Sun.’s Devo - Moses’ Song

Read: Deuteronomy 31:1-322:27; Luke 12:8-34; Psalm 78:32-55; Proverbs 12:21-23 Moses was now 120 years old and God had told him that he was not to go over the Jordan. Moses stood for the law and the Jordan stands for the Spirit. They had to cross over the Jordan to go into the land of God’s promise. To enter into the Spirit, we have to put to death the penalty of the law. Moses had to die and Joshua, whose name means “salvation” had to take them into the land and teach them how to war and take their possession. *** God told them that they were to be strong and courageous and not afraid of the giants in the land because he was going to destroy them and personally go ahead of them. He would give them success. *** Moses called for Joshua and told him that he would be the one to fearlessly lead the people. He would divide the land among the tribes. *** Moses gave the priest and the elders the entire book of laws. He told them that at the end of every 7 years at the Feast of Tabernacles they must read this entire book to all the people of Israel when they gathered to celebrate. *** God told Moses that he was about to die and join his ancestors in Sheol. When he was gone, the people would abandon God and go after the gods of the land. God would abandon them and disasters would come down on them. So he was to write the words of the song God gave him and teach it to the people. It would stand as evidence against them. *** Moses gave a copy of the law to the priests to put in the Tabernacle for safe keeping. *** In the song God proclaimed he was faithful, just and upright but the people are deceitful and twisted. They repaid God’s goodness and deliverance with rebellion and sin. *** God created the world and divided the people and gave them boundaries. He chose the people of Israel to belong to him as his special possession. He gave them the land they now live in and carried them safely there. He warned them not to follow foreign gods and fed them from the bounty of the earth. He blessed their animals and their crops but they became fat and unruly and abandoned the Lord. They worshipped foreign gods and did detestable deeds. They offered sacrifices to demons. When God saw this he drew back and abandoned them to their own devises. He would use the Gentiles to provoke them to jealousy. *** God would weaken his people with famine, disease, wild beasts and poisonous snakes The sword would bring them death and terror. He would annihilate them but for the taunt of their enemies. To be continued… *** In Luke, Jesus told them that whoever acknowledges him publicly here on earth, he will acknowledge in the presence of Heaven. You can be forgiven for speaking against Christ but not for blaspheming the Holy Spirit. He is the one who will give you what to speak if you are brought before the judge. *** Jesus taught against greed and the worries of this world. He told them not to be concerned with the cares of the world. It gives God great pleasure to give us everything we need if we seek his kingdom first. What we do for God is how we store up treasure. *** Lord, may we have your perspective about our daily living. May we store up kingdom treasures and not be burdened with the cares of this world. May we hide your Word in our hearts that we don’t sin against you.