Today’s Chapters: Deuteronomy 28-32
Pete’s Thoughts:
Deuteronomy 28
Just like any parent, God desires His children to follow Him and be obedient to what He tells them. God promises blessings for obedience to His commandments. The amazing thing is that God is capable of fulfilling His blessings. It’s such a simple thing that sometimes we overlook it – when we follow the Lord in every area of our lives, we will live a healthier, purer, more Christ-like life. This life will bless those around us as we seek to bring God glory in everything we do.
Deuteronomy 29
Moses calls the people together and reminds them what God did for the in Egypt but also took the time to turn the tables around. Just as God’s judgment reigned on Pharaoh, if the children of Israel did not follow the Lord, they too would experience His judgment.
Deuteronomy 30
In his last address to the nation he has led for the past forty years, Moses challenges the people. He lays out both the blessings and the cursing that will occur depending on them following God or not. After this he encourages them to always take the right path – choose life, that you might life. The same advice applies to us. When faced with a decision, our choice should always be to follow God – to choose life and the blessing of God.
Deuteronomy 31
The people would need a reminder of all that Moses had taught them from God. Thus the Law was to be read completely, before the people every seven years. Every seven years they would be reminded of all God had done for them. Every seven years they would reflect on the blessings of the Lord. Every seven years they would be faced with the curses of disobedience. It is good to stop occasionally and reflect on the past so you can prepare yourself to the great things God has for you in the future.
Deuteronomy 32
It is very easy to learn something when it is set to music. Think of all the countless song lyrics you know. Think of all the simple jingles that stick in your head days and months and even years after you last heard them. That is why God had Moses write a song for the people. They would sing it and remember.
