Deuteronomy 8:1-9 Be careful to follow every command I am giving you today, so that you may live and increase and my enter and possess the land that the Lord promised on oath to your forefathers. 2) Remember how the Lord Your God led you all the way in the desert these forty years, to humble you and to test you in order to know what was in your heart, whether or not you would keep His commands. 3) He humbled you, causing you to hunger and then feeding you with manna, which neither you nor your Father had know, to teach you that man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord. 4) Your clothes did not wear out and your feet did not swell during these forty years. 5) Know then in your heart that as man disciplines his son, so the Lord your God disciplines you. 6) Observe the commands of the LORD your God, walking in His ways and revering Him. 7) For the Lord your God is bring you into a good land-a land with streams and pools of water, with springs flowing in the valleys and hills; 8) a land with wheat and barley, vines and fig trees, pomegranates, and you will lack nothing; a land where the rocks are iron and you can dig copper out of the hills.
As we are obedient to God the Father we must be willing to observe His laws and the commandments that are passed down through Moses. Everything we have in life is with God's provision. As we can see Israel endured discomfort for the forty years they spent in the wilderness after they fled Egypt and their bondage. They could have gotten to the promised land on a straighter, shorter path, but God knew these people needed to be humbled. They sinned during this period and in verse two we see that they also moaned and groaned along the way. God provided protection for them. He cared in their deliverance. The men and women trusted and served God through this period in all their struggles. In verse three, upon realizing then, as it is relevant today, Gods command and His blessings supported the Israelites as they journeyed on. He supplied them with all their needs. His hand of grace extended to the Israelites, during this period was sufficient to the basics; they had clothing that never wore out and they were feed. And though these people let known their dissatisfaction in their troubles, and tribulations they had not yet seen the bigger picture that was waiting for them. God's first provision for them was that He free them from bondage. His second provision for them was to bring them away from harm and into safety. God's third provision was to feed them, while the fourth provision was to see that they all were clothed. God provided for them for 40 long, hard years, knowing what was in their hearts. Of course there were Israel lites that did not keep to God's commandments, much like people do not today. God taught them that man does not live by bread alone. The Father wants man to fear Him so that they will learn to walk in His way. He wants all of us to keep His commandments. He guides His chosen people to a land where water is plentiful and where there are springs coming up out of the hills and valleys. This land provided yet again their needs; wheat, barely, vines, fig trees, pomegranates, olive oil and honey. This was a land that He led them to where bread would not be scares. These people would lack nothing, yet gain everything through God's provision for them. This was a land that contained iron in the hills. They were able to dig for brass. It was quite a promised land. A land known as milk and honey, of green fields, good for growing crops and other food. This wealth, these riches was just another of God's provision he had waiting for the Israelites. We need to remember as Christians to take a look back at the ways that God has provided for us. How He makes provisions for each one of us. He made multiple provisions for the Israelites and He will for us. We must revere His word and teachings, so that we may humble ourselves spiritually before the Lord. We need to look back and to visualize the miraculous way the Father provided supplies and food. We must be willing to be obedient to God the Father. We must be willing to observe His laws and the commandments that are passed down through Moses. Everything we have in life is with God's provision. As we can see Israel endured discomfort for the forty years they spent in the wilderness after they fled Egypt and their bondage. They could have gotten to the promised land on a straighter, shorter path, but God knew these people needed to be humbled. They sinned during this period and in verse two we see that they also moaned and groaned along the way. God provided protection for them. He cared in their deliverance. The men and women trusted and served God through this period in all their struggles. In verse three, upon realizing then, as it is relevant today, Gods command and His blessings supported the Israelites as they journeyed on. He supplied them with all their needs. His hand of grace extended to the Israelites, during this period was sufficient to the basics; they had clothing that never wore out and they were feed. And though these people let known their dissatisfaction in their troubles, and tribulations they had not yet seen the bigger picture that was waiting for them. God's first provision for them was that He free them from bondage. His second provision for them was to bring them away from harm and into safety. God's third provision was to feed them, while the fourth provision was to see that they all were clothed. God provided for them for 40 long, hard years, knowing what was in their hearts. Of course there were Israel lites that did