or things you desire overwhelm you as this will cause you grief. Keep your mind and thoughts on God and fight to stay there for this is your peace.
Deuteronomy 4:9
9 Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them fade from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them.
Isaiah 26:3
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
These are some benefits of knowing God and obeying His words taught to us
Deuteronomy 4:5-6
5 See, I have taught you decrees and laws as the Lord my God commanded me, so that you may follow them in the land you are entering to take possession of it.
6 Observe them carefully, for this will show your wisdom and understanding to the nations, who will hear about all these decrees and say, “Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.”
7 What other nation is so great as to have their gods near them the way the Lord our God is near us whenever we pray to him?
8 And what other nation is so great as to have such righteous decrees and laws as this body of laws I am setting before you today?
It is to our benefit that we learn more about our God and His words of life. So seek His word, seek Him, and live by His word. This will bring, health, fulfillment and peace to your soul and to your life.
Deuteronomy 4:1-2
1 Now, Israel, hear the decrees and laws I am about to teach you. Follow them so that you may live and may go in and take possession of the land the Lord, the God of your ancestors, is giving you.
2 Do not add to what I command you and do not subtract from it, but keep the commands of the Lord your God that I give you.
Proverbs 4:20-23
20 My son, pay attention to what I say; turn your ear to my words.
21 Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart;
22 for they are life to those who find them and health to one’s whole body.
23 Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.
This must be our cry and prayer to our God. Since He already promised us blessings, if we are living for Him, then we have every right in heaven and on earth to ask our Father and God to take us into our promised land filled with blessings.
Deuteronomy 3:25
25 Let me go over and see the good land beyond the Jordan—that fine hill country and Lebanon.”
God is making all things new for us (Revelation 21:5). Please each day, instead of declaring the problems, rather say “it is well” instead (2 Kings 4:26).
