He is the Lord your God...
The timing of the Israelites' exodus from captivity in Egypt was in God's hands... and based on the fullness of sin of those whose land they would be given...
God told Abraham...
"... In the fourth generation your descendants will come back here,
for the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure."
Genesis 15:16
God... the God of pagans... a gracious God waiting for their sin to reach its full measure before executing judgment... implying they had time to turn and be saved... if they acknowledged their true God...
Deuteronomy is God's preparation of the Israelites to enter the Promised Land... Moses sharing His Words with His people...
Chapter 28... filled with blessings... and curses... warns the Israelites regarding their possession of the Promised Land... and their responsibility to obey their God...
All these curses will come upon you and shall pursue you
and overtake you till you are destroyed, because you do not obey
the voice of the Lord your God...
Because you did not serve the Lord your God with joyfulness
of [mind and] heart [in gratitude] for the abundance of all
[with which He had blessed you]...
Deuteronomy 28:45, 47 Amp
Being entrenched in a culture of relativism... and individuals being told they define their own truth based on what they believe... it's hard to wrap your mind around a God... who is God...
He is the Lord our God.... whether we obey or disobey... whether we believe or disbelieve...
He is the Lord our God...
He is the God of the Buddhists... and God of the Muslims...
He is the God of Buddha... and of Mohammed...
He is the God of Americans... and God of the Nigerians...
He is God of the Lutherans... and God of the Presbyterians...
He is God of the Israelis... and God of the Palestinians...
He is the God of the atheists... and God of the Mennonites...
He is the Lord our God...
No matter who you are... or what you believe... the Lord our God... is your God...
The Mighty One, God the Lord,
speaks and summons the earth
from the rising of the sun to its setting.
Psalm 50:1 ESV
We have a Sovereign Creator... and He is the Lord your God... no matter who you are...
How does this reality effect your view...? of the world...? of others...?
Now that you know who He is... how should you respond...?
This journey... walking through His Word with Him... continues to increase knowledge... and understanding...
What might you learn this week...? if you began to walk along...?
This week's readings...
Monday Deuteronomy 29-30
Tuesday Deuteronomy 31:1-29
Wednesday Deuteronomy 31:30 - 32:52
Thursday Deuteronomy 33-34
Friday Joshua 1-2
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