not keep to God's commandments, much like people do not today. God taught them that man does not live by bread alone. The Father wants man to fear Him so that they will learn to walk in His way. He wants all of us to keep His commandments. He guides His chosen people to a land where water is plentiful and where there are springs coming up out of the hills and valleys. This land provided yet again their needs; wheat, barely, vines, fig trees, pomegranates, olive oil and honey. This was a land that He led them to where bread would not be scares. These people would lack nothing, yet gain everything through God's provision for them. This was a land that contained iron in the hills. They were able to dig for brass. It was quite a promised land. A land known as milk and honey, of green fields, good for growing crops and other food. This wealth, these riches was just another of God's provision he had waiting for the Israelites. We need to remember as Christians to take a look back at the ways that God has provided for us. How He makes provisions for each one of us. He made multiple provisions for the Israelites and He will for us. We must revere His word and teachings, so that we may humble ourselves spiritually before the Lord. We need to look back and to visualize the miraculous way the Father provided supplies and food and raiment's granted to them during their 40 years in the wilderness. Think about it this way; As Christi is the Word of God, so is God the food for our souls. God makes it very clear that He, Himself inflicted much pain on the Israelites. He did this because 1) to make them humble 2) to know their hearts and 3) to teach them that man does not live by bread alone. Today we must understand that in having pride we will also have sin, because pride motivates sin, much as it did with the chosen ones. We as Christians need to keep Gods promises foremost in our minds so that we remember where our provisions come from. We must not deny Him like many of the Israelites had. Hebrew 12:5 reminds us every day that God is involved in our life. He does this not to punish us, but rather to humble us. You see, when we do not feed our body with God's Word, we forget all the provisions that He supplies us with in our life. Our spirit weakens and we deaden our spirituality towards Him. And yet, as we open up our minds and hearts to Him, He is there to always welcome us . Only then will we be able to truly feel the blessings of prosperity the Father Almighty has for all of us. He teaches us and guides us and gives us the ability to learn to become faithful Christians as our disciplinarian. God never left or abandoned the Israelites, but He led them as He leads us in our spirituality. As God caused the original, first generation of these people with the exception of Joshua and Caleb to perish, He wanted the new generation to hear His law. The word Deuteronomy means second law, one of Moses books he was handed down from God to the children of Israel 40 years earlier at Mt. Sinai. This new generation, gave way to hope. It was in this new generation that we have the second law, because these people were the ones who's parents turned away from God and failed to believe in Him. Just as there is hope in our younger generations, we must pass on the righteousness of God and teach our children about Gods commandments and obedience for it is still relevant today. God shows us that we are not to live in the past, for it was quit wicked and that every new generation has it's own set of hopes. He uses this as a guide to coming generation into the future , on how not to ignore God's provisions but to us them to make others stronger in their faith and to guide the faithless in spirituality. You see the first generation dismissed holiness and law, so their faith was futile. We too, are humbled like all the generation that preceded us and like the Israelites. We have to keep in mind that all our humbleness comes from God who is divine in nature. It comes to you, so that you will not continue to sin, but come to the Lord who provides for you. Apostle Paul was one who came to realize quickly God's provision for him, as he converted from a murderer to a leader for the Lord. Remember we are given of God accordingly to how we give to Him, because the devil is running rampant. He wants to deny you of God's provision, as he did Paul for a short period. But God is the all powering authority and is in control. He fed the Israelites manna, and provided them with the necessities of life, and He does the same for you. God kept their feet safe from swelling and discomfort. He provided for their generation as He has provided for us much wealth in this generation. Now it is up to us not to abuse it. Do not abuse His hand of grace. Matthew 28:20, Jesus said, "Lo, I am with you always even unto the end of the earth." The bottom line here is that we can count on God's provision for us, because He is awesome and He is one with infinite time and divine nature. He will not allow us to suffer, what we can not handle. Yet, He will humble each and every one of us. Is it enough for you to live by bread alone without tasting the spiritual life waters? Have faith through Christ today, for it is what the Father has made available for us through His blood and through His salvation, a provision for all to have. God gives us promises and provisions everyday, so that we must trust Him whole hearted. Open that door that stands between you and the Father and touch His rational intent that will guide you to heaven and not into the path of wilderness. God bless, Deaconess Barb...
No comments:
Post a Comment