Thursday, February 03, 2011

Short and Sweet

Deut. 10:12-13 "And now, O Israel, what does the Lord your God ask of you but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in his ways, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and all your soul, and to observe the commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good?"

Moses is reminding the Israelites of their calling and purpose before they enter the promised land.

Deut. 10:12-22 contains some good stuff.  I like it.  Moses puts it pretty straightforward here for his people.  Amidst all of the rules, laws, regulations, and history, he boils it down to this.  Fear the Lord.  Walk in his ways.  Love him.  Serve him with all of our heart and soul.  Obey his commands.  Stick to that and the rest should come easy. 

Dear Jesus help me follow just what this says today.  Amen.

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