Sat.’s Devo -Obey the Lord

Read: Deuteronomy 4:1-49; Luke 6:39-7:10; Psalm 68:1-18; Proverbs 11:28 Moses told Israel to be sure to obey the law of God exactly how he gave it to them. They were not to add or subtract any thing from it. (That was what the religious leaders of Jesus’ day had done.) *** No other nation had a God like there’s that was near to them and heard them when they called on him. They were never to forget what God had done for them. They were to tell it to their children so they would pass it on to the next generation. From Mt. Sinai God had given them his laws and instructions and they were to obey them. *** They had not seen the Lord, so they were not to try to make an image of what they thought he would be. They were not to worship any created thing on the earth, under the earth or in the sky. *** If they did go into idolatry and they turned back to the Lord with all their heart and soul, they would find him again. Moses reminded them that they had heard the voice of the Lord, and no other nation had heard their god’s voices. Their God was alive and interactive with them. He is merciful and kind. God showed them his mighty power through signs, miracles and wonders. He delivered them with his power and drove out nations much more powerful than them to give them His land. *** Moses set up three cities east of the Jordan to serve as cities of refuge - Bezer for Reuben, Ramoth for Gad, and Golan for Manasseh. *** In Luke, Jesus was still in his sermon teaching them not to judge anyone without first judging themselves. *** Trees are used throughout scripture to represent people. (Psalm 1). Jesus said that a good tree was identified by its fruit. Good fruit comes from a good heart and bad fruit comes from an evil heart. A person who builds his life on the foundation of God and Christ will not collapse in times of storms. *** When Jesus had finished he went to Capernaum. A Roman officer had a highly prized slave who was dying. He sent for Jesus to come and heal him. The messengers told Jesus how humble and kind this officer was. He had built a synagogue or them. While Jesus was on his way, the officer sent Jesus another message saying that he was not worthy for Jesus to come to his house, but he understood authority. All Jesus had to do was to speak the word from there and his servant would be healed. Jesus marveled at his understanding of spiritual matters. The slave was healed from that time. Lord, may you marvel at our faith in these days. May we trust in you and not forget all the things you have done for us.